Iowa "Oath" Ad Campaign - Chip-In!

[Liber Team]

Update: I have gotten rates from the Iowa Newspaper Association. The chip-in goal reflects the cost of running the ad as a 1/4 page full color display ad on Sunday in the Daily Nonpareil. Dusman has been messaged again about the ad modification. The Iowa Falls Times-Citizen was removed because their circulation was much lower than originally thought (only 3,780) so the next highest newspaper was added, The Daily Nonpareil.

Update: Will call Times Citizen and Sioux City Journal tomorrow. Contacted Iowa Newspaper Association tonight to see what their prices are like (could be cheaper than dealing directly), will hear back tomorrow. We have a thousand dollar donor! Dusman will send the modified ad to me tomorrow.

RPF,

After running three highly successful Iowa newspaper ad campaigns (#1 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?329306-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-Chip-In&highlight=oath) #2 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?330479-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-in-The-Daily-Iowan) #3 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?335075-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Shock-quot-Ad-Chip-In)) featuring dusman's "Oath" ad and pauliticalfan's "Shock" ad, we would like to do a final ad campaign before the Iowa caucus on January 3rd. This ad campaign will be the most ambitious yet. It will reach hundreds of thousands of Iowans and address the sole issue holding us back from 1st place. What we are proposing is running the professional and attractive "Oath" ad (http://www.blackthisout.com/extras/fullpage-military-ad-repub.pdf) in as many Iowa newspapers as possible as close to the caucus as possible. The highest circulated newspapers will be targeted first. The first target is the Des Moines Register, the mother of all newspapers in Iowa with a Sunday circulation of 212,162. The ad (http://www.blackthisout.com/extras/fullpage-military-ad-repub.pdf) (modification will remove Cain and insert Gingrich) will be run as either a 1/2 page or 1/4 page full color display ad depending on how much we raise. We will deal with the Iowa Newspaper Association to get the lowest rates possible. Paypal charges 2.9% on the total sale which will be reflected in the chip-in goal. We have no time to waste, the longer it takes to raise the funds the more deadlines we will miss!


Donate here!
db9bb44138ca3b90
http://twrocked.chipin.com/iowa-oath-ad-campaign-chip-in

Top 10 Targets:

1. Des Moines Register - Des Moines
2. Cedar Rapids Gazette - Cedar Rapids
3. Quad-City Times - Davenport
4. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo
5. Sioux City Journal - Sioux City
6. Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque
7. The Hawk Eye - Burlington
8. Mason City Globe Gazette - Mason City
9. Fort Dodge Messenger - Fort Dodge
10. The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs

(University, agricultural, shopping, religious, and regional duplicates were excluded. Iowa Farmer Today was previously targeted by an ad campaign and Carroll Today ceased publishing in 2006.)


This is what the ad looks like in print.
http://i43.tinypic.com/14dhuag.jpg

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Wow, this is BIG. Gotta get this rolling.

[1stAmendguy]

To get you started...

Total: $50.00
Receipt ID 6a37b45bfa0b6dc1

[1stAmendguy]

Don't worry I'm still giving at least $100 to the moneybomb. I set aside some of my $ for RP type stuff each month.

[Liber Team]

To get you started...

Total: $50.00
Receipt ID 6a37b45bfa0b6dc1

1stAmendguy fired the first shot at the enemy! Can we get a volley?

[Eric21ND]

Can we run the "Shhhh...Newt" ad as well? We need to take him down a further notch.

[Liber Team]

Can we run the "Shhhh...Newt" ad as well? We need to take him down a further notch.

We concluded that the foreign policy/national defense issue was the single most important issue to address as it is our biggest negative. We believe it is the sole reason we are not currently in first place in many polls across the nation. Others may run attack ads, but we are concentrating on this.

[Freedom of Speech]

I must spread some Reputation around it seems...Great job organizing this again Liber Team!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump-7700 is a lot, this has to constantly stay at the top of the page

[leetlamer]

These ads are great. Post images of them in the the other newspapers they were put in.

[IDefendThePlatform]

Here's what it looked like in Iowa Farmer Today:


976

The sole funding source for that one was one thread on RPFs and it raised $3,500 in less than 2 weeks. The ad went out to 70,000 Iowa farm households last Saturday (12/10). Thanks again to all the generous donors, and please keep it coming!

