Campaign Communication and Political Marketing

Philippe J. Maarek’s Campaign Communication and Political Marketing offers a comprehensive look at the structure and mechanisms of modern political campaigns. Covering topics such as advertising strategy, demography, the effect of campaign finance regulation on funding, and more, Campaign Communication and Political Marketing provides a thorough and detailed insight into the science of running for office.  With case studies that include the campaigns of Barack Obama and France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, Maarek’s text explains the nuances of political culture from nation to nation while highlighting the similarities of campaign functions internationally.

Detailed contents. List of Figures. List of Tables. Introduction. Part I The rise of modern political communication. 1 Birth and rise of political marketing in the United States. Part II The foundations of modern political marketing. 2 Political marketing: a global approach. 3 The means of analysis and information. Part III Political marketing tools. 4 The traditional tools. 5 Audiovisual tools. 6 Direct marketing methods. 7 The growing importance of the Internet. Part IV The actual running of election campaigns. 8 Structure and organization of the campaign. 9 The particularities of local campaigns. Conclusion: how to use this book … . Appendix 1: Memorandum of Understanding between the Bush and Kerry Campaigns for the 2004 Televised Debates (extract). Appendix 2: Internet "Final Rules" decided by the Federal Elections Commission, March 27, 2006. Bibliography. Index.

Philippe J. Maarek is a professor of information and communication science at the University of Paris East. He chairs the Section of Political Communication Research of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), and is former chair of the Research Committee in Political Communication of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). He is the founder and director of the Center for Comparative Studies in Political and Public Communication and is co–founder and former director of the Public and Political Communication Department at the University of Paris–East. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Press/Politics , European Journal of Communication , Central European Journal of Communication , the Spanish–language Estudios de Comunicacion Politica, and the Italian–language Communicazione Politica . Maarek is the author of Communication et Marketing de l′Homme Politique , (2007), and La Communication des élections présidentielles de 2007, participation ou représentation ? (2009).

"This book provides a detailed and highly valuable account of the organizational processes that are driving these trends, but with important critical insights into improving the civic efficacy of political marketing."  ( European Journal of Communication , 1 February 2013) "Maarek, Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at the Paris–East University, has authored various writings on political marketing, though this is perhaps his most comprehensive book on the subject to appear in English. . . This is an extensively well–researched and thorough book dealing with every level and stage of political campaigning." (The London School of Economics & Political Science, 7 August 2011)