Callfire Call Bank and Auto Dial for Your Campaign
Filed under: Campaign Technology, Podcast, Red Alert Dossier
Today on the Red Alert Podcast I spent some time with Jacob Weiss from CallFire. CallFire gives campaigns the ability to streamline their outbound call bank activity OR get very affordable auto-dialing (we probably still call them RoboCalls). After a great interview I am very impressed with this offering.
Here’s the basic premise: You the candidate want to run your campaign and keep costs low. You’d like to arrange for a “Call Bank” or in simple terms, “You’d like to allow volunteers or paid people make outbound calls to lists of numbers on your behalf.” You might consider having your friends, family, and volunteers do this for you on their own time. This is possible…but it’s pretty inefficient especially if you’d like GOOD data on who was reached, the consistency of the messages left, capturing what WAS said about the candidate or the likelihood of voting for him/her, etc.
CallFire lets you have an army of people login to a central “mother ship” in the cloud…anywhere…anytime via their computer.
- The volunteer or staffer dials into the mother-ship on a cell phone, land line, or VOIP (skype or whatever they have available).
- The caller is fed calls through a queue and can hit the “leave a message” button on their console (that saves a ton of time without actually having to leave the message each time.)
- If the call recipient answers the caller can capture notes and ask a series of questions according to a script or work flow and those answers are captured.
- The caller then pushes “End Call” and the next auto-dialed phone call can be accepted.
It’s really quite slick. So here’s the deal…listen to our Podcast and get the big picture. Then, definitely watch this CallFire video demonstration. This video will give you the lay of the land. Very impressive. Oh and pricing…is fantastic! The system will absolutely spike your efficiency for as little as $2/hour. How about sending an auto-dial message out to ONE THOUSAND NUMBERS for as low as $35! (details on their site)
And…as always…in my quest for deals to run your campaign more efficiently and inexpensively…we’ve gotten a sweet deal from CallFire. If you’re looking to do a robocall or “voice broadcast” as they say in the business, just mention that you’re a non-profit that heard about CallFire in Operation Red State’s podcast and receive a 16% discount off your Voice Broadcast campaign.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:14 — 16.7MB)
Voter Demographics – Reaching the Unreachable College Voter
Filed under: Podcast, Red Alert Dossier, local politics
Today’s Red Alert podcast is an interview with Mark Hoger, a conservative 20 year old who attends Iowa State University. We spent a few moments talking about what it takes to engage the 18-25 year old crowd. I know most politicians simply write this group off as Democrats lost to the liberal education system. But tell me that even one vote doesn’t matter today and I’ll show you a candidate who lost. Take a listen as Mark and I chat about what it means to be a conservative college student and how politicians should engage the under 35 crowd.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:07 — 22.1MB)
Trail Blazer Campaign Software – Interview
Filed under: Campaign Technology, Podcast, Red Alert Dossier
Today on the Operation Red State Red Alert Podcast I interview Brian Hanf, Executive Director of Trail Blazer campaign management software. Trail Blazer is one of those awesome all-in-one solutions that performs a massive amount of work for you without breaking the bank.
Some key areas that Trail Blazer covers include:
- Donations – The system offers embeddable widget so you can easily offer online fund raising on ANY campaign web site.
- Email Marketing – The system offers a full email marketing solution so you can blast out to all the names on your list or target with precision with contact management functionality.
- Walking List Generation – Want to send your ground troops on a door knocking extravaganza? Build your lists inside Trail Blazer.
Another key feature is of the software is the PRICE! Prices are based on what kind of race/population you’re working with. The software starts as low as $1200 and includes support and the works.
I tried to extract MAXIMUM value for our members…so if you are OR Become a Member of ORS to Learn How to Run A Campaign, you can get a generous 10% off your first year of service.
10% off PAYS for your first quarter of membership at least so let’s do this together. Spend 15 minutes with us and get to know Trail Blazer.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:09 — 19.4MB)
Red Alert Hour Show with Wade Steenhoek Ankeny’s Newest City Council Member (and ORS Subscriber)
Filed under: Campaign Technology, Podcast, Red Alert Hour Webcast, local politics
Last night we had a GREAT show. I had Wade Steenhoek (or follow Wade on Twitter) on who recently trounced the competition up in Ankeny, Iowa’s City Council race. Wade was one of 3 people running for 2 seats and he got a meaningful percentage more votes as a newbie…than the incumbent! Wade has fully embraced technology and aims to really drive community engagement through it. He’s not just out there saying, “Yeah I really want to hear from the citizens…I’m gonna be different.” He’s deploying video, streaming, his blog, etc. to really show the people of Ankeny what’s going on and how their leadership is responding.
You’ll really like this piece with Wade…a true admbassador of technology in the local community and proud Operation Red State Subscriber. (Get the message? Subscribers have a much better shot at winning!).
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:31 — 73.0MB)
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