Pollie Awards

The Pollie Awards and Conference is an annual event hosted by the American Association of Political Consultants. AAPC recognizes work in the newspaper, direct mail, phones, internet, fund raising, radio, television, and student categories. The Pollies are the most prestigious awards in the political campaign and public affairs industry. It recognizes the best in the business in over 100 political campaigns and public affairs categories. The first was held in 2007. The Pollie Conference is the nationally recognized meeting place for those interested in the latest political trends and cutting-edge technologies.The award is known as the Emmy Awards of Politics. In March, 2008, the Pollie Awards and Conference took place in Santa Monica, California.

2008 Award Winners Direct Mail

National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Honorable Mention: Only You, The Lukens Company

State Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: You're Kidding Right, McNally Temple Assocaites, Inc.

Silver: Clean Energy, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Future, Gold Communications

Honorable Mention: METH, Meridian Pacific, Inc.

Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs - Over $250,000

Gold: Architect Survey, JDK Marketing & Public Affairs

 Silver: We Came Here for Our Kids, Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Bronze: Save San Onofre - Coalition, Building Campaign, Phil Giarrizzo Campaign  Consulting

 Honorable Mention: Caruso Brand Package, JDK Marketing & Public Affairs

Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs- Under $250,000

Gold: Sick and Tired, Compass Media Group

Silver: Smoking Patrol, San Francisco Association of Realitors

Bronze: Up in the Sky, Barnes Mosher Whitehead Lauter & Partners

Honorable Mention: Jolly Matthews Guns, Persuasive Strategies

State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs- Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Silver: Gift/Spanish, Checkmate Consulting

National Organization

Gold: Cross, Response America

Gold: Call for Entries, Winning Directions

Silver: Monopoly, Mack/Crounse Group

Bronze: Worth Fighting For, Mack/Crounse Group

State Organization

Gold: Monopoly, Mack/Crounse Group

Silver: Better Shot, Compass Media Group

Bronze: Meet Jessica, Mack/Crounse Group

Honorable Mention: Never Should Have Happened, Mack/Crounse Group

Local Organization

Gold: Make a Difference, Kennedy Communications

Silver: Choi: There Are 3 Choices for Council, The Parkside Group

Bronze: Angel, Mission Control, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Moneyhouse, Checkmate Consulting

U.S. House

Gold: Energy #1, Mack/Crounse Group

Silver: Congressman Dan Boren: "Accomplishments" Mailer, 720 Strategies

Bronze: Mailbox, Mission Control, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Barrow "Coffee", Terris, Barnes & Walters

State Government

Gold: BIG Mailer, Innovative Advertising

Silver: Sopranos Mailer, Innovative Advertising

Bronze: Father's Day Card, Innovative Advertising

Honorable Mention: Get Rich Quick, Innovative Advertising

Local Government

Silver: Smoking Patrol

Bronze: Snow up to his neck, Mammen Group

Honorable Mention: Tall Tales, Kennedy Communications

Public Agency

Silver: An Agency That Works, Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners

Honorable Mention: North Tahoe "FireUpdate", TBWB

State Ballot Measure

Gold: Ref. 67 Claim Denied, Northwest Passage Consulting

Silver: Private Schools Too Far, Mack/Crounse Group

Bronze: Ref. 1 - Full of Holes, Mack/Crounse Group

Honorable Mention: Ref. 1 Hurts Our Children, Mack/Crounse Group

Local/Regional Ballot Measure- Over $250,000

Silver: Tomorrow, William Berry Campaigns, Inc.

Bronze: Entertainment in Your Backyard, Rainmaker Media Group

Honorable Mention: Picture, Compass Media Group

Local/Regional Ballot Measure- Under $250,000

Silver: SMM "Slice", TBWB

Bronze: Folloe the Hummer, Stearns Consulting LLC

Honorable Mention: Loopholes You Can Drive a Hammer Through, Stearns Consulting LLc

State/Local Ballot Measure- Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Gold: Gift Box, Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Silver: Gateway, Stearns Consulting LLC

Bronze: Imagine..., Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Universal Care, MSHC Partners

State/Local Ballot Measure - GOTV

Gold: SB Streets, Faulkner Strategies

Silver: Remember, The Eppstein Group, Inc.

