{"id":840,"date":"2023-03-04T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testerdigital.ca\/?p=840"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:09:31","slug":"3-tips-for-better-videos-for-political-and-advocacy-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testerdigital.ca\/3-tips-for-better-videos-for-political-and-advocacy-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"3 tips for better videos for political and advocacy campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"3 Tips For Better Videos For Political And Advocacy Campaigns\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTn8f8Z_PG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels are dominating social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you work in the political or advocacy space like me, you&#8217;ve seen people like Pierre Poilievre explode in popularity with high quality video content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is he so successful? 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