EVENING PROGRAM
I. Welcome Remarks II. National Anthem
III. AAPC Acknowledgements
IV. Dinner and Presentation of Pollie and Campaign Excellence Awards
V. Winner Portraits Taken (Coronado Foyer)
VI. Pollie After Party & Desert Reception (Coronado Ballroom)
POLLIE GALA DINNER POLLIE POLLIE COMPLIMENTS OF RECEPTION AFTER PARTY COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF TABLE OF AAPC Thanks CONTENTS Those Who Made The 2014 Pollie Awards 2 & Conference A Evening Program Success
POLLIE CONTEST COMMITTEE 3 Chair: Rich Schlackman, RMS Associates AAPC Anthony Bellotti, Campaign Solutions Acknowledgements Melissa Cressey, DSPolitical Tracy Dietz, Labels & Lists 6 Kevin O’Neill, Grassroots Enterprise 2014 POLLIE CONFERENCE Pollie Award Judges PLANNING COMMITTEE Co Chairs: Ondine Fortune, Fortune Media 12 Tom Shepard, Tom Shepard & Associates Pollie Award Winners Members: Lorena Chambers, Chambers Lopez Strategies Ed Clancy, Livable Streets Carol Dahmen, Comcast Spotlight Brian Franklin, Impact Politics Art Hackney, Hackney & Hackney, Inc. Jim Innocenzi, Sandler-Innocenzi Mike Madrid, Grassroots Lab Beth Miller, Miller Public Affairs Group Tim Rosales, The Wayne Johnson Agency Doc Sweitzer, The Campaign Group
AAPC STAFF: Alana Joyce, Executive Director Amanda Scherb, Pollie Contest Coordinator Beckie Souleymane, Membership Manager
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D05 - Website - State Legislature/ Bronze Local Citizens United: Fast Terry Gold Richard Sales Media Frank Balles for NJ Senate - Bronze “Whelanopoly.com” Rick Snyder for Michigan “Nerdy” WINNERS The Strategy Group Company Strategic Perception Inc. Silver Bronze Dr. Richard Pan for Senate Website: D12 - Web Video - U.S. Senate/ Stringer 2013 - “Colossal Failure” www.DrRichardPan.com House GMMB Trilogy Interactive Gold American Crossroads: Ashley’s Story D18 - Web Video - Best Bronze Technology Innovation SherylBergforTexas.com Richard Sales Media Upstream Communications Silver Gold American Commitment: #BookerFAIL Turnaround Detroit, “Vine 6-Second Write- D06 - Website - National Richard Sales Media In Ad” Joe Slade White & Company Organization Bronze Gold Alison Lundergan Grimes for U.S. Senate Silver Ready For Hillary “For Thelma” Algorithmic Approach Target to Interactive NGP VAN Putnam Partners, LLC Video App (Choice App) IMGE D07 - Website - State/Local D13 - Web Video - Statewide (Non- Bronze Organization Gubernatorial or Senate) A Kentucky Story Gold Gold WeRPolitics Texas Democratic Party Website: Let Texas Work for Texas www.txdemocrats.org WeRPolitics D19 - Web Video - Best Use of Trilogy Interactive Pre-Roll Video Silver D14 - Web Video - Mayor Gold NY State Party Gold Turnaround Detroit, “Ballot” Bully Pulpit Interactive Mindless Joe Slade White & Company Bronze Gateway Media Silver Republican Party of Texas Silver Enterprise Washington - “Death and Taxes” Harris Media LLC A Music Video for LA Mayor The Strategy Group Company LUKErativeVentures D08 - Website - Independent D20 - Internet Advertising - Bronze (Online/Social/Mobile) - Governor Expenditure Zombie Talk Gold Gateway Media Gold Freedom’s Frontier Terry McAuliffe IMGE D15 - Web Video - State Bully Pulpit Interactive Legislature/Local Silver D09 - Website - Best Landing Gold Charlie Janssen for Governor Page Stringer 2013 - “Colossal Failure” The Prosper Group Gold GMMB Charlie Janssen for Governor D21 - Internet Advertising The Prosper Group D16 - Web Video - Best Use of (Online/Social/Mobile) - U.S. Silver Humor Senate/House Dan Branch for Attorney General Gold Gold The Prosper Group Bystander President Roger Williams - Polygraph Video Upstream Communications Bronze Republican National Committee Turning WV Blue Silver Silver Control Point Group Ed Markey’s Greatest Hits David Vitter Stands with Duck Dynasty CRAFT Media | Digital BrabenderCox D10 - Website - Best Microsite Bronze Bronze Gold American Crossroads: Ashley’s Story John Cornyn - Google Campaign (Display, The Choice App Richard Sales Media Search and YouTube) IMGE Upstream Communications D17 - Web Video - Best Use of D11 - Web Video - Governor Negative/Contrast D22 - Internet Advertising (Online/Social/Mobile) - Gold Gold Storybook McAuliffe Dishonest Terry Statewide (Non-Gubernatorial or Republican National Committee WeRPolitics Senate) Gold Silver Silver Dan Patrick Manifesto Storybook McAuliffe Harris Media LLC Something Else Strategies Republican National Committee
