*The Debatewise Blog
Good Morning Change
Well. Today is going to be one of those days I keep the newspaper. Like September 11th, today is a day of such historic importance that I want to keep an original souvenir of it. Everyone's lifetimes obviously span great events but I'm glad i've lived to see the day when a black African American, a race that has been mistreated since their arrival in the states, has finally been accepted in the most important position in this country.I'd like to think trhat this does indeed signal change. I'd like to think, also, that this signals the start of a new era of racial equality. One of the things that I took particular notice of in the last few weeks and months however, was the campaign itself. As head of marketing and PR, promotion campaigns are obviously intrinsically interesting to me and Obama's was a good one. As I posted about debatewise on the Obama Blog I was a registered member of the official site. And boy did they keep reminding me of that! I got a personal email from Obama at least once a day for months. Whilst it was obviously a boost to my self esteem to be in such close contact with a potential president :p it also made me realise the power of online marketing, of contacting people, and of keeping in touch with them. Even as I watched the coverage last night, very early on, the news presenter interviewed some bloggers, stating the online element had been a huge part of the campaign this year. Obviously they have a much bigger cmpaign team than little old me. But all the same great things can be done, and great things can be done online. Can we do the same for Debatewise? YES WE CAN!