[MRoCkEd]

love it

[Unknown.User]

Here's what it looked like in Iowa Farmer Today:


976

The sole funding source for that one was one thread on RPFs and it raised $3,500 in less than 2 weeks. The ad went out to 70,000 Iowa farm households last Saturday (12/10). Thanks again to all the generous donors, and please keep it coming!

This is so perfect! Great job everyone!

[Bergie Bergeron]

Any feedback from normal (not already Paul supporters) Iowans on the ad?

[Liber Team]

Any feedback from normal (not already Paul supporters) Iowans on the ad?

As I am not in Iowa I personally haven't gotten any feedback. I asked every newspaper I advertised with about feedback, but none responded. According to marketing experts I spoke with these are great ads and the forum definitely loves them. IDefendThePlatform might have gotten some feedback?

[Krtek]

This could be huge bank for the buck, let's get this fully funded! We need to aim not only to win Iowa, but to win it by as high a margin as possible. Perfectly done ad.

You just made a payment of
$50.00 USD

[GeorgiaAvenger]

FINAL PUSH

[IDefendThePlatform]

As I am not in Iowa I personally haven't gotten any feedback. I asked every newspaper I advertised with about feedback, but none responded. According to marketing experts I spoke with these are great ads and the forum definitely loves them. IDefendThePlatform might have gotten some feedback?

I just emailed the ad rep asking for any, I'll post when he replies.

[Freedom of Speech]

Here's what it looked like in Iowa Farmer Today:


976

The sole funding source for that one was one thread on RPFs and it raised $3,500 in less than 2 weeks. The ad went out to 70,000 Iowa farm households last Saturday (12/10). Thanks again to all the generous donors, and please keep it coming!

Very powerful ad and even more so as a full page and in color.

[Freedom of Speech]

Finished my late night work and just coming back to get this to the early morning eyes!

[1stAmendguy]

bump

[thehighwaymanq]

Where is RevPac? They should help this!

[tsetsefly]

Bump!!!

[Liber Team]

Where is RevPac? They should help this!

They were contacted about helping with this, but their Iowa budget is already appropriated.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[Freedom of Speech]

Ron Paul Supporters,

After three highly successful Iowa newspaper ad campaigns (#1 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?329306-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-Chip-In&highlight=oath) #2 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?330479-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-in-The-Daily-Iowan) #3 (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?335075-Help-Win-Iowa!-quot-Shock-quot-Ad-Chip-In)) featuring dusman's "Oath" ad and paulticalfan's "Shock" ad, we would like to do a final ad campaign before the Iowa caucus on January 3rd. This ad campaign will be the most ambitious yet. It will reach hundreds of thousands of Iowans and address the sole issue holding us back from 1st place. What we are proposing is running the extremely attractive and effective "Oath" ad (http://www.blackthisout.com/extras/fullpage-military-ad-repub.pdf) in as many Iowa newspapers as possible as close to the caucus as possible. The highest circulated newspapers will be targeted first. The first target is the Des Moines Register, the mother of all newspapers in Iowa with a circulation of 105,151 daily. The ad (http://www.blackthisout.com/extras/fullpage-military-ad-repub.pdf) (modification will remove Cain and insert Gingrich) will be run as a 1/4 page full color display ad during a weekday. We will deal directly with the newspapers to get the lowest price possible. Paypal charges 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction which will be reflected in the chip-in goal. We have no time to waste, the longer it takes to raise the funds the more deadlines we will miss!

Top 10 Targets:

1. Des Moines Register - Des Moines - 105,151 - $7,517.94
2. Iowa Falls Times Citizen - Iowa Falls - 93,269 - pending
3. Cedar Rapids Gazette - Cedar Rapids - 47,476 - $1688.50
4. Quad-City Times - Davenport - 45,360 - pending
5. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo - 38,659 - $1488.10
6. Sioux City Journal - Sioux City - 33,837 - pending
7. Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque - 25,994 - pending
8. The Hawk Eye - Burlington - 15,943 - $912.83
9. Mason City Globe Gazette - Mason City - 14,049 - $786.52
10. Fort Dodge Messenger - Fort Dodge - 13,553 - pending

(University, agricultural, shopping, religious, and regional duplicates were excluded. Iowa Farmer Today was previously targeted by an ad campaign and Carroll Today ceased publishing in 2006.)
Source: http://www.mondotimes.com/newspapers/usa/iowa-newspaper-circulation.html

Donate here! http://twrocked.chipin.com/iowa-oath-ad-campaign-chip-in

bump

[Liber Team]

1% done

[Eric21ND]

That Oath ad looks beautiful in print wow!! :eek:

[Eric21ND]

you need to post this on the Daily Paul as well.

