Blue State Digital

Blue State Digital
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryConsulting
Founded2004
FoundersJascha Franklin-Hodge
Clay Johnson
Joe Rospars
Ben Self
Thomas Gensemer
HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
Key people
Joe Rospars, founding partner and Chief Executive Officer
ParentWPP
Websitewww.bluestate.co

Blue State Digital is an adtech[1][2][3] that specializes in online fundraising, and campaign consultancy.[4] The company was founded by 4 former staffers of the Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign.[5][6] The company became notable after providing digital strategy and technology services for the 2008 and 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaigns.

Blue State Digital has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and London, and in December 2010, Blue State Digital was acquired by WPP plc.[7]

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  3. ^ "Employees at Creative Agency Blue State Secure First Collective Bargaining Agreement". Communications Workers of America. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  4. ^ Stewart, Emily (8 June 2016). "Google and Facebook will dominate the $1 billion digital ad spend for election 2016". TheStreet. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  5. ^ "Meet Our Leadership | Blue State Digital". Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  6. ^ Jascha Franklin-Hodge. "Jascha Franklin-Hodge". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  7. ^ Rao, Leena (December 30, 2010). "WPP Buys Obama's Campaign Agency Blue State Digital". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-11-08.