Author Archives: Campaign Solutions
Campaign Solutions Team Member James Barnes, who directs social media innovation, has been honored as the “Rookie of the Year” by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), while the entire Campaign Solutions/Connell Donatelli team received 12 Pollies awards from the AAPC for excellence in online fundraising, advertising, social media, viral marketing, and web development on behalf of clients during the 2012 cycle. Continue reading
R. Rebecca Donatelli, veteran political consultant and president of digital company Campaign Solutions and digital ad agency Connell Donatelli Inc., aligns with public affairs firm Prism Group to jointly offer a full-spectrum of public affairs services. The Prism Group – Campaign Solutions partnership will work with corporate and political clients to develop and execute targeted campaigns at the local and national levels. Continue reading
In the wake of Ted Cruz’s win in Texas’ run-off, pundits and politicos alike have begun to attribute the campaign’s dedication to social media as one key to their “grassroots victory.” Inevitably, the remaining candidates of the season will try to learn from their achievements and strive to ”do what Ted Cruz did online” – similar to the way those same people said “Let’s learn from what Barack Obama did online” in the aftermath after the 2008 campaign cycle. Continue reading
Our team had the honor of launching a redesigned GOPConvention2012.com for this year’s Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Here at Campaign Solutions, we’re proud of the work we do, but more than that, we’re grateful. We know we’re lucky to have the opportunity to work with great clients. Continue reading
“Campaign Solutions and Connell Donatelli are the premiere online team in Republican politics and public affairs. I look forward to helping elect more Republicans…” Continue reading
It’s called the “Mobile Surge” and it looks like something straight out of the movie Minority Report. On behalf of the Michele Bachmann for Congress campaign, Campaign Solutions and Connell Donatelli unleashed the latest weapon in their online arsenal. Think of it as a Google “Surge” – this time, it’s for mobile devices only. And the experiment was highly successful. The Bachmann campaign had produced a television ad highlighting opponent Tarryl Clark’s record of taxing State Fair food. The challenge was to leverage this spot for persuasion on mobile devices. Continue reading
Campaign Solutions and sister company Connell Donatelli, Inc. have received top honors from the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC). The “Pollie Awards” are the official awards of the political communications industry and are considered “The Oscars” of political consulting. In total, Campaign Solutions and Connell Donatelli received a record-breaking 44 awards – more than any other Democrat or Republican firm in AAPC history. Connell Donatelli also received the prestigious AAPC Campaign Excellence Award for “Best Use Of New Technology.” This special award was presented for the firm’s groundbreaking search marketing work on behalf of McCain-Palin 2008. Continue reading