This is the internets, so I shouldn't have to explain the title...but here's an explanation just in case.
Alright, so this thread is about money bombs. We had our first taste of a money bomb last Saturday, and it was a sweet, sweet nectar indeed. Watching ronpaulgraphs go vertical for an hour or two was awesome, but it left us wanting more. Enter the already famous (and amongst some, infamous) November 5th bomb. And the November 11th bomb. And now the new December 16th Tea Party bomb.
My question is, is there an overall strategy we should consider with these money bombs? I think they happen to be potentially awesome fundraising mechanisms for all the obvious reasons: publicity, motivation for supporters, and big cash for Ron's campaign. But, there's probably a point of diminishing returns.
Without over-analyzing the situation too much, I'm going to make the bold claim that it's probably a good idea to stick to about 2 major money bombs per month. Any more than that and I believe the bombs will start to compete for the same potential donors, and each bomb will thus be less effective as a publicity tool. Any less, and we might have trouble reaching the campaign's fund-raising goals.
IMO, here's a good schedule for upcoming money bombs:
November 5th (we all know the story on this one)
November 11th (Veteran's day)
November 29th (RonPaulThanksgiving.com)
December 16th (Tea Party)
December 25h (MerryChristmasRon.com)
Now, I know I added the Thanksgiving and Christmas ones without asking anyone, and that the Thanksgiving bomb violated my own rule about how many bombs to have per month. But I think they're good ideas, and they're spaced out well enough to give a bit of recovery time between bombs.
Thoughts?
Alright, so this thread is about money bombs. We had our first taste of a money bomb last Saturday, and it was a sweet, sweet nectar indeed. Watching ronpaulgraphs go vertical for an hour or two was awesome, but it left us wanting more. Enter the already famous (and amongst some, infamous) November 5th bomb. And the November 11th bomb. And now the new December 16th Tea Party bomb.
My question is, is there an overall strategy we should consider with these money bombs? I think they happen to be potentially awesome fundraising mechanisms for all the obvious reasons: publicity, motivation for supporters, and big cash for Ron's campaign. But, there's probably a point of diminishing returns.
Without over-analyzing the situation too much, I'm going to make the bold claim that it's probably a good idea to stick to about 2 major money bombs per month. Any more than that and I believe the bombs will start to compete for the same potential donors, and each bomb will thus be less effective as a publicity tool. Any less, and we might have trouble reaching the campaign's fund-raising goals.
IMO, here's a good schedule for upcoming money bombs:
November 5th (we all know the story on this one)
November 11th (Veteran's day)
November 29th (RonPaulThanksgiving.com)
December 16th (Tea Party)
December 25h (MerryChristmasRon.com)
Now, I know I added the Thanksgiving and Christmas ones without asking anyone, and that the Thanksgiving bomb violated my own rule about how many bombs to have per month. But I think they're good ideas, and they're spaced out well enough to give a bit of recovery time between bombs.
Thoughts?
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