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Whether an organization or a candidate, you are running a campaign. Whether for issues or office, you will need funding and promotion. Critical to achieving your objectives is a well run campaign organization. Simmonds Ballentine, LLC will develop, build and manage your campaign to greatly improve your chances of success.

The Challenge

A campaign is a daunting process that must be executed seamlessly to ensure success. Yet, there are so many other tasks you must manage in addition to the campaign. From strategy to development to opposition research to management, from traditional campaigns to internet activism, from image to message to media and public relations, the aspects of a campaign are many and varied – yet entirely necessary. How do you manage it all?

The Solution

Campaign Management Services provide you a solution to manage your campaign without the headache.

Grassroots Campaigns: A strong grassroots organization is critical to the success of the campaign. At the end of the day, you will need to activate people: to get-out-the-vote and mobilize people in support of your cause. To do this, you must have a strategy that allows you to promote your cause, staff your cause and track the progress of your cause, while mitigating the forces trying to prevent your success.

Internet Activism: As Joe Trippi said, “What we’re really in now is the empowerment age.1 Through the internet, you have the ability to circumvent the media establishment and gain the exposure you need for success. With the internet, you can empower the grassroots in ways that traditional campaigns do not allow. We are witnessing the power of this tool in organizing and it cannot be ignored if you wish to be effective.

Message & Image Management: You appearance is how you are perceived. People see you before they hear you; They hear you before they listen. These nuances cannot be taken for granted because if mismanaged they will spell death to your campaign. Having someone to develop the strategy and monitor it, coaching you and the campaign to stick to the message and enhance your image. You will also benefit by having us cultivate and maintain relationships with the press and other public stakeholders with power to help or hurt your efforts.