Blown away

Hi there,

We don’t like to toot our own horn very often, but once a year we do a beep-beep.

We brought home a record haul of 14 awards from the American Association of Political Consultants – for a total of 51 awarded over the last 11 years. While we are humbled by the recognition, we’re more satisfied that these ads helped bring home wins for our candidates.

Direct Mail IE Campaign – Local
“Any Questions” – IE mail supporting Scott Bader for Everett City Council
“Like Weed” – IE mail supporting Joy Hollingsworth for Seattle City Council

For PAC/Superpac Direct Mail
“Like Weed” – IE mail supporting Joy Hollingsworth for Seattle City Council

Best Use of Targeting in Direct Mail
“Like Weed” – IE mail supporting Joy Hollingsworth for Seattle City Council

Best use of slate mail
“Working hard for Montgomery Kids” – Garden State Forward

Direct Mail For Organization
“NJEA Candidate Slate” – NJEA
“Every Generation’ – NJEA

Direct Mail For Local/Municipal/Regional
“Window” – Dan Strauss for Seattle City Council
“Defund was a mistake” – Dan Strauss for Seattle City Council

For Independent Expenditure Campaign, Television
“Waffleman” – IE ad against Andrew Lewis for Seattle City Council

For Pac/Superpac Television
“Waffleman” – IE ad against Andrew Lewis for Seattle City Council

Public Affairs – Direct Mail
“Friday Night Lights” – Texas AFT

Web video 
“One of us” – Mark Gonzalez for US Senate

Website – Local/Regional
“Marie Shimada Website” – Marie Shimada for Island County Commissioner

We also won four Reed Awards, awarded by our trade publication, Campaigns and Elections Magazine. We have won 19 Reed Awards in the last 8 years.

Most Relatable Depiction of a Candidate in an Online Video
“Gonzalez Launch Video” – Mark Gonzalez for US Senate

Best Mail Piece for IE
“Like Weed” – IE mail supporting Joy Hollingsworth for Seattle City Council

Best TV Ad for IE – Local
“Waffleman” – IE ad against Andrew Lewis for Seattle City Council

Best Use of Photography in Direct Mail – Democratic
“NJEA candidate slate” – NJEA

And, so we’re not just talking about ourselves, here’s some links to some interesting emails you might have missed – Dean on campaign memorabilia, Jess on endorsements, and Candace on campaign logos.

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