Targeting young voters in a political campaign: Empirical insights into an interactive digital marketing campaign in the 2007 Finnish general election
Leppäniemi, M., Karjaluoto, H., Lehto, H., & Goman, A. (2010). Targeting young voters in a political campaign: Empirical insights into an interactive digital marketing campaign in the 2007 Finnish general election. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 22(1), 14-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/10495140903190374
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At general elections across Europe, turnout among young people tends to be significantly lower
than among older voters. Therefore, this paper examines a digital marketing campaign that was
targeted at young voters in the 2007 Finnish general election. More specifically, this paper aims
to provide insights into the creative development process of a political marketing campaign and
the nature of the client-agency relationship in political campaigns. The methodology adopted in
this paper consisted of in-depth interviews with key informants involved in the campaign
planning and implementation. The results provide new empirical insights into the challenges that
political campaigner may face when they target political marketing at young voters. In addition,
the results suggest that there are differences between commercial and political marketing also in
a digital marketing context. Finally, the results support the view that marketing professionals
have a strong role in a creative development process of a political marketing campaign. The
ideas put forth herein can certainly help advertising professionals to plan political marketing
campaigns that engage young people in future elections and therefore aid candidates in their
quest to achieve electoral success.
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