Save the date: On July 13th, our team is hosting an informational webinar to support 2023 and 2024 candidates navigating the Meta (Facebook and Instagram) political verification process. Who: Join SpeakEasy Senior Media Strategist, Anam Khan, for a deep dive into the Meta political …

With a quickly-evolving media landscape, SpeakEasy is helping campaigns and causes understand how these shifts impact political campaigns up and down the ballot. In May, our team launched a new blog series — “What We’re Reading”— to bring the latest in digital trends to …

Google Search Ads —  text ads that appear when someone searches a specific term such as “November election” or a candidate’s name online  — are an impactful tool to extend the reach of your campaign’s message. From Presidential campaigns to School Board races, Google’s …

Direct mail isn’t going anywhere yet. According to a recent report, the industry is continuing to grow year over year. And as more and more digital privacy laws take effect, some media experts are forecasting the rise of “old school” media tactics — such …

As digital best practices and media tools evolve, SpeakEasy is helping campaigns and causes stay up to speed with the latest landscape changes. Our media strategists are always looking for ways to bring the latest digital capabilities to Democratic campaigns across the Country — …

With thousands of school board seats up for election in 2023, candidates nationwide are running to help determine the future of education for their communities. The candidates, their teams, and the organizations that support them are coming together to communicate with voters about the impact …

With the continued rise of video advertising in the digital world — political campaigns are focusing on the most impactful ways to place key messages in front of target audiences. Video content can be posted across organic platforms (Twitter, TikTok, Meta, and YouTube, to name …

In fast-moving political campaigns, a key challenge is often gathering and aggregating data to make informed optimization decisions. For example, should a campaign shift budget to increasing the frequency of their intro video, or route funds toward their fundraising-focused Facebook campaigns? One of the best …

As we kick off 2023, we wanted to share a round-up of 2022’s most viewed blogs for anyone doing a little start-of-the-year reading! Check them out below: School Board Campaigns at Any Budget: Join our Head of Client Strategy, Kees Nordin, for a rundown …

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
DANIELLE WINTERHALTER
As Managing Partner of SpeakEasy, Danielle Winterhalter specializes in multi-channel advertising, creative development, and rapid response communications – providing strategic campaign guidance and tactical media implementation to a client portfolio including Democratic causes, candidates, and impact-driven brands.

Passionate about increasing civic engagement and political access, Danielle founded SpeakEasy to support Democratic initiatives with effective media strategies up and down the ballot. Since inception, SpeakEasy’s tech-enabled ad tools – and tested political experience – have been leveraged by races in over 38 states, from school board to United States Senate.

Prior to SpeakEasy, Danielle served as a Campaign Manager, Policy Director, and political consultant where she scripted speeches, developed bipartisan policy initiatives, and executed comprehensive communication campaigns for Democratic candidates and organizations.

Outside of the office, Danielle is involved with Team Fox – the grassroots fundraising arm of the Michael J. Fox Foundation – where she raises funding and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, she holds dual degrees in Politics and International Studies.