Political marketing: Analysis of the marketing strategy of Barack Obama before the presidential elections 2008

The bachelor thesis analyses Barack Obama's pre-election campaign before the American presidential elections 2008. The first two chapters deal with theory of political marketing. The third chapter describes the specifics of American election system, which influence the pre-election campaign of the presidential candidates. The fourth chapter deals with the marketing aspects of Obama's pre-election campaign. It analysis the product "Barack Obama" with the help of SWOT analysis tools. Furthermore, it describes the target groups of the campaign and the tools Barack Obama's campaign used to target these groups. The thesis also identifies the particular marketing communication tools Barack Obama implemented in his campaign and focuses on their innovative usage. Distinctive emphasis is put on the communication with the generation millenials via the tools of internet and mobile marketing