One Nation, One People from Stephen Emlund on Vimeo.
“America is back”
America is Back from Stephen Emlund on Vimeo.
“The cornerstone of the social impact”
Social Security from Stephen Emlund on Vimeo.
“I Need Him in the White House”
I Need Him in the White House from Stephen Emlund on Vimeo.
Daisy Girl Reincarnate
In my Advertising course in college we analyzed many past political ads including Daisy Girl. It aired September 7, 1964 and seemed to be an effective ad because it drew fear about Lyndon B. Johnson’s opponent, Senator Barry Goldwater. The ad was created by innovative ad agency Doyle Dane Bernbach. It only aired once but that […]
Denied My Right to Vote
I have been excited about my chance to vote in this election. I visited McCain and Obama’s website almost every day along with watching numerous CNN news videos and reading stories to keep on the campaigns. I was ready to vote. I registered in Adair County on October 8. I filled out my registration form […]
Politics & Effectively Using the Web (part six)
In part six, I simply have a list of reasons why Obama won this election. When McCain took the low road with trivial negativity, Obama never slung mud back, he simply continued on the high road – very under control The negative ads by Obama that were run, were about the issues not about someone […]
Politics & Effectively Using the Web (part five)
In part five, I take a look how Obama is getting out the vote and viral advertising. I’ve decided to change this post slightly from what I described earlier. I’d like to focus purely on Obama and his various websites and viral advertising. YesWeCanSong.com The first time I had ever heard of the term ‘viral advertising’ […]
Pumpkins for Obama
I’ve never really been good at pumpkins. Enter YesWeCarve.com I actually did OK with this one. I used a stencil available on their website. I also submitted the photo to their blog… I hope to see it up there soon!
Politics & Effectively Using the Web (part four)
In part four, I take a look at the recent website redesign by John McCain and compare it to his previously all black website. Beautiful Design I believe I’ve said this on my blog before. This presidential campaign has largely been about change. Most significantly, a change from really horrible design in political campaigns to truly […]