School’s Back – Fun Friday

The CHQ crew had a great time this past month looking at everyone’s 🍎 back to school 🍎 pictures and all of your kid’s sports and school activities.

It certainly reminded us of the good old days when we were in school. So we thought we’d have some fun with it. Here are a few of our favorite things about school.

Drop us a comment – either a recent back to school pic or let us know what was your favorite part about school. ⤵️

Fun Flashback Friday – CMDI

Nicole Schlinger CMDI

It’s been two years since I wrote this guest blog post for CMDI – “Communicate in a Way that Someone Can’t Ignore.”

It was a great experience getting to weigh in on this topic, and I think it’s still relevant today – which is saying something considering the world we’re currently living in.

I’m often asked why patch through campaigns are so effective. The answer is simple. The one thing politicians fear most is losing re-election. Hearing from one constituent after another on a particular issue strikes at the very heart of this fear. Most elected officials are good people who want to do right by their constituents. When a loud and clear message is delivered, they will respond accordingly.

You can read the full piece over here. 

 

Thanks for reading,

Nicole Schlinger always hard at work for CHQ clients

Nicole Schlinger

Fun Flashback Friday – The End of Political Campaigns?

We have a great, brilliant team at CampaignHQ – have you heard me mention that before?

Nicole Schlinger CampaignHQ

For today’s Fun Flashback Friday post, I’m sharing this expert analysis from Walter Haynie, CHQ’s Chief Information Officer.

A lot of buzz has been generated by the recent study on the persuasive effects of campaign contact, authored by UC Berkeley political scientist, Joshua Kalla and Stanford professor David Broockman. If you haven’t seen it, here is the full 166 page study including data on 49 field experiments. Below is a more lunch-time digestible summary.

The media went nuts on this one, with headlines like, “The End of Political Campaigns As We Know Them?” and “Traditional Campaign Tactics Are Basically A Waste Of Time.”  Not surprisingly, the headlines ignore large swaths of the authors’ findings: voter contact works to persuade voters, but only when it’s done right.  

You can read the full post with Walter’s great insights here. 

 

Have a great weekend,

Nicole Schlinger

Campaigning Doesn’t Work?

Flashback Friday – Campaigns & Elections

I thought it would be fun this Friday to revisit a couple old Campaigns & Elections articles I shared over the past year or so.

I’ve always been a huge fan of Campaigns & Elections and it’s been fun getting the opportunity to share insights for their great publication.

WHY THE BEST MANAGERS ARE (SOMETIMES) THE WORST POLITICAL BUSINESS OWNERS

Back to Basics with Campaigns & Elections:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

AI Gets Top Billing in New GOP Incubator Investments

Happy reading!

Martha Waffles and Nicole Schlinger at another event.

Nicole Schlinger