Phunware Announces Strategic Political Partnership with Campaign Nucleus

Rhea-AI Summary

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 07, 2022 - Phunware (NASDAQ: PHUN) announced a strategic partnership with Campaign Nucleus to enhance its Smart Advocacy Solution for mobile platforms. This collaboration aims to integrate AI capabilities to support center-right political candidates and organizations. The Smart Advocacy Solution, previously utilized in the Trump 2020 campaign, offers features for audience engagement and voter management. Initial efforts will focus on U.S. political activities, with potential expansion internationally. This partnership underscores Phunware's commitment to leveraging technology in modern political advocacy.

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• Strategic partnership with Campaign Nucleus to enhance mobile political advocacy.
• Integration of AI capabilities into Smart Advocacy Solution for targeted content delivery.
• Previous successful deployment of Smart Advocacy Solution in Trump 2020 campaign.
• Potential for international market expansion in political activities.

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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today a strategic political partnership with Campaign Nucleus to enhance its Smart Advocacy Solution on mobile and to further extend its capabilities in support of tech-enabled politics.

Campaign Nucleus, founded by Brad Parscale, provides an AI-based digital platform that provides center-right candidates, organizations and corporations a centralized ecosystem to not only curate actionable data, but also build political movements through accountability, analysis and action. Phunware plans to integrate these capabilities into its Smart Advocacy Solution to support not only politicians and advocacy groups, but also third-party platforms that want to personalize political content delivery and engagement.

“Phunware’s previous experience in deploying enterprise grade mobile ecosystems designed to engage, manage and monetize audiences at scale will help Campaign Nucleus deliver critical functionality and capabilities to any center right politician or advocate at the local, state or national level,” said Brad Parscale, Founder of Campaign Nucleus. “This partnership is the start of a much larger movement that is bringing unique platforms together to combat cancel culture and the unchecked power of technology companies who continue to interfere with people seeking to engage directly with policy makers in a more transparent manner.”

Phunware’s Smart Advocacy Solution was the foundation for the Trump 2020 mobile application portfolio and provides access to all of the features and capabilities of Phunware’s Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform to help build, manage and engage voters and constituents on mobile. Phunware also offers (1) the ability to calculate instant device reach counts within specific congressional districts, (2) the ability to join these polygons with other audience segments including interest, issue, intent or language, and (3) the ability to save these settings into unique audiences for media activation via data-enriched media campaigns. Digital marketers and advocates can select from one to many of the 435 congressional districts, add them into a custom audience and then further refine that audience using device language information.

“We live in a mobile-first world, so it’s imperative politicians and advocacy groups understand how to not only curate, personalize and deliver content on mobile at scale, but also drive engagement in a secure and repeatable way that can’t be cancelled or manipulated,” said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. “The elegance of MaaS is that it is designed to support any content delivery platform, so integrating the data, process and workflow capabilities of Campaign Nucleus will naturally extend the capabilities of our MaaS Customer Data Platform (“CDP”), while supporting new functionality such as voter canvassing and targeted content delivery.”

While initial joint products and solutions will focus primarily on political activity in the United States, it is expected that new offerings and capabilities will be launched over time in international markets with similar challenges and needs.

Click here to learn more about how Phunware can tech-enable political campaigns and advocacy initiatives by delivering mobile software optimized for engagement, security and transparency at scale.

Click here to learn more about how Campaign Nucleus connects, contacts and unifies processes and workflows to power efficient campaigns and reach the right people with the right message at the right time in the right place to drive actionable results.

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About Campaign Nucleus

Founded and created by Brad Parscale, former Digital Director and Campaign Manager for President Donald J. Trump, Campaign Nucleus is an AI-based digital platform that provides center-right candidates, organizations and corporations a centralized ecosystem to not only curate actionable data, but also build political movements through accountability, analysis and action. Parscale’s experience as a developer, marketer and political consultant has shaped Campaign Nucleus, which can help win elections and drive influence. For more information, visit https://www.campaignnucleus.com/.

About Phunware, Inc.

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Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & PhunToken) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with approximately one billion active devices touching its platform each month when operating at scale. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://phunware.com, https://phunwallet.com, https://phuncoin.com, https://phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.                 

Phunware PR & Media Inquiries:
press@phunware.com
T: (512) 693-4199

Campaign Nucleus PR & Media Inquiries:
press@nucl.co

Phunware Investor Relations:
Matt Glover and John Yi
Gateway Investor Relations
Email: PHUN@gatewayir.com
Phone: (949) 574-3860

FAQ

What is the significance of Phunware's partnership with Campaign Nucleus?

The partnership enhances Phunware's Smart Advocacy Solution, integrating AI for better political engagement.

How does Phunware's Smart Advocacy Solution function?

It enables targeted audience engagement and voter management through mobile platforms.

What political activities will Phunware's partnership initially focus on?

The initial focus is on political activities in the United States.

What prior experience does Phunware have in political applications?

Phunware previously supported the Trump 2020 campaign with its Smart Advocacy Solution.

Can Phunware's solutions be utilized internationally?

Yes, there are plans for expansion into international markets over time.