State/Local Ballot Measure- Signature Gathering

Bronze: Hits Horne, Compass Media Group

State/Local Ballot Measure - Vote-by-Mail Request

Bronze: Give Us a Chance, Meridian Pacific, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Yes on Waveyard - Early Ballot Request, HighGround, Inc.

Membership

Gold: LCV 2008 Presidential Primaries Voter Guide, eye2eye communications

Silver: E-Comp Activist, Mack/Crounse Group

Bronze: Ref. 1 Hurts Our Children, Mack/Crounse Group

Honorable Mention: MTA Membership, MSHC Partners

State/Local Absentee Chase Mail

Gold: Supervoter, Checkmate Consulting

Silver: This Clown Could Ruin Your Life, Winning Directions

Best Use of Humor

Gold: Tantrums and Antics, MSHC Partners

Silver: Party Crashers, Checkmate Consulting

Bronze: Smoking Patrol, San Francisco Association of Realtors

Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Checkmate Consulting

Best Use of Negative/Contrast

Gold: Snow up to his neck, Mammen Group

Silver: Political Theatre, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Hate Is Not a Seattle Value, Fifty Plus One

International

Silver: Sticky Notes - Leaflet, NOW Communications Group, Inc.

Fundraising

Direct Mail - National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs - Prospect Mailer

Silver: Al Franken for Senate Launch Donor Acquisition, Mal Warwick Associates

Direct Mail - State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs - Prospect Mailer

Gold: Call on You, Moxie Media

Bronze: Fair Chance, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

Direct Mail - National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs - House Mailer

Silver: Everyone Gone, Response America

Bronze: Al Franken for Senate Max-Out Appeal, Mal Warwick Associates

Direct Mail - State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs- House Mailer

Gold: Call on You, Moxie Media

Direct Mail - PAC/Trade Association Program

Silver: Stronger Together, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Call for Entries, Winning Directions

Honorable Mention: Democracy for America Note Card Appeal, MalWarwick Associates

Internet/Electronic Media - Persuasion Online Advertising

Silver: Planned Parenthood Keroack, Laguens Kully Klose Partners

Bronze: Pakistan People's Party - International Fund Drive, Aristotle

Phone - Live Calls

Honorable Mention: Futurewise, Zata3 Consulting

Phones - Automated Calls

Silver: The Rock, Zata3 Consulting

Collateral - PAC/Trade Association Program

Bronze: Mitch McConnel UPS High Dollar Fundraising, The Lukens Company

Collateral Billboard

Silver: Newark Billboard, Berman and Company

Bronze: Sign of the Times, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Pretty Essential, The Eppstein Group, Inc.

Mass Transit/Bus Sign

Gold: CWA: Washington Post Unfair Station Domination, GMMB

Silver: Negligent Driving Bus Ads, Berman and Company

Bronze: Hold Your Breath, MSHC Partners

Honorable Mention: Wolf - Bus King, NOW Communications Group, Inc.

Yard/Outdoor Sign

Gold: Boro Renaissance, Precision Politics

Silver: I'm a Health Care Voter, The New Media Firm

Bronze: Closed, Moxie Media

Honorable Mention: The Harry Potter Sign, Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners

Doorhanger

Gold: Polar Bear, Mercury

Silver: Shops Doorhangers, JDK Marketing & Public Affairs

Bronze: Experienced Community Leadership, Winning Directions

Logo

Gold: Hands, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

Silver: Energize With Natural Gas, Rainmaker Media Group

Bronze: Erick Erickson Logo, The Stoneridge Group

Honorable Mention: Max Wells for Dallas Mayor, The Eppstein Group, Inc.

Most Original/Innocative Collateral Material

Gold: Women of the OCYR Calendar, DMI

Silver: Coal Is Filthy Rally Giveaways/Aerial Banner, Strategic Perception, Inc.

Bronze: Hollywood's #1 Backlot, Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners

Honorable Mention: White Hats, Stearns Consulting LLC

Non-Mail Brochure

Gold: Rx Help for Washington - Multilingual Brochures, The Connection Group

Silver: Coal Is Filthy Pamphlet, Strategic Perception Inc.

Bronze: Marketing Brochure, Winning Directions

Bronze: Where's the "Farm" in Farm Credit?, American Bankers Association

Newspaper Full Page- National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Ahmadinejad, Jamestown Associat

Silver: Mammograms, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Coal is Filthy Full Page Newspaper, Strategic Perception Inc.

