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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.
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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 Associates, 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
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- 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 Associates
- 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
- 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
- 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 Johsz, California State University, Dominguez Hills, "The Republican Choice"
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