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Al DiGuido has long been recognized as an innovator in the digital marketing industry and as a pioneer in email communications. He has held leadership positions at Zeta Interactive, Epsilon Interactive, Bigfoot Interactive and Ziff Davis Publishing. He can be reached at aldiguido@aldiguido.com.

RECENT ARTICLES

  • We were losers, folks

    We were losers, folks

    Op-ed: Digital Marketing Expert Al DiGuido slams GOP, Romney campaign: “We were OLD in our thinking, OLD in our strategy, OLD in our marketing execution,” and calls for the old guard to go.

  • Romney rises on eve of election

    Romney rises on eve of election

    The Republican ticket continues to surge online, as the engaged supporters of Obama-Biden dwindle. The victor Tuesday may well be determined by who came into the final days with the strongest momentum: Mitt Romney.

  • Making the online math work

    Making the online math work

    The Romney/Ryan campaign is surging online in momentum. The focus in the last days up to the election needs to be on local online venues, getting the message out and continuing to turn the tide against Obama.

  • Romney romps on social media post-debate

    Romney romps on social media post-debate

    For the first time, Mitt Romney has a higher engaged audience on Facebook than President Obama, says Human Events’ social media watcher Al DiGuido.

  • Social media momentum goes to Romney on engagement

    Social media momentum goes to Romney on engagement

    While the president may have more “Facebook Likes” than Romney, the Romney-Ryan ticket has the edge on engagement, and that could make all the difference.

  • Social media tide turning red

    Social media tide turning red

    Social media marketer Al DiGuido says the Romney/Ryan’s online engagement with voters is accelerating.

  • No Facebook 'bump' for Obamas

    No Facebook ‘bump’ for Obamas

    Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is smokin’ hot online. Is he the GOP ticket’s secret weapon for the Internet generation?

  • TV viewership of RNC down from 2008; Newsweek 'Hit the Road Barack' a hit

    TV viewership of RNC down from 2008; Newsweek ‘Hit the Road Barack’ a hit

    Recapping the various media outcomes of RNC week: Mitt’s Facebook likes up, problematic emails still being sent and how viewers are feeling about it all.

  • It’s time for Romney to wage smart social media warfare

    It’s time for Romney to wage smart social media warfare

    Analysis: Five ways for GOP to win online, and it begins with big-tent collaboration, a unified and uniform message, reaching to supportive constituencies and hitting the battleground states with effective email campaigns.

  • What Romney-Ryan need to do online now

    What Romney-Ryan need to do online now

    Analysis: Social media guru calls for marketing professionals to be dropped into the Romney-Ryan campaign “for the next 12 weeks and do some truly “kick-ass marketing.”