[Lnc-business] My throughts on Paladin Strategies

[Whitney Bilyeu]

Agreed.

Whitney Bilyeu

On Apr 16, 2017 10:16 PM, "Caryn Ann Harlos" <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I talked to them and liked them.
>
> I think a motion with notice for August is a good idea.
>
> -Caryn Ann
>
> PS: I think the fact they were not going to tell us how not to be
> libertarians which seems sadly to me a recurring theme is a feature.
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 9:04 PM Daniel Hayes <danielehayes at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Arvin,
>>
>> The reality is..while you still need them websites are starting to become
>> less important.  Social media is playing a bigger and bigger role. It was
>> sort of funny but it actually didnt strike me as the death stroke it was
>> for somebody.
>>
>>
>> Daniel Hayes
>> LNC At Large Member
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 16, 2017, at 10:56 PM, Arvin Vohra <votevohra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All-
>>
>> As you may remember, I strongly opposed hiring political consultants in
>> the last meeting. In my experience, consultants are often used by one
>> faction in an organization to force its will on another. In this case, I
>> figured a political consulting firm with D and R experience would basically
>> tell us that theft-funded special favors and fearmongering works. I figured
>> they would focus on making out message more like the meaningless drivel put
>> out by the ruling parties.
>>
>> Paladin struck me differently. They were willing to focus on carefully
>> tailored and tested marketing. They would look at specific ad strategies to
>> see how to turn the 4 million Libertarian voters, and the tens of millions
>> of nonvoters, into donors, volunteers, etc. They wouldn't make the message
>> more toned up or toned down, just reach individuals with what worked. It
>> had the possibility of steady, reliable growth for a reasonable price.
>>
>> In my time on the LNC, I've reviewed several grandiose proposals from
>> political consultants. Most seemed to believe that getting people to join,
>> donate, volunteer was a matter of color schemes and functionally
>> nonexistent messaging. Paladin was frankly different.
>>
>> For some, the fact that they didn't have a website seemed highly
>> significant. It's a common joke among website designers, marketing
>> consultants, etc., that they get to their own websites last. I don't think
>> it's a significant consideration at all.
>>
>> The fact that Trent Somes, who has already demonstrated great insight
>> with his social media work, LYC leadership, media presence, and
>> organization also agreed further convinced me. The fact that David
>> Demarest, whose uncompromising principles I have come to respect and rely
>> on, also agreed further convinced me. The fact that Larry Sharpe, from whom
>> I've learned many useful things about political communication and business
>> communication, who himself is a successful consultant, also agreed even
>> further convinced me.
>>
>> My own experience talking with Paladin directly showed extremely high
>> competence, organization, and responsiveness. It was much higher than any
>> of the other outside consultants we've worked with so far, with the
>> possible exception of Will Taylor, who designed our excellent new logo.
>>
>> Our discussion with Paladin came after an exhausting and emotional social
>> media discussion, and I'm not sure that people were in the right frame of
>> mind for proper consideration. I strongly urge you to speak with Paladin
>> directly, ask questions, see what they can do. They aren't a group that
>> seems like it's going to force any particular agenda, but rather work on
>> outreach with high percentage yield.
>>
>> In Liberty,
>>
>> Arvin Vohra
>> Vice Chair
>> LNC
>>
>> --
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>>
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>> VoteVohra at gmail.com
>> (301) 320-3634
>>
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> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
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> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
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