How to create an effective electoral campaign
Objectives
The laboratory is aimed at answering the question “How do you organize an effective electoral campaign?” through the study of two macro areas: strategy (understanding the context and identifying the objectives) and organization (how to structure to achieve those objectives).
Target recipients
The course is aimed at all those who wish to master the most advanced techniques for the management of an election campaign. Among others:
- Communication and political marketing professionals
- Politicians
- Students and scholars in political science, sociology and law
Contents
Introduction
- The phases of an Electoral Campaign: Positioning, Pre-campaign and Campaign
Understanding
- Understanding who the candidate is: Image and leadership types
- Understanding who the voters are: The Targeting and Bucketing process
- Understanding the reference environment: Market research (qualitative and quantitative methods and reporting)
Identifying
- Identifying the Language: Framing, contextualization and storytelling
- To choose the communication channels: Traditional campaing vs digital campaign
- Identifying the Language: Framing, contextualization and storytelling
- Identifying the Graphics: visual communication within the political confrontation context
Organizing
- Human resources Organization and Management: Staff, backers and supporters
- Events organization and Fundraising: Phonebanking, canvassing e special events
Conclusions
- Conclusions and participants assessment
Case studies
- The theme campaign: “Obama Pride” (LGBT for Obama): the Tammy Baldwin case.
- The territorial campaign: “Canvassing in the USA”: the Wisconsin case.
Teaching methods
In line with the Rome Business School’s general approach and the best international standards, the course is designed with the aim of providing excellent training with an emphasis to its concrete application in the job, professional and company markets.
Therefore, the course involves both mainly one way teaching phases – to accurately transfer the reference conceptual models – and practical application sessions aimed at developing your operational and management capabilities.
Your progress in the subjects taught will be tested and consolidated through exercises related to actual managerial cases.
Modes of attendance
This course can be attended in three ways:
- On campus
- On line, via a cutting-edge web platform
- In house, i.e. at your workplace
Benefits
Whichever way you choose to take the course, you will receive:
CERTIFICATE
At the end of the course, you will be presented with a named participation certificate.
HIGH QUALITY LECTURES
Our teachers are renowned trainers and managers who come from a multitude of operational and professional environments. They are therefore able to bring a wealth of up to date experience and competency.
LEARNING MATERIALS
All participants in this course will be provided with a wealth of documentation, including slide presentations, case studies and exercises.
CAREER-SERVICE
If you wish, participation in this course will entitle you to:
Having your CV inserted in the Rome Business School database and distributed to companies, organizations and head hunters of the Rome Business School’s international network;
The review and editing of your CV;
Support in managing your job interviews.
REGISTRATION IN THE ROME BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Participation in the Master’s course entitles you to be enrolled in the Rome Business School Alumni Association, the international network through which students of the Rome Business School can share ideas, experiences and projects.
