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How to Cut Through the Noise During an Election Year
beekeeperstage , October 19, 2016
During a normal election year, it is a challenge to cut through the competing voices and reach decision makers, and we all know that 2016 is no normal election year. […]


How This Organization Added Almost 24,000 Advocates With A Nationally Branded Campaign
beekeeperstage , October 3, 2016
This article was originally posted on CQ Roll Call’s Connectivity blog. In the grassroots departments of corporations, nonprofits, or trade associations, discussion often revolves around a signature advocacy campaign. This signature […]


Automating Your Ad Reporting: Getting a Computer to Run The Numbers For You
beekeeperstage , September 11, 2016
TLDR: Pulling advertising numbers is time-consuming and confusing. To help a client, I created a shared spreadsheet that automatically updates every hour with the lifetime figures for each of their […]


3 Ways C-SPAN Is Live-Streaming Better Than You
beekeeperstage , July 21, 2016
Disclaimer: This post originally appeared on epolitics.com. Remember a few weeks ago, before #Brexit, when congressional sit-ins were a thing? Cable TV had a social-media moment in June, and not […]


When You Only Have 6 Words to Describe Your Profession…
beekeeperstage , June 14, 2016
Are you able to articulate what you do in 6 words or less? For those who work in advocacy or grassroots, this is no easy feat! In preparation for the […]