Welcome to the non-partisan Digital Politics Podcast with Karen Jagoda. Since 2007, this show has highlighted impact of new technologies on the campaign landscape, how expectations of voters are changing, role of online fundraising, digital and traditional means of persuasion and getting out the vote. In this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, changes in the behavior of voters, restrictions on candidates and the new normal for retail politics are all under the microscope.
Popular topics on the show include best practices for political and advocacy campaigns, ground game strategies, cross-media advertising, social media trends and impact of mobile on engaging supporters.
This weekly podcast includes interviews with political consultants, media strategists, journalists, advocates, candidates, elected officials, campaign managers, and solution providers.
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Jul 29, 2020
Chris Thomas, Director Government Marketing, Esri describes the GIS tools election officials are using to map appropriate polling places for the November 2020 election, the value of historic and real time geographic information to improve voting waiting time, and the transparency that maps provide when attempts are made...
Jul 15, 2020
Chris Thomas, Director Government Marketing, Esri sheds light on the role maps and geospatial visualization are playing in the efforts by government officials to fight COVID-19. We talk about examples of Esri ArcGIS innovations such as the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard which has been used to generate over...
Jul 17, 2019
Steve Machesney, Director of Marketing, SeeClickFix talked with me at the recent Esri User Conference about their innovative app for local governments to interact with members of the community to address issues that need to be taken care of. Their platform uses images with GIS tags to identify the locations of where...
Jul 17, 2018
Jim Fox, Services Lead at the NEMAC-FernLeaf Collaborative was exhibiting in the Start-Up Zone at the recent Esri User Conference and he talks about empowering local communities to make better decisions. This public private partnership delivers resilience decision support solutions using visualization and GIS tools to...
Sep 13, 2017
Brian Kind, National Director of Geo-Strategic Analytics, TargetPoint Consulting, reminds us that geography is still the most fundamental variable in how someone votes. While top line voter numbers might seem consistent within a state, pockets of swing voters might make all the difference in a close race. Brian also...