North Carolina, 9th District Congressional Campaign

“Velvet and Mike at Online Marketing and Consulting were instrumental in helping me get my email accounts set up, teaching us about social media, and running an optimized website and email marketing campaign for my Congressional race.”

- Ric Killian, Entrepreneur, NC State Representative and Congressional Candidate

Online Marketing and Consulting assisted Ric Killian’s United States Congressional campaign from March- May 9th, 2012 as he sought to win North Carolina’s Republican seat for the 9th district which is located in the greater Charlotte, NC area.

As a company we:

  • Optimized website with search engine optimization (SEO) keywords.
  • Implemented Google analytics to evaluate overall site performance.
  • Created Google apps account and email accounts for campaign members.
  • Trained campaign members on how to use Google docs.
  • Created and maintained Twitter account.
  • Created, maintained and updated Youtube account.
  • Organized campaign events:
    • Coordinated food
    • Recruited potential volunteers
    • Captured, edited, and uploaded photos to social media accounts.
  • Assisted in fund raising efforts by calling, emailing, and lobbying with financial supporters raising a sum of $80,232.64 in a two month time period.
  • Drafted and sent 22 emails to various contact lists.
  • Managed and organized voter data for tens of thousand registered voters
  • Created maps and walking lists using Microsoft Excel and Google Fusion.
  • Posted 17 “news” updates to the website.
  • Helped achieve 14% of the Republican vote in North Mecklenberg County.