[Liber Team]

you need to post this on the Daily Paul as well.

DP Thread http://www.dailypaul.com/193358/iowa-oath-ad-campaign-chip-in

[CaseyJones]

this is legit... donate

[All Ways]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!

[trey4sports]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!


dont forget the campaign's moneybomb too :)


Id +rep ya but im out :(

[All Ways]

I'm maxed out but told my sister to donate, for her own good, if you know what I mean :)

[MRoCkEd]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!
:O

[Freedom of Speech]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!

NICE!

[Freedom of Speech]

:O

Simultaneous bump :)

[pauliticalfan]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!

+rep!!!!!!

[Liber Team]

You can count on $1000.00 tomorrow, I'm on the road with an ipad(doesn't support flash). I want Iowa by a landslide!

:OOO simply amazing!

[playboymommy]

BUMP

[Liber Team]

bump for urgency!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump for urgency!bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

If you have maxed out and have money left.....

[All Ways]

12/16/2011
Receipt ID 5c5964014bd69d47
Paid By:
Sylvain Anichini (slydogunleashed@yahoo.com)
For:
Iowa "Oath" Ad Campaign - Chip-In!
Method:
PayPal (slydogunleashed@yahoo.com)
Total: $1000.00

[brandon]

I don't totally understand the point of competing with the campaign. Do you think they aren't doing a good job? Also, on what basis do you say the ad is extremely effective? Have a link to the voter survey?

Sorry to be a negative Nancy just calling it as I see it! I think the campaign is doing wonderful and they need the money.

[Liber Team]

12/16/2011
Receipt ID 5c5964014bd69d47
Paid By:
Sylvain Anichini (slydogunleashed@yahoo.com)
For:
Iowa "Oath" Ad Campaign - Chip-In!
Method:
PayPal (slydogunleashed@yahoo.com)
Total: $1000.00

You're the best! Can anyone match?!

[swissaustrian]

Can I donate beeing a foreigner?

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Wow, 18% Keep it up!

[RP4POTUS]

I am a partner in an advertising agency in Iowa and get discounts with some newspapers. I might be able to save you a little on the cost of some of the ad placements.

Let me know if I can help.

rp4potus@gmail.com

[Liber Team]

I am a partner in an advertising agency in Iowa and get discounts with some newspapers. I might be able to save you a little on the cost of some of the ad placements.

Let me know if I can help.

rp4potus@gmail.com

The newspapers we are targeting are listed, can you help with them?

[Liber Team]

Can I donate beeing a foreigner?

yes!

[brandon]

on what basis do you say the ad is extremely effective? Have a link to the voter survey?

Any response to this? Or are you intentionally deceiving us?

[pauliticalfan]

Can we see the modified ad??????

[Liber Team]

Can we see the modified ad??????

dusman said it will be done tomorrow morning.

[Liber Team]

Any response to this? Or are you intentionally deceiving us?

Settle down, jeez. According to marketing experts I talked to the ad is great and obviously the forum loves it.

[pauliticalfan]

What changes is he making exactly?

[brandon]

i already addressed your question

Sorry I must have missed that. Do you have a link to the voter survey?

[Liber Team]

What changes is he making exactly?

Cain is being removed and Gingrich inserted. I asked him what it would look like with Q2 numbers included too.

[Liber Team]

Sorry I must have missed that. Do you have a link to the voter survey?

Yeah I ran a voter survey for a small scale ad campaign....are you serious?

[The_Ruffneck]

Chipped in 10 bucks it is all i can afford right now.

