MoneyBomb!!! Analysis and Discussion for 2012

Christopher Pille said:
Could also be worth spreading the idea of a money bomb/barrage as soon as Ron announces. Go all out from day one. You know he'll get a ton of donations right away anyway, but it would send a powerful message if we can make Ron's initial haul dwarf that of other candidates.
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Great idea. Just get the idea out there. Im sure most will do it.
 
July 2nd is a bad idea because it will be July 4th weekend and everyone will be traveling. We need to plan for the end of May or the beginning of June, Ron will have just announced so the internet will be burning up with support and to me it seems one money bomb a quarter is the right spacing so that we don't burn people out on them and don't wait too long to squeeze all the support we can out of RPers. Also, on a weekend is best so that people have all day to donate/further the cause.
 
My bad on the last post, I thought there was only 1 page not 11, so that post is clearly irrelevant now. I like the idea of using polling to agree on a date. Has anyone mentioned the importance of tying a theme in with each date idea. It helps a lot with the bomb. President's Day should have been obvious, but Utah was the only one to do anything, and the lack of organization is of course due to the fact that we only had a week to prepare. We should start a new thread that only contains dates and the relevant theme for that date and then we can put up a poll and vote on it?
 
I fear I don't have too much to add that has not already been said but I would like to interject that I believe strongly in holding moneybombs on days of historic significance. I think we have to be careful in what dates we pick (i.e. D-Day moneybomb is a bad idea) but if we choose correctly than we can not only raise substantial sums but also do some educating along the way. I believe education is key because even if people do not donate they can look into the date and begin the journey on finding our horribly we have been screwed over. With that in mind, I humbly suggest June 29th and October 19th for future moneybomb dates.

I also agree with not holding MB's on or near major holidays.
 
I love the idea of 24 hours starting with his announcement.

Yeah the downside is no time to organize it would really have to be a viral effort or have some pledging in advance.

Upside is we could set the record for the most ever raised within 24 hours of announcing - and we could keep that ball rolling (i.e. we could have another bomb a month later (minus a day) and set a record for the most raised in a month, etc. etc. Could actually build momentum, and we would also have some specific targets to aim for.
 
I was discussing an idea in chat yesterday that I think could work. What if we had an hour bomb where during Ron's first debate we just blow up the interwebs with donations to the campaign. Not only will it show that he won the debate but maybe it could be reported that while he was on the stage he set a record for most donations in an hour. We will know we were responsible but the average viewer will just think that this guy was really popular and people were rushing to check this guy out.
 
Original_Intent said:
No matter what day is picked some people will belly ache and some people will make it happen.

Should do it on a holiday because people are thinking patriotically and it is an easy date to remember.
Shouldn't do it on a holiday because people are BBQing and drinking beer.
Day of the week, same thing.
Tons of people thought the V for Vendetta thing was stupid and would turn people off, but it was really the birth of the money bomb.

Bunch of Libertarians, you are always going to have 50 different ideas of what is best, and if their idea is not the one used, 49 are going to claim it is doomed to fail.
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This is rather true lol
 
AdamT said:
Nov 5th, 2007 ($4.2 mil) was a Monday and Dec 16th ($6.4 mil) was a Sunday.
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Sunday, people are back getting ready for work the next am (unless it's a holiday weekend). Hard to compare a Sunday to a Saturday. Would there be a way to have it on a weekend and "post-date" payments so people could do them thursday before their official vacation starts?
 
Krippy said:
Here are my thoughts on moneybombs:

  • We should hold no less than one moneybomb per quarter. We should hold no more than one moneybomb per month.

  • In the past, multi-day moneybombs have not been as successful as dedicated moneybomb days.

  • The weekend/weekday debate is silly. Ron's biggest moneybomb to-date was on a Sunday.

