How To Manage Your Image

Boost your public image through the use of paid advertisements, email campaigns, a smart press strategy, and creative storytelling.

Connecting With An Audience 

Digital Campaigning: Your Audience

National Democratic Training Committee

Learn how to identify your campaign audience and create a digital content calendar.

Using Personal Stories to Connect

National Democratic Training Committee

Dive deeper into how to identify the building blocks of a personal story that is responsive to your audience and polish your story delivery for any audience, based on their needs.

How to Write a Stump Speech

National Democratic Training Committee

Learn how to draft a standard three-minute version of a stump speech.

How to Craft a Core Political Campaign Message

National Democratic Training Committee

Build the skills to stay on message, whether you’re speaking to a group of voters or the media.


Paid Advertising

Ads 101

Run for Something

A rundown of a variety of different paid advertising media and how they could be used to help your campaign.

Armchair Series: Digital Advertising

Run for Something

If you’re thinking about getting your ads program up and running or need some help navigating an issue.

Assessment Tools for Paid Digital Ad Platforms

Arena

This guide was created to help progressive campaigns navigate the ever-expanding online media market and help choose the platforms best suited to advance their causes.  

Creating Ads that Move The Needle

Arena

Create a digital ad that cuts through the noise and hits the heart of voters.

Creating Good Digital Ads

Run for Something

Read this resource on how to create a dynamic digital ad campaign to address your target audience.

Digital Ad Setup

Arena

In this guide, you will find: Instructions for political ad authorization; suggestions for adding sourcing and refcodes; and targeting with pixels, lookalike audiences, and match audiences.

Digital Ad Planning

Arena

In this guide, you will find planning questions, learn more about platform variables that influence ad planning, and learn how to keep track of and communicate your ads plan.

Digital Ads Content Development

Arena

Learn about ad inspiration and trend spotting; the different types of ads to consider; and suggestions for creating popular kinds of static and video content.

Digital Ads Part 1

Arena

Deep dive into how to run successful digital ads on many digital platforms that accomplish your campaign’s goals.

Digital Ads Part 2

Arena

Learn about key performance metrics and how to track the success for your digital ads.


Storytelling

Armchair Series: Storytelling & the Power of Persuasion

Run for Something

Learn more about political storytelling: bringing people into your campaign’s orbit, giving campaigns color and context, and the best ones will persuade people to join you and support your efforts.

Creating a Crisis Response Plan for Your Political Campaign

National Democratic Training Committee

Get the 411 on how to apply a rapid or crisis response in different campaign scenarios and draft a crisis response plan. 

The Science of Influence

The Science of Influence

This guide will give you a short recap of lessons from the social and behavioral sciences about how to reach people most effectively.

Post-Election ‘Too Close to Call’ Guide

Arena

The following guide will help you craft that plan detailing what to do (and what not to do) before Election Day to prepare for uncertain results following the election.


Press and the Media

Local Media 101

Run for Something

A resource from an RFS expert that will help you understand local press and how to court them successfully

Public Relations & Communications 101

Civic Power of Media

Understanding what a press corp is and how to present yourselves to them is critical. Dig into this resource to learn the ins and outs. 

Armchair Series: Getting Your Story Heard

Run for Something

Tune in to learn best practices on pitching your story and how to reach voters through earned media.

Election Night Communication: How to Talk to Media and Reporters

National Democratic Training Committee

A guide to determining how to address your election results — win or lose. 


Video

Armchair Series: Video Storytelling

Run for Something

Youtube, TikTok, Snapchat, and other forms of video storytelling are constantly on the rise. Learn how to leverage these tools to engage voters in your campaign.

Guide To Shooting Video With A Smartphone

Civic Power of Media

 Tips to shooting video on a budget and using built-in features.

A Guide To Youtube’s Director App

Run for Something

A new app you can use to make professional-looking videos for your campaign

How To Shoot A Campaign Video With Your Cellphone

Fiverr

Need a campaign video? Christopher Marte, Director of the Arena and NY State Committeeman, explains how to make a simple yet effective political ad using a tool you already have; your smartphone.