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D29 - Best Overall Use of Social Bronze Media - Mayor Yes on 522, the Campaign to Label GMOs Gold in Washington State Garcetti Social Media - Mayor Oldmixon Hill New Economy Campaigns D36 - Web Video D23 - Internet Advertising D30 - Best Overall Use of Social Gold (Online/Social/Mobile) - Mayor Media - State Legislature/Local What’s in the school levy? Cerillion N4 Partners Gold Gold Ridley-Thomas Facebook Voter Targeting Marty Walsh D41 - Best Use of Social Media Bully Pulpit Interactive Los Angeles County Democratic Party Gold Silver Silver United for Care Social Media Judge Rebecca Bradley Bill de Blasio Impact Politics Bully Pulpit Interactive Connectivist Media Silver Bronze D31 - Best Use of Facebook Vote Yes Linn County - Virtual Field Director Turnaround Detroit Advertising Campaign Headquarters Joe Slade White & Company Gold D24 - Internet Advertising Senator Mitch McConnell INTERNET - PUBLIC (Online/Social/Mobile) - State Harris Media LLC AFFAIRS DIVISION Legislature/Local Silver D46 - Website - National Gold Cory Booker for Senate Gold WINNERS Frank Balles for NJ Senate - Trilogy Interactive National Council of Textile Organizations – “Whelanopoly.com” Bronze “Stop Exporting American Jobs” Campaign The Strategy Group Company Ridley-Thomas Facebook Voter Targeting Website Silver Los Angeles County Democratic Party SevenTwenty Strategies “Be Happy” Silver Totten Communications D32 - Best Technology Innovation The Parent Toolkit Produced by NBC News’ Bronze Gold Education Nation and Sponsored by Pearson Saturating DC Democracy.com Connections Media BuzzMaker Democracy.com Silver Bronze D25 - Internet Advertising I’m In: Targeted Sharing for Pete Snyder for Worker Centers (Online/Social/Mobile) - Lt. Gov Berman and Company Independent Expenditure Engage Gold Bronze D47 - Website - State/Local Keep Ken Out John Cornyn - Google Hangout Gold Blueprint Interactive Upstream Communications Washington Good Spirits Council Website Cerrell Associates, Inc. Silver Too Extreme Ken D33 - Best App Silver Blueprint Interactive Gold Alliance for Michigan Power Website The Choice App DDC Advocacy D27 - Best Overall Use of Social IMGE Bronze Media - U.S. Senate/House Silver Alabama Trauma System Gold Cost of Labor App Mowery Consulting Group John Cornyn U.S. Senate Re-election IMGE Upstream Communications Bronze D48 - Web Video - National Silver I’m In: Targeted Sharing for Pete Snyder for Gold Cory Booker for Senate Social Lt. Gov Freedom to Marry - Video Series Against Media Program Engage DOMA Trilogy Interactive Blue State Digital Bronze Bronze MiniVAN Silver Roger Williams - Social Media Engagement NGP VAN Concerned Veterans for America: Upstream Communications America’s Challenge INTERNET - BALLOT Richard Sales Media D28 - Best Overall Use of Silver Social Media - Statewide (Non- INITIATIVE DIVISION Fedoras for Fairness Gubernatorial or Senate) D35 - Website Lake Research Partners Gold Gold Bronze Texans For Term Limits Website I’m In: Targeted Sharing for Pete Snyder for Americans for Prosperity: Innovative Advertising Lt. Gov Table the Farm Bill Engage Silver Richard Sales Media Yes for SeaTac, the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hr Oldmixon Hill 22
D49 - Web Video - State/Local D51 - Web Video - Best Use of Gold Negative/Contrast Do the Math: Arizona Medicaid made Gold simple Mindless / Zombie Talk HighGround, Inc Gateway Media WINNERS Silver Silver Transportation Infrastructure Now “Ever-Pending Backlog” D53 - Online/Social/Mobile Kearney O’Doherty Public Affairs DC London Inc. Advertising - National Bronze Gold “Sally” D52 - Web Video - Best Use of ACLU - Where will you be? - DOMA Ads Kevin Cate Communications, Inc. Pre-Roll Video Revolution Messaging Gold Silver D50 - Web Video - Best Use of NARAL Pro-Choice America - Stop Shocking - CAGW Humor Cardboard Ken - Preroll Ads CRAFT Media | Digital Revolution Messaging Gold Bronze Crossroads GPS: Propaganda Silver Live Action - “Inhuman” Campaign Richard Sales Media Reaction Campaign Solutions/Connell Donatelli CRAFT Media | Digital Silver Mindless / ZombieTalk Bronze D54 - Online/Social/Mobile Gateway Media Mindless Advertising - State/Local Gateway Media Bronze Gold GOP Guide: How to Talk to Women Bronze SEIU-UHW - Healthy California American Bridge 21st Century Two Georgias Trilogy Interactive CRAFT Media | Digital Silver American Crossroads Targeted Victory Bronze Planned Parenthood ACA Pennsylvania Education Campaign DSPolitical