  • Holiday weekends should be avoided. Or maybe targeted.. do drunk people donate more? :D

  • The theme of the moneybombs is an important element.. we need to make the theme either appeal to the grassroots or to potential supporters. For example, we could either do Guy Fawkes theme or a Veterans' Day theme. The Guy Fawkes theme gets (most) of our supporters excited because of the anti-government theme. However, choosing a theme like Veterans' Day allows us to highlight Ron Paul's military credentials (right now he's the only potential candidate with military experience) to hopefully sway more voters to our side.. Obviously, if we can find a theme that appeals to the grassroots and can attract new support from average voters, that would be ideal.
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I'd argue that the theme is probably more inportant than day of the week or frequency. Certain days/holidays are etched into the psyche of people, thus allowing them to connect a certain day/theme with donating to Ron Paul. It's an emotional hook.
 
So during one of my random internet wanderings looking for a May date for a Money Bomb, I stumbled across the fact that there's an "Honesty Day" (I know; I had no idea, either). It's April 30th, which is a Saturday, and likely soon after Ron Paul announces. It's only a couple of weeks after tax parties, so I'm not sure if people think that's a good thing (people still angry) or bad thing (people broke?).

Anyhow, some folks in the chatroom seem to like the idea/timing. Here's additional information, and yes we all know the Lincoln and Washington stuff is tripe:

In the United States, Honesty Day is frequently viewed as an observation celebrating the honesty of past presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. An enduring legend about Washington confessing to have chopped down a cherry tree goes along with this lesson.

Italy celebrates the Honesty Day too. It’s a campaign against any kind of manipulation for commercial purposes and against empty promises coming from the business world. In Italy, it’s traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday before Christmas Day.

Honesty Day is also considered a day to increase awareness about the honesty, or lack thereof, of current government officials.

On honesty day, people are encouraged to be more honest, and accepting of honesty. This may include telling friends, coworkers, family members and acquaintances about things that would have been left unsaid on other days. Information or opinions held back for the sake of politeness may be revealed on Honesty Day.
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AdamT said:
Nov 5th, 2007 ($4.2 mil) was a Monday and Dec 16th ($6.4 mil) was a Sunday.
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This could be an anomaly. The Dec 16th (Sunday) bomb had 24,940 new donors. Perhaps had the Tea Party anniversary been on a weekday this money bomb would have done even better.

Schiffs biggest bombs were a Friday, Wednesday and Monday. His weekend bombs for the most part were big flops. I still think weekday bombs are much more fruitful.

I reserve the right to be dead wrong about this...
 
Michael P said:
This could be an anomaly. The Dec 16th (Sunday) bomb had 24,940 new donors. Perhaps had the Tea Party anniversary been on a weekday this money bomb would have done even better.

Schiffs biggest bombs were a Friday, Wednesday and Monday. His weekend bombs for the most part were big flops. I still think weekday bombs are much more fruitful.

I reserve the right to be dead wrong about this...
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I like the idea of using the November 5th and December 16th days because of the nostalgia factor and people maybe would want to beat the previous records...

...but Nov.5 and Dec.16 fall on a Saturday and Friday respectively so I don't know if that would be popular with all of you.
 
Freedom of Speech said:
I like the idea of using the November 5th and December 16th days because of the nostalgia factor and people maybe would want to beat the previous records...

...but Nov.5 and Dec.16 fall on a Saturday and Friday respectively so I don't know if that would be popular with all of you.
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I may faint from all of the nostalgia! :D
 
I would say July 5-6th. Its after the weekend, people will still be feeling patriotic, barbecue discussions will have a healthy dose of politics, and a good time to have a buzz going about Ron Paul and his next moneybomb.
 
jdmyprez_deo_vindice said:
I was discussing an idea in chat yesterday that I think could work. What if we had an hour bomb where during Ron's first debate we just blow up the interwebs with donations to the campaign. Not only will it show that he won the debate but maybe it could be reported that while he was on the stage he set a record for most donations in an hour. We will know we were responsible but the average viewer will just think that this guy was really popular and people were rushing to check this guy out.
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^^^^^
 
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