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INT ERNET POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS Vasileios Gkinopoulos Refereed paper 4th International Political Marketing Conference Sinaia, Romania 19 April - 21 April 2007 Let me say that I really enjoyed traveling to Romania and being involved with the International Political Marketing Conference. I must say t h at I made a lot of friends and I hope my paper added to the Political Marketing debate Please read two articles concerning Politics and the Internet 2008 Fundraising Barack Obama’s first fundraising call managed to get 5,000 people participating in a new donor drive just the fist 24 hours of BarackObama.com. An Email update just after that emphasised that more important than the numbers themselves is “the way people got involved”. A new method employed by BarackObama.com was for every new donor to have their contribution doubled by someone just like them. Each new stakeholder in the campaign got to meet and exchange messages with someone who committed...

The purpose of the meeting is for the two Leaders to meet in person; President of the U.S. and new UK Prime Minister. The first meeting will be a photo opportunity and a discussion upon a broad agenda of key common interests and values. According to current polls, Gordon Brown, will become a caretaker Prime Minister until the next election, with David Cameron having the advantage. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown is not so popular among voters; Brown maybe lacking in Tony Blair flair; he is however respected, serious and formal. AGENDA President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown Washington DC Purpose of the Meeting The purpose of the meeting is for the two Leaders to meet in person; President of the U.S. and new UK Prime Minister. The first meeting will be a photo opportunity and a discussion upon a broad agenda of key common interests and values. Items for the Meeting Reaffirmation of excellent and continuous bilateral close ...

Innovating political communication methods through Internet technology, gives the opportunity to connect people and provoke proactive policy development, by communicating and sharing strategies with key stakeholders. In line with the concept of political leadership, Internet communication strategies provide candidates and political parties a platform to showcase policy and strategy issues, and expand campaign financing. The content and qualitative analysis of the research revealed a progressive change in political campaigning, by the introduction of Internet Political Communications. As a medium of interaction, the Internet has shown signs of being a method of effective and efficient political Marketing and political campaigning tool. The Internet provides the opportunity to socially exchange ideas, plans, and policies with citizens and concerned organizations while asking voters for help, not just for their vote; it provides feedback, while creating an online constituency, in eng...