According to a joint study by the University of Michigan and Princeton, being reminded by a text message increases the likelihood that someone will vote by 3 percentage points.
The best way, to get in touch with voters before election day are face to face methods such as canvassing and info stands. However, unfortunately that often remains the only touchpoint with them, when its know that we need five indidivualized contacs with voters to have an effect. Prevailing data protection regulations make it difficult if not impossible to stay in touch with interested voters. This is where we come in and support you with a GDPR compliant tool: zweitkontakt - the useful app for contact with voters.
zweitkontakt
the useful app for contact with voters
this is what it does
more votes
You probably know from your experience that other people influence and motivate people to vote. And you also know that the likelihood of someone voting increases significantly when they are reminded to do so. Achieving that is costly and complicated - until now. With zweitkontakt it is easy, targeted and scaleable.
use resources sustainibly
Your team members make initial contact with potential voters at the info table or during canvassing. But in order to stay in touch with them and foster that hot lead, so your hard work is not wasted, you need a tool like zweitkontakt. Activists ask those who are interested to enter their name and telephone number in the web app in order to stay up to date on topics that are most important to them. The face to face conversation continues as personal text messages.
gdpr compliant
Interested voters enter their own name and cell number on the activists smartphone or tablet and agree to the data protection agreement. To avoid misuse, activists do not have access to this data - nor do they have to give out their own private cell number to stay in touch.
scalable
zweitkontakt allows you to easily stay in touch with people beyond the personal conversation. This also motivates your team members and activists to actively approach people and encourage them to take the initiative. In short: At the end of the day, you and your team can analyze the contacts and conversations.
this is how you stay in touch with everyone
In a world of more and more media outlets and communication channels, it's difficult to find one that can reach everyone. E-mail, social media, newsletters & co - what is the right tool to be able to stay in contact with as many people as possible? It's good old texting, plain and simple. The simple SMS system zweitkontakt uses, does not require any internet access on the part of the customer, allows you low-threshold communication to which many people have access.
for whom
political parties
Are you looking for a suitable tool that will provide you and your team with useful support in your election campaign?
The web app helps you to document the conversations at the information stand or during canvassing and to keep in touch with interested people. In addition, it can also be used at events. Send us an email and discover zweitkontakt.
Associations, NGOs, NPOs & referendums
Expand community management and drive demands
Use zweitkontakt as part of your campaign and stay in touch with interested people. You can text them additional information, remind them to give their statement of support or mobilize them to an event. Are you looking to build a community for your association, NGO or NPO? Do you need to expand an existing one and need a more personal communication channel than one-to-many email? zweitkontakt's SMS system can further develop your community management. Send reminders to your members to sign the petition or let them know about the outcome.
advocacy groups
Member support and mobilization for the next election
Are you responsible for recruiting members or looking after members within an interest group? In times of remote offices, keeping in touch and organizing employees can be a challenge. Use zweitkontakt to easily update members about news and to mobilize members. Is the next election coming up within your trade union? Then zweitkontakt is just the right tool to complete your campaign. Provide your members with news, information and reminders about the upcoming election. Seemingly as personal one-to-one text messages
about us
Yussi
founder
Victoria
project manager
Manfred
tech lead
contact & prices
our services
We offer various services that are tailored to the individual needs of your organization. Before we make an offer, we work with you to determine exactly what you need so that zweitkontakt can provide you with the best possible support.
installation
Incl. setup, support in drafting standard texts, setup of administrator access, setup of a unique phone number for your organization, training for administrators and standard data protection agreement
monthly base fee
Incl. support for all administrators, 20 users, up to 5,000 SMS to voters and for two-factor authentication/month
Additional packages
users and SMS
For more users or SMS, we can offer you individual packages as required (e.g.: 10 additional users/month or 5,000 SMS)
consulting & training
On top of the setup, we are happy to provide support and special trainings. With communication workshops specially tailored to your needs, we can sustainably improve the use of zweitkontakt for you.
contact us
FAQs
how can i get zweitkontakt?
Please use the contact form to get in touch with us.
can i test zweitkontakt?
To test zweitkontakt, please send us a request via the contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Do I need certain devices to use Zweitkontakt?
The web app enables to use zweitkontakt on all devices.
How can I be sure the person is entering the correct number?
In general, you cannot control what data someone enters. This is also not possible for data protection reasons. However, a welcome SMS will be sent immediately after registration. Here you could see that the person has not made a typing error.
How can someone unsubscribe?
Unsubscribing is easy: the person simply responds “No” to a text message from you and they are automatically removed from the list.
Why not via WhatsApp?
There are two reasons for this: First, WhatsApp does not comply with the guidelines of GDPR. Second, WhatsApp only works with internet access and a smartphone. We want to reach as many people as possible with zweitkontakt.
How much lead time does the tool need?
We recommend installing zweitkontakt as early as possible to give your team a chance to become familiar with it. But in principle it can be up and running for your organization within a week (standard installation).
the useful app for contact with voters
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