WATCH: Vincent Harris on CCTV

CEO of Harris Media, Vincent Harris, panel discussion on CCTV about Donald Trump, digital media, social media, and the 2016 elections!

Vincent Harris Quoted Traditional political campaigns dead, it’s a digital world now

Traditional political campaigns that don’t have a digital first focus are dead, say experts. “Where traditional campaigns spend weeks putting together high production value TV ads, a well run campaign of today and of the future is focused on short, snackable, mobile content. It’s focused on livestreaming video, it’s focused on digital rapid response, it’s…

Vincent Harris Quoted On Bernie’s Army of Coders

Late last spring, inspired to action by what he was hearing from a renegade Democratic candidate named Bernie Sanders, Jon Hughes began building a website. Hughes, then a 29-year-old father in southern Oregon, didn’t have any connection to the Sanders campaign; in fact, the last presidential candidate he’d been interested in was Ron Paul back…

What I Learned from 16 months Running Rand Paul Digital

I remember being so nervous the first time I met Senator Rand Paul after being hired on his campaign to run digital operations. An hour later though, as I walked out of the meeting, I was more excited than ever. Here was a candidate who wanted to run a different kind of campaign and who…

Vincent Harris Quoted on Rand Paul’s Viral Video Surprise

“Virality means increased traffic, sign ups, and of course digital donations,” said Paul’s digital strategist Vincent Harris. “[It’s] a huge number in a short amount of time by any standards, especially considering the fact the campaign didn’t pay a cent to promote it. Seems to be the most ‘viral’ moment since the senator stood up for…

Vincent Harris Speaks at Advertising Week 2015

Harris Media Founder and CEO Vincent Harris spoke on the Rare panel “Reaching Millennials Through Politics” at Advertising Week 2015. Vincent discussed the importance of campaigns using smart digital media to reach younger audiences. Hear his thoughts on the relationship between politics and targeted digital efforts in the video below!

The Spin Room Goes Mobile As Campaigns Capitalize On Debate ‘Moments’

“The problem, with 11 candidates, is figuring out how to package special moments,” explained Paul’s chief digital strategist, Vincent Harris. “Online consumers only have so much time. It’s up to us on the campaign to package those moments in short and engaging ways.”

Vincent Harris: The Screen Savers

GOP CONSULTANT SAYS GOP NOT HIP WITH YOUNGER VOTERS

Vincent Harris, CEO of Harris Media and Chief Digital Strategist for Kentucky Senator and 2016 Presidential candidate Rand Paul, says, “The old way of consuming media is dying” and “in some cases, it is dead.” We are living in a post-television age for younger voters. This is an age where mundane aspects of life are…

Presidential Campaigns See Texting as a Clear Path to Voters

In those campaign cycles, political text messages could seem more jarring. “A text is almost a sacred thing,” said Vincent Harris, the digital director for Mr. Paul’s campaign. “This space is reserved for your closest friends, your family, people who know you well enough to have your number and bypass a voice mail or email….