Thursday, February 28, 2008
Obama Launches Local Web Push
Centro places effort on 26 outlets in Ohio, Texas
NEW YORK - As crunch time approaches in the Texas and Ohio primaries, ascendant Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has launched an aggressive local Web campaign.The effort represents the first major Web effort for a presidential candidate to incorporate video. Until now, with the exception of paid search ads, candidates have relied primarily on their own Web sites and free placement on social media outlets such as Facebook and YouTube to get their message across online.The Obama Web campaign, placed by Centro on 26 local TV, radio and newspaper Web sites in Ohio and Texas, features a Sliding Billboard at the top of the Web page with a 30-second video embedded in the expandable unit. Depending on the site, the ad plays different video ads.Some of the media sites that are carrying the ads include Belo's The Dallas Morning News and its ABC affiliate, WFAA-TV; Ohio.com; and The Houston Chronicle (www.chron.com). The buy also includes radio and TV stations that are part of the WorldNow Ohio and Texas Networks.In addition, the Illinois Senator initiated a buy earlier this week with online video ad network Broadband Enterprises to run 30-second spots on various local TV, radio and newspaper Web sites, including the Clear Channel stations WKOI in San Antonio and WKRC in Cincinnati. The buy, which is said to be in the five-figure dollar range, also includes geo-targeted inventory on several national sites represented by Broadband EnterprisesAccording to Broadband Enterprises, to date none of the candidates have spent any dollars on their network, including Sen. Hillary Clinton.
NEW YORK - As crunch time approaches in the Texas and Ohio primaries, ascendant Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has launched an aggressive local Web campaign.The effort represents the first major Web effort for a presidential candidate to incorporate video. Until now, with the exception of paid search ads, candidates have relied primarily on their own Web sites and free placement on social media outlets such as Facebook and YouTube to get their message across online.The Obama Web campaign, placed by Centro on 26 local TV, radio and newspaper Web sites in Ohio and Texas, features a Sliding Billboard at the top of the Web page with a 30-second video embedded in the expandable unit. Depending on the site, the ad plays different video ads.Some of the media sites that are carrying the ads include Belo's The Dallas Morning News and its ABC affiliate, WFAA-TV; Ohio.com; and The Houston Chronicle (www.chron.com). The buy also includes radio and TV stations that are part of the WorldNow Ohio and Texas Networks.In addition, the Illinois Senator initiated a buy earlier this week with online video ad network Broadband Enterprises to run 30-second spots on various local TV, radio and newspaper Web sites, including the Clear Channel stations WKOI in San Antonio and WKRC in Cincinnati. The buy, which is said to be in the five-figure dollar range, also includes geo-targeted inventory on several national sites represented by Broadband EnterprisesAccording to Broadband Enterprises, to date none of the candidates have spent any dollars on their network, including Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Obama Wins Wisconsin; Poised for 10 in a Row
With a projected victory Tuesday in Wisconsin, Sen. Barack Obama is poised for 10 straight victories with the Illinois senator favored in Hawaii's Democratic caucus, the state where Obama was born. The victory in Wisconsin puts Sen. Hillary Clinton in a must win position heading into contests in Ohio and Texas on March 4.
In Wisconsin, Obama has 56 percent of the vote to Clinton's 43 percent, with 4 percent of precincts reporting.
Like a week ago in Maryland and Virginia, exit polls out of Wisconsin show Obama making serious inroads into Hillary Clinton’s base – female voters and white voters. READ MORE
On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain is the projected winner in Wisconsin. The McCain campaign is hoping that decsive wins Tuesday in Wisconsin and Washington state will knock Huckabee out of the race for the Republican nomination.
In Wisconsin, Obama has 56 percent of the vote to Clinton's 43 percent, with 4 percent of precincts reporting.
Like a week ago in Maryland and Virginia, exit polls out of Wisconsin show Obama making serious inroads into Hillary Clinton’s base – female voters and white voters. READ MORE
On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain is the projected winner in Wisconsin. The McCain campaign is hoping that decsive wins Tuesday in Wisconsin and Washington state will knock Huckabee out of the race for the Republican nomination.
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