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Labour’s missed parcel leaflet

This is a brilliant piece of Labour Party direct mail for incumbent South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard. It uses a … More

Sadiq Khan’s 5 pillar advertising strategy

The London Mayoral election is just 2 weeks away and the city is abuzz with communication aimed at capturing the … More

Labour deploy strategic judo

Have you ever heard of the phrase “strategic judo”? I heard it for the first time when I went to … More

Susan Hall: birds of a feather

This new ad by the London Labour Party attacking Conservative London Mayoral candidate is aimed at journalists and Labour cognoscenti. … More

Sunak partners with Instagram influencers to deliver economic message

The Conservatives have recently completed the best influencer marketing activation I’ve seen by a UK political party yet. Last week … More

Former Conservative MP’s ad van blown off the road

Major blow-back. MP Andrew Bridgen has been driving an ad van with his face on it around his constituency, only … More

Sadiq Khan used as bogeyman

The Conservative Party has released an attack ad on Labour’s record on crime in London and the wider country.  The … More

Sadiq 2016 vs Sadiq 2024: what a difference eight years makes

Sadiq Khan launched his London Mayoral re-election campaign earlier this week.  A centrepiece of Khan’s narrative is his close relationship … More

“Why you? Why now?” – Sadiq Khan’s masterclass in campaigning

Sadiq Khan gave a masterclass in election campaigning yesterday when he launched his London Mayoral re-election bid. A piece of … More

Sunak’s path to victory: leadership and economic competence

If a British political party is perceived to have the strongest leader and is also seen as the most trusted … More

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NZ Labour has launched its 2026 general election campaign slogan: “Better starts now.” Had an excellent discussion about Andy Burnham’s social media strategy for The Campaign Podcast with Maisie McCabe Charlotte Rawlings and Lucy Shelley. The episode is coming soon to your podcast provider of choice. Advertising agency Leagas Delaney have offered to donate their creative services to support the by-election campaign of Count Binface in Clacton. The agency have shared a bunch of strong concepts online in attempt to appeal to their prospective client, but have yet to receive a response from the self-style “space warrior”. How do you use influencers to market political candidates and ideas? In a world where credibility is currency, does paying for social media reach via creators make sense? This clip is from the latest episode of The Political Marketing Podcast. Reform UK are running this attack ad in paid media. Reform have launched their first attack ads on Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election. They position Burnham as a career opportunist putting personal ambitions above the people of Makerfield. The roulette wheel execution isn’t bad as it clearly lands the attack; the luggage one requires you to know Burnham had considered a range of other seats, which most people will be unaware of. However, I’m not sure this attack line is particularly strong. Burnham’s connection to the constituency is pretty solid; his kids went to school in the area. And the constituency is within Greater Manchester, of which Burnham is the metro Mayor. Feels like first thoughts from Farage’s lot. There’s a lot to like about the new Think Labour visual identity. One week to go. It’s doesn’t matter how many votes you get, it’s about where you set the bar. #politicalcartoon 😬 Darlington Conservatives have distributed a campaign leaflet attacking the Green Party designed in the style of a discount supermarket advertisement, featuring images of drugs alongside listed prices and promotional-style offers.

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