12/17/2011
Receipt ID 7163742e5b3c7987
Total: $10.00

[Liber Team]

Chipped in 10 bucks it is all i can afford right now.

Your transaction ID for this payment is: 3F9971924B186800A.

Awesome! Thank you!

[pauliticalfan]

Cain is being removed and Gingrich inserted. I asked him what it would look like with Q2 numbers included too.

We have to realize that we're in a 3 way tie against Gingrich AND Romney. So it should be Paul vs. Gingrich vs. Romney vs. All Other GOP Candidates.

Is Romney in there as well?

[Liber Team]

We have to realize that we're in a 3 way tie against Gingrich AND Romney. So it should be Paul vs. Gingrich vs. Romney vs. All Other GOP Candidates.

Is Romney in there as well?

http://www.blackthisout.com/extras/fullpage-military-ad-repub.pdf

[brandon]

Yeah I ran a voter survey for a small scale ad campaign....are you serious? 8 Grand is a lot of money to be requesting from strangers on the internet. If you are telling people it's extremely effective I assume you must be basing that on something. If not, then you're misleading the people that are donating to you. I don't think this ad is going to be effective at all. I think it could even offend people that Paul is politicizing the military for personal gain.

[Liber Team]

8 Grand is a lot of money to be requesting from strangers on the internet. If you are telling people it's extremely effective I assume you must be basing that on something. If not, then you're misleading the people that are donating to you. I don't think this ad is going to be effective at all. I think it could even offend people that Paul is politicizing the military for personal gain.

Even though I've already addressed your questions I will remove "effective" so you stop trolling this very important thread that has the endorsement of marketing experts, the forum mods and admins, and the majority of rpf.

[Eric21ND]

Even though I've already addressed your questions I will remove "effective" so you stop trolling this very important thread that has the endorsement of marketing experts, the forum mods and admins, and the majority of rpf.
Trolls are always trying to derail any Iowa efforts, its blatantly obvious now.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

JACK HUNTER shared this on his facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Hunter-The-Southern-Avenger/127324263964654

[Liber Team]

bump! Foreigners who can't donate to the PCC CAN donate to this! This is what the ad looks like in print. http://i43.tinypic.com/14dhuag.jpg

[CaseyJones]

bump

[Jamesiv1]

bump. Cool ad

[parocks]

I don't totally understand the point of competing with the campaign. Do you think they aren't doing a good job? Also, on what basis do you say the ad is extremely effective? Have a link to the voter survey?

Sorry to be a negative Nancy just calling it as I see it! I think the campaign is doing wonderful and they need the money.

I tend to agree with you. On the other hand, Dusman does good work.

I really don't think we should be in the messaging business. I think the official campaign should be in the messaging business. But not doing this means that the grassroots is down to doing almost nothing. The kind of things that I personally would like the grassroots to be doing aren't being done, no one really thinks they're good ideas, no one really wants to do them, etc etc. I don't think they're going to happen.

I would like there to be some sort of on the ground grassroots activity that will make it a point to get our key demo 18-29 year old men, who often do not vote, to the caucus. On the ground, hand to hand.

Maybe there should be a thread on that? Creative ways to get people to the caucuses.

I've listed House of Bricks, Vaudeville Mews, Peoples, Val Air Ballroom, Wells Fargo Arena as venues for events.

Grassroots in Des Moines should have money.

Just give them a ton of money and say "GET VOTES". We know that the 18-29s like us. We know that they won't vote for anyone else but Ron Paul. But we don't know if they'll go to the caucus at all.

We would benefit from straight up Rock The Vote turnout activity. We won that Polk County High School poll, with 6700 Polk County (Des Moines is in Polk County)
students. http://www.gis.co.polk.ia.us/mock_election/Static_Election_Files/all_electionContests.asp we got 2101 votes in that. Will they all caucus? Have we called them, and IDed them as Ron Paul supporters? Are they on any list that the Ron Paul campaign has? If they aren't on a list, Phone from Home will not be calling them, and we will not be IDing them, and reminding them when the caucus is.

[brandon]

Even though I've already addressed your questions I will remove "effective" so you stop trolling this very important thread that has the endorsement of marketing experts, the forum mods and admins, and the majority of rpf.