Honorable Mention: Coal is Filthy Full Page Newspaper #2,Strategic Perception Inc.

Full Page – State Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Consumer Data Protection – Flasher, Cerrell Associates

Silver: Coal is Filthy Texas Rally Newspaper #2, Strategic Perception Inc.

Bronze: Coal is Filthy Texas Rally Newspaper, Strategic Perception Inc.

Honorable Mention: Do You Know Someone Who Loves Pi As Much As Pie?, Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy

Full Page – Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Save San Onofre, Phil Giarrizzo Campaign Consulting

Silver: Sewage, NOW Communications Group Inc.

Bronze: Fair Chance, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

Full Page – State/Local Ballot Measure

Bronze: Yes on Waveyard- Early Ballot Request, HighGround, Inc.

Less Than Full Page – National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Global Warming, MSHC Partners

Silver: Veterans Day, North Woods Advertising

Bronze: American Diabetes Association, Mack Crounse Group

Honorable Mention: Planned Parenthood Keroack Ad, Laguens Kully Klose

Less Than Full Page – State Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: California Endowment: "Waiting" Campaign, GMMB

Silver: Coal is Filthy Texas 2, Strategic Perception Inc.

Bronze: Thin Ice, Compass Media Group

Honorable Mention: Don't Kill California Jobs, Meridian Pacific, Inc.

Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Gold: Education - Shops at Santa Anita full page ad 1, Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Silver: Education - Shops at Santa Anita full page ad 2, Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Bronze: Arcadia - World Class City, Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Katah Hosh Hapiba Hikiyah, True Blue

Magazine Ad

Gold: Negligent Driving Ad, Berman and Company

Silver: Hippo, Berman and Company

Bronze: Whale Meat, Berman and Company

Honorable Mention: Know Your Amps from a Hole in the Ground, The Public Response    Group, Inc.

Insert

Silver: Cities (Canton), Mercury

Bronze: Yes on Waveyard - Launch Insert, HighGround, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Packers, Mercury

Radio

National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Jesse, Jamestown Associates

Honorable Mention: So Sorry, Maine, MacWilliams Kirchner Sanders & Partners

State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Healthcare Energy, Gilliard Blanning Wysocki & Associates, Inc.

Silver: Peter Tesei-Radio Ad, Spot Runner

Bronze: Restricted Area, Cerrell Associates

Honorable Mention: Consumer Data Protection, Gene Wise/Power Ballad

State/Local Organization

Silver: Shorty Circuitwitz, Lloyd Betorney/The Public Response Group

State/Local Government

Gold: PSC Blues Brandon Presley for PSC, Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle Inc.

Silver: Jackpot, Epandmedia /SKD

Bronze: Greedy Bunch, Innovative Advertising

Honorable Mention: Nursing Home, EpandMedia/SKD

Local Ballot Measure

Gold: Downtown, Rainmaker Media Group

Silver: Vote No HISD Bond, Bethel Nathan Communications

Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Silver: Calvin Isaac in Coctaw, True Blue

Bronze:  Launch-Healthy Fresno, JohnsonClark Associates

Honorable Mention: Latino Healthy Day, JohnsonClark Associates

Best Use of Humor

Silver: CWA: "Hot", GMMB

Honorable Mention: According to the latest study: fish, Berman and Company

Honorable Mention: Dow Constantine "Complain", Northwest Passage Consulting

Best Use of Negative/Contrast Gold: Rosalee Steve, TrueBlue Silver: 1976 Gary Anderson for Ins. Commissioner, Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle Inc.

Television National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Silver: Where's The Fence?, RapidResponse Media, Inc.

Bronze: Thanks Union Bosses, Berman and Company

Honorable Mention: Heal - The One Campaign, Strategic Perception Inc.

State Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Poor Coverage, North Woods Advertising

Silver: Waiting Room, RBI Strategies and Research/ Launch Advertising

Bronze: TV4US Fly IL, Joe Slade White and Company, Inc.

Honorable Mention: TV4US Present TN, Joe Slade White and Company, Inc.

Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Silver: Max Wells for Mayor, The Eppstein Group, Inc.

Bronze: Save Water, The Eppstein Group, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Peter Tesei-"Strong Leader", Spot Runner

National Organization

Gold: Being Green, North Woods Advertising

Silver: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: "Reasons", GMMB

Bronze: Environmental Defense Fund "Leadership”, Strategic Perception Inc.

