Research Shows Bush Web Site Appeals Most Strongly to 60-64 Year Olds and Male Audiences

NextStage Analytics' Demographic Analysis of the Bush campaign web site home page reports a shift in the target age focus towards 60-64 year old voters.

NASHUA, N.H. (PRWEB) August 1, 2004 -- Research reports published online today by NextStage Analytics indicated a narrowing in the demograpic appeal of the George Bush campaign web site home page towards 60-64 year old, predominately male voters who, in general, give more credence to negatively based presentation of information.

Full report is available at: www.nextstageanalytics.com.

NextStage Analytics Demographic research of the 2004 presidential campaign home pages available online for the duration of the 2004 presidential election season. Five demographic reports, available free of charge to visitors, compare how effectively the Bush, Kerry and Nader campaign home pages are targeted to different age, gender and personality groups.

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NextStage's Media Content Analysis (MCA) evaluates all text, images, color, visual and page layout elements and reports how the website will be perceived by different demographic groups. MCA reports can provide valuable insights into how the candidates' websites are communicating their messages and data that can be used for researching or writing about the impact of internet websites on political campaigns.

A second set of advanced reports, Message Projection Analysis (MPA) evaluate the sub-textual messages projected intentionally or unintentionally from websites, TV, and other media. During this year's presidential campaign season, NextStage is monitoring the comparative intensity of ten important sub-textual campaign messages being projected from the Bush, Kerry, and Nader home pages, such as "I am Presidential Material," "I'm Listening to You," "I Can Lead Us to a Better Place," and "I Can Get Us Out of this Problem/Trouble/Mess." This advanced MPA research with supporting data is available for political and media analysts on a subscription basis at the NextStage web site.

About NextStage Analytics

NextStage Analytics is the business arm of NextStage Evolution, LLC, a Nashua-based research company founded in 2001. NextStage Analytics offers behavioral and demographic analytics tools and consulting services that improve website performance, increase web sales conversions, and enhance the effectiveness of search engine, email and other online advertising/marketing and political campaigns.

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