The only reason I'm here is because you spammed me the link to this thread 5 times. I assumed you must have really wanted my input based on how many times you sent me the link, but I guess I was wrong. Does RPF admins and mods endorse sock puppets spamming people requests for money on the same day as the moneybomb? I have a hard time believing that.


I think it's foolish to have any communication with Iowa voters that hasn't been pre-screened. Otherwise you risk unintended consequences. There is a reason that no campaigns are running print ads - they aren't effective. I don't know why you think that you know better than all of the campaign experts competing in Iowa right now.

[Eric21ND]

bump! Foreigners who can't donate to the PCC CAN donate to this! This is what the ad looks like in print. http://i43.tinypic.com/14dhuag.jpg
I can't get over how amazing it looks in print! We need to put this in every paper we can now!

[Bergie Bergeron]

Transaction ID: 915774d76b2cd054
Contribution Amount: $15.00
Contribution Date: December 18, 2011 3:37 PM UTC

[airborne373]

*TWROCKED

It was a small donation, cause I dropped most of my money on the 16th. I'll try to do better next week.

[UtahApocalypse]

The ad looks great.... I have yet another concern though.

Have you purchased the rights to the soldier image? RevPac when they had the ad contest specifically disqualified an ad with that image due to the rights issue. If the rights have not been acquired it could set you, and everyone who pays for it up for legal trouble.

[Bergie Bergeron]

bump

[LibertyIn08]

The ad looks great.... I have yet another concern though.

Have you purchased the rights to the soldier image? RevPac when they had the ad contest specifically disqualified an ad with that image due to the rights issue. If the rights have not been acquired it could set you, and everyone who pays for it up for legal trouble.

Agreed - I know the license has been purchased but not sure on the specifics.


The only reason I'm here is because you spammed me the link to this thread 5 times. I assumed you must have really wanted my input based on how many times you sent me the link, but I guess I was wrong. Does RPF admins and mods endorse sock puppets spamming people requests for money on the same day as the moneybomb? I have a hard time believing that.


I think it's foolish to have any communication with Iowa voters that hasn't been pre-screened. Otherwise you risk unintended consequences. There is a reason that no campaigns are running print ads - they aren't effective. I don't know why you think that you know better than all of the campaign experts competing in Iowa right now.

What about for those who have maxed out?

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

This has been endorsed by Jack Hunter on his facebook page!

[Liber Team]

A Swiss forum member may be donating a large chunk of the chip-in soon!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

A Swiss forum member may be donating a large chunk of the chip-in soon!
Those Swiss seem to have a lot of money.

[Kluge]

BUMP!

[pauliticalfan]

In light of the PPP poll, I really hope we can get this funded. It certainly has helped us thus far.

[pauliticalfan]

Also, can you leave the direct link for the chip in up there? The widget is great, but having a direct link would help too.

[Kluge]

You just made a payment of
$15.00 USD

[Liber Team]

Also, can you leave the direct link for the chip in up there? The widget is great, but having a direct link would help too.

Yep!

[pauliticalfan]

Awesome.

[Bergie Bergeron]

Got your e-mail Thomas ;)

[Freedom of Speech]

Bump

[nelsonwinters]

Just donated! I wish this ad had a link or QR code to the "You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy" video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NhRPo0WAo
http://youtu.be/I8NhRPo0WAo


http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DI8NhR Po0WAo

[Freedom of Speech]

bump

[Liber Team]

Just donated! I wish this ad had a link or QR code to the "You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy" video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NhRPo0WAo
http://youtu.be/I8NhRPo0WAo


http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DI8NhR Po0WAo


That's a good idea, but the campaign is set to unveil a national defense plan it seems and we may want to link to that.

[Freedom of Speech]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump for importance

[Eric21ND]

Just donated! I wish this ad had a link or QR code to the "You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy" video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NhRPo0WAo
http://youtu.be/I8NhRPo0WAo


http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DI8NhR Po0WAo
What a great idea!

[Eric21ND]

You have this paper crossed out does that mean the ad order has been placed then?

2. Iowa Falls Times Citizen - Iowa Falls

[Liber Team]

You have this paper crossed out does that mean the ad order has been placed then?

