Matt McMillan, CEO and Founder, BuzzMaker thinks all campaigns should be able to raise money online without paying steep fees to consultants to write the most effective email from the right source with the best subject line.  Their new Accelerate product gives Democratic state and local campaigns access to content and ideas that can be used to drive small dollar donations and free up time to build the list.

@WeAreBuzzmaker

BuzzMaker

Accelerate

Joel Sawyer, Account Executive, Campaign Grid shines the light on the pursuit of Republican and Democratic ticket splitters who might be convinced to look at other options that are outside their traditional party.

CampaignGrid.com

Shaun Dakin, Dakin Associates reveals his interest in Pokemon Go and points out how candidates and causes might reach out to people coming to Poke Stops to use this new application to inform and engage.  

@IsCool

Dakin Associates

Ben Tulchin, president, Tulchin Research conducted polling for the Bernie Sanders for President campaign and he shares insights about sampling Millennial and Independent voters, which voters are most likely to be persuaded, and capturing the sense of frustration to drive voter turnout by Democrats and Republicans.

@tulchinresearch

Tulchin Reseach

Lee Carosi Dunn, Head of the Elections Group, Google Elections shares insights from GoogleTrends during the political conventions, the dramatic growth of people watching the live stream of the conventions on YouTube, and move to creative units that address specific voters.

@LeeCDinDC

@GooglePolitics

@GoogleTrends

#GoogleTrends

Google.com/ads/elections

Peter Daboll, CEO, Ace Metrix delves into whether negative ads are really persuading voters, what kinds of ads are attractive to Independent voters, and which ads really engage viewers.

@ace_metrix

Ace Metrix

June Presidential Advertising Hit Parade

June Presidential Advertising Hit Parade Infographic

Eric Klasson, CEO, Snaptrends is interested in who is driving social conversations and where they are located in order to help candidates listen to social media within a small geographic area like a convention center or wide area like a state.

@Snaptrends

@esristartups

Snaptrends

Esri

Jonathan Marks, Co-Founder and Technical Lead, Quorum talks about their approach to data driven politics by providing deep data bases and GIS tools focusing on federal and state legislation and the elected officials who are making decisions.  Enabling advocates to identify potential champions, this is a useful tool for professional lobbyists, associations, and those interested in grassroots mobilization.

@QuorumAnalytics

Quorum.us

Jeanette Russell, Marketing Director, Attentive.ly points out why it is key to mobilize when passion is high, the power of one voice, and sending out the right message at the right time to the most influential using e-mail and social media.

@attentive_ly

Attentive.ly

Get the guide Your People Are Talking. Are You Listening?

Liam Speden, COO, Organizer.com on the use of mobile devices for field organizing, best practices for field surveys, and using real time field data to monitor sentiment and validate polls.

@organizerinc

Organizer.com