Posted on January 14, 2011 by Todd Lohenry in Uncategorized
Here’s a very interesting article about mixing politics and business in this political year… “As this year’s presidential race hits high tide, many small-business owners may be eager to back a candidate by hosting fund-raising events, volunteering or just taping a campaign sign in the window. But such political expression can be risky business. What [...]

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Todd Lohenry in Uncategorized
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Lifehacker has an excellent resource to help you answer the question… “Before it was passed last night, you made sure to read all the details on the health care reform bill, right? Shocked as we are, we’ll point out a quick explainer on what the health care changes mean [...]

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Social Media
Show me a modern political candidate who doesn’t understand television, and I’ll show you a loser.When TV became the dominant medium for Americans to consume news and entertainment, political candidates could no longer be successful without looking polished in televised debates, appearing on talk shows and spending big on commercials.Like the television boom of the [...]

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Just in case
Image via Wikipedia Politics and religion have a lot in common. They’re the two subjects you’re not supposed to bring up at a dinner party. But as much as politics and religion have in common, one thing they definitely shouldn’t have in common is marketing tactics. Political marketing is about scoring points. Try that with [...]

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Social Media, Technology, Thoughts
“If you want to get elected in the US, you need media. When TV was king, the secret to media was money. If you have money, you can reach the masses. The best way to get money is to make powerful interests happy, so they’ll give you money you can use to reach the masses [...]

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Social Media, Thoughts
Image via Wikipedia How effective new media can be for candidates looking to convert an online presence to a victory on Election Day, however, is still a subject for debate. Some believe that while effective Twitter or Facebook accounts can make candidates more approachable, they also can make politicians into more polarizing figures. The prime [...]

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Technology, Thoughts
Here in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, there is no sign of intelligent use of social media for campaigning, but times are changing in the rest of the nation… “Each election cycle sees social media become a slightly more potent force in U.S. politics — but its effects are still relatively limited, according to panelists at [...]

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Todd Lohenry in Blogging, Thoughts
Image via CrunchBase This is the first post in what I anticipate will be a 7 part series… 11 months ago, I posted this introspective piece on the results I was getting from blogging… Yesterday, I passed the 400 post mark. 400 posts over 18 months. Wow! Roughly a post a day for a year [...]

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Todd Lohenry in Blogging, Social Media, Technology
Kudos to Steven Allen Adams who was recently named the top political blogger in the State of West Virginia by the Washington post… “Who is the best political reporter in the Mountain State? That would be Steven Allen Adams, of West Virginia Watchdog, according to a Washington Post Top-50 list. We would like to congratulate [...]