2. Iowa Falls Times Citizen - Iowa Falls

Check out the update on the top of the thread, that one was removed because its circulation was much lower than originally thought. I think I'll remove it completely to prevent confusion.

[Eric21ND]

Alright. You should post a picture of the ad directly on the chipin page, it will reinforce what people are donating too. I'm posting the link all over.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Jack Hunter shared this very thread on his facebook page. It is a good project.

[Eric21ND]

Post this on every facebook page.

1. Save this picture to your computer and then upload it to any facebook page.
http://i43.tinypic.com/14dhuag.jpg

2. Then ad this when you post it.

Please help fund this amazing Ron Paul "Oath" Ad in the top Iowa Newspapers before the January 3rd caucus NOW!

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?338013-Iowa-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-Campaign-Chip-In!

http://twrocked.chipin.com/iowa-oath-ad-campaign-chip-in

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[skyorbit]

Bump

[Liber Team]

Bump the DailyPaul thread! http://www.dailypaul.com/193358/iowa-oath-ad-campaign-chip-in

[1stAmendguy]

bump, two more people contributed can we get another person to chip-in right now?

[Liber Team]

Crunch time people!

[pauliticalfan]

Bump. How is this looking? How many newspapers can we get this in? Should we be targeting the areas McCain did best in in 2008 (military support) or Huckabee areas or Romney areas?

[Chrysamere]

superbump!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump!

[Krtek]

I donated earlier, I am very strongly in favor of including a link to the "you like Ron Paul, except on foreign policy" video.

[Liber Team]

any amount helps!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[Barrex]

Can I say "fart" instead of "bump"?

[Bergie Bergeron]

This is almost finished folks !

Maybe you should do half Iowa and half NH since Ron is doing so well in IA and needs a boost in NH?

[Eric21ND]

Looks like donations picked up.

[Bergie Bergeron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFXTc1vfkyY

Song is not so good but the title, amazing :P

[pauliticalfan]

bump

Why does it appear that less money is needed now?

[Freedom of Speech]

Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays Everyone!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[Liber Team]

bump

Why does it appear that less money is needed now?

The money just isn't coming in so I lowered the goal. Deadlines are coming and if I don't place soon I may have to compete for space. Everyone, any amount helps!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[Liber Team]

We're so close friends, can anyone help finish this off?!

[swissaustrian]

The amount of $176.00 USD will be credited to the merchant instantly.
Your receipt number for this payment is: 1690-4430-5053-4234.

[pauliticalfan]

The amount of $176.00 USD will be credited to the merchant instantly.
Your receipt number for this payment is: 1690-4430-5053-4234.

Awesome! +rep!

[Bergie Bergeron]

bump !!!

[Bergie Bergeron]

Let's finish this.

[Hospitaller]

You contributed $50.00 to Iowa "Oath" Ad Campaign - Chip-In!

From Australia

[Tinnuhana]

tomorrow's payday

[1stAmendguy]

Decided to help you out a bit more.. this gets you to $2k

Receipt ID f490d4fbf9bb743b

Total: $39.00

[Krugerrand]

bump

[Liber Team]

rep rep rep everywhere!

[Eric21ND]

$200 bucks people!!!

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[Liber Team]

night owl bump

[Liber Team]

Running out of time. :(

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

[InTradePro]

Chip-in Completed!

Merry Christmas

[pauliticalfan]

Nice, this is awesome. 100% completed.

Is there still enough time to get this stuff published, LiberTeam? Do you know all the magazines that will take the ads? When can we expect to see some pictures?

[Liber Team]

Nice, this is awesome. 100% completed.

Is there still enough time to get this stuff published, LiberTeam? Do you know all the magazines that will take the ads? When can we expect to see some pictures?

Awesome!!! I will be in touch with the ad agency guy tomorrow. Hopefully we haven't missed all the deadlines and I'll still be able to get good space.

[pauliticalfan]

Great! This will be a really great thing for voters to see right before the Caucus. Awesome timing if it all works out.

[Eric21ND]

what paper is this going in?

[Bergie Bergeron]

what paper is this going in?
Check the chip-in.

[Liber Team]

what paper is this going in?

We weren't raising money very fast so I lowered the chipin goal significantly to encourage people to donate. That lowered goal rules out about half of the newspapers. Hopefully we can still get the ad in a good newspaper where it will be most effective, I'll find out tomorrow.