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F23 - PAC/Trade Association G03 - Best Use of Radio - Program - Mailer Statewide (Non-Gubernatorial Gold or Senate) The Home Depot Pac - Peer to Peer Gold Campaign McGuire for Lt. Governor “It’s Time” Sagac Public Affairs Optima Public Relations PHONES - Silver ADPAC (American Dental Assoc) G04 - Best Use of Radio - Mayor MISCELLANEOUS Fundraising Campaign Gold E42 - Best Use of New Technology Sagac Public Affairs Rick Kriseman for Mayor - Who Cares Gold Fletcher Rowley Inc. Bronze Echo Echo Echo Pathogen Silver Strategic Fundraising The Public Response Group Rick Kriseman for Mayor - Fostering Failure Fletcher Rowley Inc. FUNDRAISING - F25 - Best Use of Internet Bronze CANDIDATE DIVISION Fundraising - National Dewey Bartlett for Tulsa Mayor - F03 - Prospect Mailer - National Organization “Leadership” Gold Gold The Strategy Group Company EMILY’s List August Warren Prospect Reclaim America PAC Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Targeted Victory G05 - Best Use of Radio - Silver State Legislature F06 - Most Creative Fundraising NARAL I Stand with Wendy Davis eAppeals Gold WINNERS Event - Mailer Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Frank Balles for NJ Senate - Gold “Favorite Things” Bronze The Strategy Group Company U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe: Dove Hunt PFAW Early Renewal Campaign Invitation Mailer Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Silver Sagac Public Affairs Jobs First Coalition - “Welcome” Bronze The Strategy Group Company Silver Tea Party Patriots 4 Years 4 Liberty Okla. State Treasurer - Ken Miller Money Bomb Bronze Campaign “Tip Off” Mailer Active Engagement Sick Sagac Public Affairs Jamestown Associates F26 - Best Use of Internet F08 - Best Use of Internet Fundraising - State Organization G08 - Best Use of Humor Fundraising - U.S. Senate Gold Gold Gold Southern Company Employees PAC: Join Frank Balles for NJ Senate - Leading By Example Richard Sales Media “Favorite Things” WeRPolitics The Strategy Group Company F28 - Best Use of Fundraising - Silver F09 - Best Use of Internet Telephone Town Halls Jobs First Coalition - “Call” Fundraising - U.S. House Gold The Strategy Group Company Gold Raising Money the Virginia Way: Sciortino Blitz People for the American Way G09 - Best Use of Negative/ BuzzMaker Stones’ Phones Contrast Silver Gold Push-Up Coffman RADIO - CANDIDATE Frank Balles for NJ Senate - The Starboard Group “Favorite Things” DIVISION The Strategy Group Company Bronze G01 - Best Use of Radio - Mia Love - Online Fundraising Governor Silver Campaign Solutions/Connell Donatelli “Political Swamp” Gold Totten Communications Shaq FUNDRAISING - PUBLIC Jamestown Associates Bronze AFFAIRS DIVISION Jobs First Coalition - “Welcome” The Strategy Group Company F22 - House Mailer - Grassroots/ G02 - Best Use of Radio - U.S. Senate/House Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs G10 - Best Use of Internet Radio Gold Gold Gold AARP April Yes/No Appeal WOLF at the Door [Frank Wolf] Teddy Turner for Congress - “Break Up” Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Devine Mulvey Longabaugh The Strategy Group Company Silver Silver EMILY’s List August Poster Prospect Lamar Alexander for Senate “Healthcare” Strategic Perception Inc. G22 - Independent Expenditure Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Campaign - U.S. Senate/House Bronze Gold Lamar Alexander for Senate “Schools” Yes He Does Strategic Perception Inc. BerlinRosen
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