The social media revolution

A totally brilliant video/animation packed full of stats and insights about social media trends and usage.

Updated for 2013.



And I don't even like Fat Boy Slim that much.

Fwd: Your pickpocket oyster card holder

I quite like this email appeal for Ken's election campaign.

A really simple & tangible ask based on something that will quite obviously help spread the message.

If I were fundraising for the Labour Party, I'd be lobbying like crazy to be able to get the same payouts from the networks as charities from text donations. It seems such an obvious fit.

And once the political parties have parity with charities, it would be nothing but good news for Greenpeace and other campaigning groups who at the moment can't take full advantage of text giving due to low network payouts.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Iain McNicol, General Secretary <london@email-new.labour.org.uk>
Date: 31 January 2012 15:37
Subject: Your pickpocket oyster card holder
To: Paul de Gregorio

Paul --

Last weekend was a great achievement for London Labour Party. With over 100 canvassing events held in every constituency in London speaking to thousands of voters across the city. It was one of the biggest campaign days in the history of London Labour Party.



This campaign is being fought street by street and we are taking nothing for granted. We are out organising the tories and as the General Secretary of the Labour Party I promise you that this campaign will be the best it possibly can be.

We want to win. Just two weeks ago the London team launched a new campaign highlighting the increase in transport fares under Boris and Ken's Fare Deal. We have now produced these great oyster card holders that reproduce the image of that recent advertising campaign.

The problem is we just can't afford to print them and we want to print 100,000. We can only print them if we raise £10,000 to pay for it. If you donate as little as £10 we will send you 5 oyster card holders in the post and you will help fund the cost of them being produced for campaign.

Donate at least £10 now and get 5 oyster card holders –www.kenlivingstone.com/donate

The reality here is that the Tories have more money than us. But with over 40,000 members in London we can come together and out organise them and with your help we can do great campaigns like this one.

Just £10 will help us pay for this campaign – donate what you can today here

Thank you

Iain

Iain McNicol 
General Secretary of the Labour Party

PS We are currently running a prize draw for dinner with Eddie Izzard. For £5 you could win a dinner for 2 with Eddie. Click here to buy a ticket

Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?

Just got this from Labour. Love it.

I love the humour.

Love the copy.

I love the personal touch from Tom Watson.

And I love the big red donate button! (but I'm not so keen on the landing page, please don't tell Tom).

The video at the end was my addition, it's a rubbish TOTP2 version and the crowd clapping is quite annoying - but Terry Hall is hilarious.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tom Watson <info@email-new.labour.org.uk>
Date: 13 October 2011 16:38
Subject: Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
To: Paul de Gregorio

Dear Paul, Thanks for making the first week as your campaign co-ordinator so memorable. We've raised over £8,500. As promised, the money has been used to design and print our "jobs and growth" campaign leaflets. Labour HQ is buzzing with excitement. Our deputy leader Harriet Harman is thrilled. So, thanks. We are so strapped for cash I can honestly say to you that these leaflets would not have been printed without your support. In fact, I'm so worried about campaign funding that I'm leaving the big red "donate" button at the bottom of this email just in case you feel you can give a little more. I took the night off to see The Specials play in Wolverhampton yesterday. It was an awesome gig. I can't quite believe it's 30 years since they released "Ghost Town" - the track that defined an era. Thatcher's 1981 Budget was savage. Unemployment rocketed, growth stalled and huge chunks of our manufacturing base were destroyed. And as the band opened up their gig with a big picture of Margaret Thatcher as a backdrop I thought, these Tories haven't learnt a thing. David Cameron and George Osborne? They're out of touch. Families are struggling with higher food, gas and petrol prices. They're worried about jobs and the kind of future their kids are going to have. It's almost as if Cameron and Osborne haven't noticed. That's why we're setting out a clear five-point plan for jobs and growth - to help families and support small businesses And that's why this campaign - our fightback - is so vital. We haven't got time to waste. We have to convince the British people that it doesn't have to be like this. There is a better way. So once again, thanks for being part of it. I'm really looking forward to working with you. Best wishes, Tom