Honorable Mention: Pelosi, Jamestown Associates

State/Local Organization

Silver: Ford’s Theatre Society “Gala”, APCO Worldwide

Honorable Mention: OVHA: “Healthy as a Horse”, The Guice Agency

State/Local Ballot Measure

Silver: Marvin Brisolara – “Briso Who?”,  The Guice Agency, CAVU Productions

Bronze : Cono Caranna – DA, The Primetime Agency, LLC

Honorable Mention: 50 Kids, Laguens Kully Klose

State/Local Ballot Measure – Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Bronze: NCTA DTV Transition – Ruben, Strategic Perception Inc.

Honorable Mention: David Wong-"The Word Is Out" (Mandarin Version), Spot Runner

Best Use of Humor

Silver: Louisiana State Senate, District 30, Paschall Strategic Communications

Bronze: Travel, Armour Griffin Media Group

Honorable Mention: Nick Saben, Jamestown Associates

Best Use of Negative/Contrast – Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Bronze: Conspired, JohnsonClark Associates

Honorable Mention: Dance, MacWilliams Kirchner Sanders & Partner

Best Use of Negative/Contrast – State/Local Ballot Measure

Gold: Thanks Union Bosses, Bernam and Company

Silver: Welcher Bobby Mathieson for Delegate, Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle, Inc.

Bronze: Promises, Leviathan

Honorable Mention: Louie, Louie, JohnsonClark Associates

Best Non-Broadcast Video

Silver: Walk a Day in My Shoes – Obama, The New Media Group

Bronze: Michigan Momentum Web Only Video, The Campaign Group

Honorable Mention: John McCain: Courageous Service Biography Video, Campaign Solutions

Best Cable Only Broadcast

Silver: NCTA DTV Transition - Jim Cable, Strategic Perception Inc.

Bronze: This is Justice?, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Choi: You’re Out, The Parkside Group

International

Silver: Wolf, NOW Communications Group Inc.

Bronze: Doubletalk, Now Communications, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Sticky Notes, Now Communications, Inc.

Television Ad – More Than 60 Seconds

Gold: Service, Jamestown Associates

Silver: Partnership for North Carolina's Future, Capstrat

Bronze: World Class Bob Clement for Mayor, Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle Inc.

Websites

National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Women's Campaign Forums She Should Run, Blue State Digital

Silver: Majority Watch, Mercury

State Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range, AmeriCan GOTV Enterprises, LLC

Silver: PetPAC, Moran & Associates

Silver: UN Foundation - On Day One, MSHC Partners

Bronze : Sick of Blue Cross Website, Blackrock Associates

Honorable Mention: ACEC -- Stop Check Out Fees, Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.

Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Silver: No California Pipeline, Fifty Plus One

Bronze: Seattle Climate Action Now (SeattleCAN), Mercury

Honorable Mention: SeattleNMA.org, Mercury

National Organization

Gold: Fair Food Foundation, MSHC Partners

Silver: Clean Sky Coalition Website, Strategic Perception Inc.

Bronze: UN Foundation - Gift to the World, MSHC Partners

Honorable Mention: Leadership, McNally Temple Associates, Inc.

State Organization

Gold: Iowa Republican Party, ElectionMall Technologies, Inc.

Silver: Illinois Republican Party Online Rebranding, The Stoneridge Group

Silver: ksdp.org, NGP Software

Bronze: VoteFor1.org, ElectionMall Technologies, Inc.

Local Organization

Silver: Broward Democratic Party Website, Impact Politics

Bronze: Houston, We Have a Problem, Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners

Honorable Mention: Floyd GA Democrats, electyou.com

U.S. Senate

Silver: GordonSmith.com, Campaign Solutions

Bronze: Jim Inhofe for Senate: Website and Flash Page, Strategic Perception Inc.

U.S. House

Honorable Mention: http://www.globalwarming.house.gov, Articulated Man

Honorable Mention: Office of U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, GovTech Solutions, LLC

State/Local Government

Honorable Mention: Marlene O'Toole for the Florida House, Americana Media Consulting, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, GovTech Solutions, LLC

State/Local Ballot Measure

Bronze: VoteFor1.org, ElectionMall Technologies, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Yes on Waveyard - YesonWaveyard.com, HighGround, Inc.

