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Intrinsic Motivators and 21st Century Advocacy 22 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
By: Shannon Manning, Director of Communications Programs Just like success in business, success in advocacy depends on our ability to motivate people. Daniel Pink’s management bestseller Drive: The S...
Big Data. Small Insights. The Edge. 8 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
By: Aaron Guiterman, VP of Digital Strategy “Big data” has become a nearly ubiquitous buzzword—promising good things to come for those who know how to tap into it in a meaningful way. It’s heralded ...
Unlocking the Potential of Hispanic Advocacy Campaigns 23 Jul 2013 | 08:46 pm
By: Rex Petrill, Director, Advocacy Center Last week, President Obama invited local anchors from Univision and Telemundo to the White House to discuss immigration reform. Both networks have a larger...
Commotion Over Motion: How Videos Using Motion Graphics Allow Us to Communicate More Colorfully 11 Jul 2013 | 06:14 pm
By: Jim Scott Polsinelli, Creative Director Flip Videos were good. Then iPhones made it easier to point, shoot, and upload videos. As a result, there is a jaw-dropping amount of videos being released...
Synching Your PR and Advocacy Strategies 27 Jun 2013 | 06:58 pm
By: Kevin Lawlor, Director Press and Media Relations It’s one thing to tell your neighbor why they should take action, but it’s another to show them. In advocacy, there is a significant difference b...
Helping Egyptians Make the Transition to Democracy 6 Jun 2013 | 05:41 pm
By: Jason Linde, Vice President, Campaign Services Imagine for a moment the swirling emotions our citizens must have felt in those heady months after the Revolutionary War … There must have been treme...
Campaign Tactics and Messaging in the Jamie Dimon Vote 21 May 2013 | 03:20 am
By: Steve Danon, Vice President of Public Relations The shareholder confidence vote regarding JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon shows how advocacy is evolving from the campaign trail ...
Even in time of gridlock, there’s opportunity with advocacy 16 May 2013 | 05:44 pm
By: Charles Ellison, Senior Communications Strategist In an era of sequestration, partisan bickering, and Washington gridlock, Michael Shue finds quite a few reasons to be optimistic. “There is some l...
THE POLITICAL, POLICY, AND GEO-POLITICAL CALCULUS OF IMMIGRATION REFORM 2 May 2013 | 07:56 pm
By: Charles Ellison, Senior Communications Strategist There is considerable talk about the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” Senate proposal on immigration reform. On surface, it’s fairly cut and dried: ove...
From Afar—3 Ways to Use Twitter in an Emergency 17 Apr 2013 | 07:35 pm
By: Abigail Collazo, Digital Media Manager We are saddened by the news out of Boston that at least two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon. In times like ...