Using Twitter for Constituent Outreach
Twitter is a great way to handle constituent service because it allows you to interact with constituents and address their concerns directly. An issue some elected officials may have is that all of this interaction is done for the world to see. It can be a real...
Get Your Campaign Website Noticed
You've put in the time and the money to create a well designed and user friendly website for your campaign. Now, how will you get people to notice it? You must get involved and get your message out there for people to see. Your online branding does not stop once your...
Voters ARE Using Social Media
A new study shows that majority of small businesses don't believe social media marketing will help them connect with customers. Some small businesses don't believe their customers even use social media. And to top it off, some don't believe their customers did online...
Measuring ROI of Social Media…The Right Way
The main reason campaigns get involved in social media in the first place is to help build support. So at what point should political operatives really start to measure their return on investment in social media? Before you can answer that question, you need to...
Web Credibility is More Important Than You Think
Did you know that having a well designed website gives your campaign credibility with voters? Recent surveys say that anywhere from 75% to 97% of consumers go online to gather product and company information before deciding which business to choose. These numbers are...
Benefits of Social Media Integration in Email
When it comes to growing your brand through social media, it takes more than just updating your Facebook status or posting hourly tweets to gain website traffic and followers. Whether you need to gain client prospects, maintain your current clientele or market your...
Understanding Facebook’s New Email…I Mean Messaging System
What was first called the "email killer", now we have an explanation of why Facebook's new messaging system will not kill email but integrate all forms of messaging including email. Watch the video below to get a full understanding....
Should You Invest in SEO?
For some businesses, SEO or search engine optimization gets a large chunk of the online marketing budget. Advocacy startups and campaigns are not "some businesses." So should your organization consider SEO? There are many components that go into answering that one...
Daily Report, November 9, 2010
I would suggest bookmarking every article in today's Daily Report because you will want to revisit them. At RootsHQ we are always looking for new tips and ideas to improve your online presence and overall, empower your organization. Vaseline created an ad campaign to...
Daily Report, November 8, 2010
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the work week! It seems like everyone is going 'mobile' these days. Everyone has an 'app for that'. If your organization has ever considered creating a mobile application we can show you how. Also, you need to understand the...
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71% Want Disney to Return to Family-Friendly Entertainment
While LGBTQ activists are happy with Disney’s gay “inclusion” agenda, most Americans wish the entertainment giant would go back to it’s family-friendly roots.
DEI’s Demise: University of North Florida Closes Divisive Department
The University of North Florida closed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office on Wednesday, but DEI personnel were given new job titles, rather than being fired.
The former chief diversity officer, Richmond Wynn, was not fired, but given a new title—vice president of community engagement and partnerships.
Over 24,000 Migrant Children Released to Unrelated Sponsors
From January 2015 through May 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released tens of thousands of minors who crossed the border illegally to sponsors who weren’t an immediate or distant relative, raising concerns about human trafficking and forced labor.
Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
On May 2, AEI hosted the launch of Lives Cut Short, a project of AEI and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) dedicated to documenting child fatalities from maltreatment in the US and understanding the circumstances and policy failures that led to them.
Let’s Stop Romanticizing the Cult of Protest
The current campus demonstrations are a reminder that of all the mossy clichés and puffed-up pieties of polite (and impolite) American discourse, the sanctity of protest is the hardest to question.
Doubting the loftiness of protest invites elite scorn more than any other skepticism about a constitutional right. Proposing limits on free speech, for example, attracts far less outrage. Indeed, people question free speech all the time: in debates about “hate speech,” campaign finance, social media, and more. (Let’s not even get into the fashionableness of questioning Second Amendment rights.)
High Court’s 9-0 Ruling Lowers Bar for Filing Anti-DEI Discrimination Lawsuits
A low-profile case decided Wednesday by the Supreme Court could have big implications for employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
US employers must accommodate abortions, birth control, agency says
U.S. employers’ obligation to accommodate workers’ pregnancies also extends to abortions and the use of contraception, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Monday.
Denver’s Neighbors Rebel against Open-Arms Approach to Migrants: ‘We Do Not Want That’
In February 2018, Denver city leaders sent a valentine to foreigners interested in relocating to the progressive mountain city and a message to any elected officials looking to stop them.
Journalist Says CBS News Crossed ‘Red Line,’ Calls on Congress to Protect First Amendment
CBS News “crossed a red line” when it seized her reporting records, veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says.
Denver Set to Defund Police, Firefighters to Pay for Illegal Aliens
Colorado’s capital, commonly referred to as a “sanctuary city,” announced Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some funding from roughly $45 million in public programs and services. The Denver Police Department will be hit with a reduction of $8.4 million— about 1.9% of its total operating budget, the city confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Biden’s latest effort makes Project 2025 an imperative for the next Republican Administration
The Biden administration’s proposed rule to entrench these bureaucrats raises concerns about accountability and the ability of future presidents to enact their policies effectively. In this context, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 gains immense importance as a strategic response to these challenges.