Best Use of Humor

Gold: WaldemartWatch.com, Blue State Digital

Bronze: Six Packs for Soldiers -- A Beer-Partisan Salute, Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.

Honorable Mention: The Golden Boob Award – NBCC, Grassroots Enterprise

Best Use of Negative/Contrast

Silver: Twister Tim, Fifty Plus One

Bronze: The Truth About Buddy, Powers Communications

International

Honorable Mention: Connect2Canada (C2C), Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.

Landing Page

Gold: Clean Sky Coalition Landing Page, Strategic Perception Inc.

Silver: John McCain: Courageous Service Landing Page, Campaign Solutions

Bronze: This Is For The Soldiers, MSHC Partners

Honorable Mention: Speed Matters Speed Test, Blue State Digital

Internet Communications/Advertising Persuasion Online Advertising – National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Justice In America?, RapidResponse Media, Inc.

Gold: Bra Ads, MSHC Partners

Silver: Northeast Midwest Initiative - Healthy Farm Bill, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Demand Action, North Woods Advertising

Persuasion Online Advertising – State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Louisiana Voter Registration Program – RNC, Connell Donatelli

Bronze: Virtual March, Edmonds Associates

Honorable Mention: Bluegrass Freedom Fund - Fletcher Ads, MSHC Partners

Best Use of Humor – Persuasion Online Advertising

Silver: Blue Print Man,  Laguens Kully Klose

Bronze: CUIP – Western Site, MSHC Partners

Best Use of Negative/Contrast – Persuasion Online Advertising

Silver: No on E Banner Ad Campaign, MSHC Partners

Bronze: Media Matters - Interrogation Ads, MSHC Partners

Web Video – Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Project Phin, First Tuesday Media, Inc.

Silver: Fight For Video Games Trailer, Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.

Bronze: LCV asks 'What Are They Waiting For?', The Element Agency

Honorable Mention: Texas Tribe, The Media Guys, Inc. & iFilms

Web Video – State/Local Ballot Measure

Honorable Mention: People, Leviathan

Web Animation

Gold: Gridlock – ATA, Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy

Silver: Don't Regulate, Mercury

Bronze: Landrieu Years, Innovative Advertising

Honorable Mention: Karen Handel's Extreme Makeover, The Stoneridge Group

Best Use of E-mail/Viral Marketing

Silver: Protect Our Lake Online Petition, Blackrock Associates

Honorable Mention: Center for American Progress - Clean My Ride, MSHC Partners

Best Use of New Technology

Silver: MyBarackObama.com, Blue State Digital

Bronze: American Solutions – Newt Gingrich In Second Life, Connell Donatelli, Inc.

Honorable Mention: JFK v. Romney’s Speech On Religion, Glen Kessler, HCD Research

Best Use of Search Engine Marketing

Silver: CWA's Speed Matters Campaign, Blue State Digital

Bronze: Iraq Study Group Report, MSHC Partners

Honorable Mention: Edison Electric Institute Marketing, Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy

Best Use of Game Technology

Honorable Mention: Protect Your Future Here, Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy

Best Use of Mobile Technology

Gold: It's Our Healthcare! Text-to-Screen Campaign, Mobile Commons

Silver: It's OUR Healthcare!, Mobile Commons

Bronze: DCCC State of the Union, Mobile Commons

Honorable Mention: Human Rights Campaign - Mobile Action Network, MSHC Partners

Best Use of Social Networking

Gold: Video Game Voters Network, Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.

Silver: WVWV - Facebook Campaign, MSHC Partners

Best Use of Viral Video

Silver: Gridlock – ATA, Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy

Bronze: Consumer Data Protection Legislation, Cerrell Associates

Honorable Mention: Families USA - Bush v. Kids Ads, MSHC Partners

Live Calls National Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Silver: Here, let me write it for you!, Executive Communications, Inc.

Bronze: CAFE Patch, Winning Connections, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Renewable Energy Patch, Winning Connections, Inc.

State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Silver: Coloradans for Sensible Ethics Patch-Through, Winning Connections, Inc.

Bronze: Fighting for Forests, Stones' Phones

Honorable Mention: The Reform Coalition, Winning Connections, Inc.

National Organization

Silver: DSCC Voter Recruitment, Winning Connections, Inc.

