Hello Merge Tag: Where Social Media and Politics Intersect

Kyle Tharp is the managing editor of FWIW, a newsletter and media company that tracks the internet’s influence on our politics. Every week they break down digital spending, strategy, tactics, and trends in our elections. They highlight whose spending is up, whose is non-existent, and how campaigns, PACs and advocacy groups are leveraging online platforms to effect social + political change. He als...

Candy Phelps is an expert in a lot of things. She’s an entrepreneur, a visionary and a content marketing and SEO expert.  Through her company 1 Day® Campaign, she’s also the creator of the 1 Day® Website, which creates amazing, SEO-optimized websites developed specifically for her clients… in a day! She’s worked with dozens of political campaigns and hundreds of brands on web development, graphic...

In this episode of Hello Merge Tag, we checked in with Myles Bugbee, a digital strategist with decades of experience in the field. He’s worked with numerous campaigns, agencies and advocacy organizations, including a stint as the National Digital Director at For Our Future and as the Digital Director for Senator Jon Tester’s 2018 reelection campaign. He now has his own boutique digital firm called...

In the inaugural episode of Hello Merge Tag, we checked in with Jacob Malinowski, a digital fundraiser with Goodman Campaigns, a firm dedicated to helping downballot, pro-choice candidates raise money through email, text and direct to donate ads. He was recently involved in the Janet For Justice race, as Janet Protasiewicz ran a successful race for Wisconsin State Supreme Court. Jacob and his team...