[Freedom of Speech]

Any chance of adding a link to the Adherence to the Oath ad? (I know you can't add the actual link in the ad but maybe ask to search YouTube or get a domain that redirects to it)

http://youtu.be/WhxJ1XUGLR0

It kinda ties in nicely with your ad.

...and how about: http://www.youtube.com/user/VetsforRonPaul

I know I'm kinda late posting this but I thought I should at least try and see.

GREAT JOB AS USUAL TO ALL PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AGAIN and THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED!!!!!!!!!!

[InTradePro]

Could a similiar thing be done for NH?

[pauliticalfan]

I'm assuming this went through?

[Hospitaller]

Would like an update!

[brandon]

Bump for update

[brandon]

If the ads not going through maybe you could donate the $2k to RevPAC?

[Freedom of Speech]

I believe the original post states that they want to run the ad as close to the caucus date as possible. So that could mean it'll run on Sunday or Monday. They have posted images of the ads after they ran the other times, so be patient and you'll see a pic posted at some point I'm sure.

[pauliticalfan]

bump

[brandon]

OP used to bump this thread every couple hours and spam it everywhere. Now that he got his money not a single update in over a week. What's going on here? I'm not implying anything nefarious...but it would be nice if OP would at least stop ignoring the requests for updates.

[Bergie Bergeron]

OP used to bump this thread every couple hours and spam it everywhere. Now that he got his money not a single update in over a week. What's going on here? I'm not implying anything nefarious...but it would be nice if OP would at least stop ignoring the requests for updates.
Exactly.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

bump

How about ads for South Carolina?

[Bergie Bergeron]

Would be good to know if we actually gave money for something that's going to be published...

[pauliticalfan]

Apologizing for the bad language ahead of time...

Where the fuck is this ad? I, along with dozens of other people, donated money to this. We're 72 hours before Iowa. Some people are still making up their mind. Seeing this ad could be crucial. Why won't anyone give us an update? I hope this shit goes through.

[Bergie Bergeron]

If not Iowa, put it in NH but please give us an update.

[Liber Team]

Hey guys sorry for the delay, been occupied with the holidays. The ad is going to run in The Daily Nonpareil on Sunday January 1 (today) as a slightly larger (to keep it from being distorted) than 1/4 page full color display ad. We'll reach approximately 35,000 people. We had to include an address on the ad as a requirement so we used the Iowa grassroots HQ address. It also had to say "Paid Advertisement". Some want to run this ad in NH and beyond, but coordinating these ads takes up a lot of time I won't be able to commit, hopefully someone else can take the lead in those states going forward. Dusman never provided an updated version of the ad so we ran the version with the pie chart at 70% for Ron Paul.

[Hospitaller]

I have every confidence the money will be used correctly but i would just like to know how and when!

Edit: Thanks Liber team for the update

[brandon]

Hey guys sorry for the delay, been occupied with the holidays. The ad is going to run in The Daily Nonpareil on Sunday January 1 (today) as a slightly larger (to keep it from being distorted) than 1/4 page full color display ad. We'll reach approximately 35,000 people. We had to include an address on the ad as a requirement so we used the Iowa grassroots HQ address. It also had to say "Paid Advertisement". Some want to run this ad in NH and beyond, but coordinating these ads takes up a lot of time I won't be able to commit, hopefully someone else can take the lead in those states going forward. Dusman never provided an updated version of the ad so we ran the version with the pie chart at 70% for Ron Paul.

Liberteam, wolfram alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+Daily+Nonpareil+country&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*Periodical.TheDailyNonpareilIACounci lBluffs13873.PeriodicalProperty.Country-) says that this paper only circulates to 14,000 people, not 35,000. How much did you pay for the ad placement? Is there any left over money or did it work out to be exactly the amount that you raised?

[brandon]

I know most people stopped following this and OP isn't responding so this will be my last post. I just want to add that 1/4 page full color display ads in this paper on a Sunday cost $1,300 which leaves about a grand that OP is pocketing.

[pauliticalfan]

I know most people stopped following this and OP isn't responding so this will be my last post. I just want to add that 1/4 page full color display ads in this paper on a Sunday cost $1,300 which leaves about a grand that OP is pocketing.