Bronze: What Happens In Vegas Rarely Stays In Vegas, The Clinton Group, Inc.

Honorable Mention: AARP Fraud Prevention, Winning Connections, Inc.

State/Local Organization

Bronze: Wisdom for the Future, Stones' Phones

Honorable Mention: Michael Moore’s SICKO, Winning Connections, Inc.

Honorable Mention: SEIU Local 775 Recruitment Test, Winning Connections, Inc.

State/Local Ballot Measure

Gold: Oakland A's, Zata|3 Consulting

Silver: Winner by a Nose, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Under the Radar Screen, Zata|3 Consulting

State/Local Government

Bronze: New Movers, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: Nashville Duhmans Bedder Skools, The Clinton Group, Inc.

Chase Call

Gold: Trust Henry Jones With Your Retirement, Zata|3 Consulting

Silver: Signature Revocation Saves Panhandle Town, The Clinton Group, Inc.

Bronze: AARP Divided We Fail Recruitment, Winning Connections, Inc.

GOTV Call

Bronze: Don't Forget to Vote - Leave a Post-It Note!, Stones' Phones

Honorable Mention: The Early Vote Gets the Win, Stones' Phones

Membership

Honorable Mention: SEIU Local 775 Recruitment Test, Winning Connections, Inc.

Best Use of Negative/Contrast

Silver: A Really Good Reason, Stones' Phones

Bronze: Wake Up Wal-Mart!, The Clinton Group, Inc.

Best Use of 800 Technology

Gold: California Teachers Turn up the Heat, Stones' Phones

Silver: Taking Action to Save Lives, Stones' Phones

Bronze: Chaos, LSG Strategies

Best Use of Telephone – Town Hall Call/Forum Call

Gold: Explaining the Bad News, Zata|3 Consulting

Silver: DCCC Small Donor Pep Rally, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Where's Hillary?, Zata|3 Consulting

Patch-Through Program for Grassroots Advocacy

Bronze: Gay?  No Kid for You in THIS State!, Executive Communications, Inc.

Honorable Mention: The Real Cost of Smoking, Stones' Phones

Automated Calls State/Local Grassroots/Issue Advocacy/Public Affairs

Gold: Spoiled Food and Bad Business, Zata|3 Consulting

Silver: DC Vote Hotline, Winning Connections, Inc.

Bronze: No River Tax-Political Action Committee, GOPcalls.com

National Organization

Silver: LIVESTRONG, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: American Physical Therapy Association Patch, Winning Connections, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Sierra Club Energy Accountability, Winning Connections, Inc.

State/Local Organization

Bronze: Pop Quiz, Stones' Phones

Honorable Mention: Otsego Co. GOTV - State Sen. James Seward, The Casale Group

U.S. House/U.S. Senate

Silver: Lowey's Ark, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Congress on the Corner, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: Speaking to the People, Stones' Phones

State/Local Government

Silver: Run Wooten Run!, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Nutter for Mayor, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: VA Coordinated Campaign, Zata|3 Consulting

Public Agency

Honorable Mention: Urgent Hurricane Preparedness, Michael Smith

State/Local Ballot Measure

Gold: Books?  Who Needs Books?, Executive Communications, Inc.

Silver: Next Exit: Better Roads, Stones' Phones

Bronze: No Elevator, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: Community College Yes - Absentee Vote Reminder, Cardinal Communication Strategies

Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language

Silver: Hungry for Respect, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Chief Language, Zata|3 Consulting

Membership

Honorable Mention: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Zata|3 Consulting

Best Use of Humor

Bronze: Edwin Call, Innovative Advertising

Honorable Mention: Who Will Save Harry Potter?, Stones' Phones

Best Use of Negative/Contrast

Bronze: Fight the Lies, Stones' Phones

Honorable Mention: All in the Family, Zata|3 Consulting

Most Innovative Use of Automated Technology

Bronze: Clean My Ride, Winning Connections, Inc.

Honorable Mention: In Their Own Words, Stones' Phones

Patch-Through Program for Grassroots Advocacy

Gold: Stop the Ad, Stones' Phones

Silver: Tell Your Senator, Stones' Phones

Bronze: Support for Patient Equity, The Clinton Group, Inc.

Honorable Mention: American Physical Therapy Association Patch, Winning Connections, Inc.

Field

Best Volunteer Recruitment Program

Silver: Volunteers Accomplish the Impossible in Utah!, FieldWorks

Best Use of New Technology

Gold: Save San Onofre, Phil Giarrizzo Campaign Consulting

Silver: Where to Canvass?, Zata|3 Consulting

Bronze: Google Maps and District Lines, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: Size Matters, LSG Strategies

Campaigns Television Campaign

Gold: How Michael Nutter Moved From Last to First, The Campaign Group

Silver: No On Proposition 93, JohnsonClark Associates

Bronze: Don’t Let Them Tell You, NOW Communications Group Inc.

Honorable Mention: I Am a Woman, A-Political

Radio Campaign

Silver: Grinch, Blair Butterworth & Associates

Bronze: Consumer Data Protection Legislation, Cerrell Associates

Direct Mail Campaign – Republican

Gold: AARP Health Care Rally Campaign, Winning Directions

Silver: Jennifer Beck for State Senate, The Traz Group

Bronze: Dean Browning for County Commissioner, The Traz Group

Direct Mail Campaign – Democrat

Silver: Utahans for Public Schools, Mack Crounse Group

Bronze: Buckley for Supervisor Mail Plan, Mack Crounse Group

Honorable Mention: Luke Ravenstahl for Pittsburgh Mayor, Gold Communications

Field/Phone Campaign

Bronze: The Ponies And Blackjack, Zata|3 Consulting

Honorable Mention: The Comeback Kid Comes Back, Zata|3 Consulting

Internet/Electronic Media Campaign

Silver: Nevada Caucus '08 - Voter Education Initiative, KSR Strategy Group

Bronze: Wexler Wants Hearings Campaign, Impact Politics

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda Television

Gold: Easy Cover, RapidResponse Media, Inc.

Silver: Rabbits, 1st Strike Creative

Bronze: Skunks, 1st Strike Creative

Honorable Mention: Michael's Dilemma Charlie Melancon for Congress, Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle Inc.

Radio

Gold: Croc Hunter, Innovative Advertising

Direct Mail

Silver: Dead Cow, Curtis Scott Advertising Inc.

Bronze: Jeopardy, Checkmate Consulting

Honorable Mention: Door to Door, Checkmate Consulting

Internet/Electronic Media – Website

Silver: UnionFacts.com, Berman and Company

Bronze: Ben Westlund for Governor, OneSource Strategies

Honorable Mention: BadPryce.org, BuzzMaker, LLC

Internet/Electronic Media – Internet Communications/Advertising

Silver: Northfield - No on 41 and 48, OneSource Strategies

Bronze: Guy Drexinger for Ins. Com. "Greenback Mountain", Fletcher Rowley Chao Riddle Inc.

Honorable Mention: Byrd - Losing America, WebStrong Group

Live Calls

Bronze: Missouri Ballot Measure Phone Test for BISC, Winning Connections, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Tester Tax Attack, Winning Connections, Inc.

Automated Calls

Bronze: Ed Norton Invitation to Trick or Vote Event, PoliticalRobocalls.com

Honorable Mention: The Hitcher, Zata|3 Consulting

Student Best Direct Mail

Gold: Intro Greg, Ryan Nees, Western High School/Indiana University

Best Radio Ad

Gold: Where will Tom go next?, Robert Alberty, Fordham University

Silver: Issue 21, School Levy, Jacob Fatkins, University of Akron-Bliss Institute

Best Television Ad

Gold: Values Matter, Chris Brooks, George Washington University

Silver: Doggie Howser Attack Ad, Drew Veeneman, University of Akron - Bliss Institute

Bronze: Intro – Kandid Koss, Drew Veeneman, University of Akron - Bliss Institute

Bronze: Kandid Koss on Ohio, Drew Veeneman, University of Akron - Bliss Institute

Best Use of New Media

Silver: GregGoodnight.com, Ryan Nees, City of Kokomo

Best Fundraising

Gold: Washington and Lee Mock Convention Fundraising, Anthony Nardini Jr., Mock Convention 2008, Washington and Lee University

Best Phone Calls

Gold: Jessica Fawson, University of Utah, Mayor Godfrey Phone Campaign

Bronze: Brian Johze, University of California, Berkeley, The Republican Choice

External links

• Pollie Awards
• Past Winners