Bump. Where did the money go? Can this ad be run in South Carolina?

[eduardo89]

Whatever happened to this?

[swissaustrian]

Whatever happened to this?
I second this question having given some money myself.

[Kluge]

Liberteam, wolfram alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+Daily+Nonpareil+country&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*Periodical.TheDailyNonpareilIACounci lBluffs13873.PeriodicalProperty.Country-) says that this paper only circulates to 14,000 people, not 35,000. How much did you pay for the ad placement? Is there any left over money or did it work out to be exactly the amount that you raised?

Curious about that too.

[MRoCkEd]

I know most people stopped following this and OP isn't responding so this will be my last post. I just want to add that 1/4 page full color display ads in this paper on a Sunday cost $1,300 which leaves about a grand that OP is pocketing.
I asked OP to respond to this. In the meantime, can you post details to back up your claim? Thanks

[klamath]

Wow, did anyone ever even see the ad that was susposed to run? If not a lot of people really got scammed here.

[brandon]

I asked OP to respond to this. In the meantime, can you post details to back up your claim? Thanks

I got a quote directly from their sales office. I'm going to email MRoCked the proof and he can confirm it if he wants to. I think we still need proof that this ad even ran at all.

[ForLibertyFight]

Post the receipts?

[Roxi]

Still nothing on this? Where is the OP?

[XTreat]

Damn I donated to this too.

[PauliticsPolitics]

Hmm....

[Hospitaller]

I think i got my money back for this?

[brandon]

Still nothing on this? Where is the OP?

I think he's been been flying first class around the world for the past month. Serious.

I think it would be good if the mods could do an IP search and tell us how many sock puppets this guy has, like they did with the other scammer. Not sure why they haven't yet. Just having a sock puppet alone is usually enough to get banned in most cases.

[Roxi]

Another couple weeks gone by and still no response from Thomas? Srsly WTF

[Roxi]

Hello Hello Hello Hellooo Helloooo Helloooo. I think there's an echo in here.

[Kluge]

//

[MRoCkEd]

Another couple weeks gone by and still no response from Thomas? Srsly WTF
I haven't been able to contact him.

[Freedom of Speech]

I'm going to be really disappointed if those involved in this pocketed any of the money because I promoted this to my subscribers and it was one of the things on this forum that I actually liked and took part in bumping on a regular basis. I don't really participate in this forum much (no need to explain why really, I think most will know why) and just pop in to see if there are these types of things that need funding, promotion, etc, and other important call-to-action type grassroots efforts.

I remember the initial chip-in was set at about $5000, before it was lowered, so if he/she/they used the first few ads that looked great to gain some trust to pull this money in to then just walk away with the money...well :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Freedom of Speech]

bump-7700 is a lot, this has to constantly stay at the top of the page

I see it was $7700 and not $5000 as I posted in my previous post so if if was a scam, they set their goal high.

[LibertyIn08]

I'm pounding the pavement to get a-hold of the person, I will update if I find anything out.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused and will endeavour to make this right.

[brandon]

I doubt it was an intentional scam from the beginning. I think it was probably just more a case of laziness/incompetence. Just a guess though.

[LibertyIn08]

I doubt it was an intentional scam from the beginning. I think it was probably just more a case of laziness/incompetence. Just a guess though.

The college ad was most definitely placed.

[Roxi]

The college ad was most definitely placed.

That one didn't have anything to do with Tom or this chipin. There has been no proof shown that any of the 2K+ raised has been spent on ads in Iowa or anywhere else.

[walt]

I'm going to be really disappointed if those involved in this pocketed any of the money because I promoted this to my subscribers and it was one of the things on this forum that I actually liked and took part in bumping on a regular basis. I don't really participate in this forum much (no need to explain why really, I think most will know why) and just pop in to see if there are these types of things that need funding, promotion, etc, and other important call-to-action type grassroots efforts.

I remember the initial chip-in was set at about $5000, before it was lowered, so if he/she/they used the first few ads that looked great to gain some trust to pull this money in to then just walk away with the money...well :mad: :mad: :mad:

why?

[Roxi]

Still no word on this I see. :(