Legislative Strategy: Co-Sponsorship Solicitation
how to get your ex girlfriend back A common mistake is to overvalue the recent past. It is easy to look at the last action or series of actions, and say that was the cause of success or failure for a...
View ArticleGrassroots lobbying and SOPA/PIPA
In the 1980s the National Rifle Association pulled off one of the great lobbying/advocacy moves that is still remembered to this day. In an effort to defeat Congressional action, the NRA was able to...
View ArticleFly-in Days
One of the most common sights in Washington, D.C. is the fly-in lobby days. People from off the Hill flood the hotel conference rooms of our Nation’s capital, sometimes in droves and others in...
View ArticleLegislative Strategy: What to do when Congress isnt in session
Thanks to a wacky legislative schedule, and this being an election year, there are going to be many, many days where no one is around on Capitol Hill, either Members or staff. The current schedule has...
View ArticleLobbyists.info set to release report on landmark Congressional Communications...
As the writer of both Lobbyblog and one of the authors of this report, I am extremely excited to announce that it is nearly complete and almost ready for sale. While I have gone out of my way to avoid...
View ArticleWhy Some Special Interests Dont Win in The Influence Game
This week LobbyBlog is happy to welcome guest writer and Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance: Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance spills 50 D.C.-insider secrets for effective influence. These tactics will move any...
View ArticleSix Deadly Sins of Lobbying Days
Lobbyblog.com is again happy to bring back Stephanie Vance with Advocacy Associates for a special two-part focus on common mistakes people make during fly-in days. At Advocacy Associates we schedule...
View ArticleSix Deadly Sins of Lobbying Days Part 2
In the last post, I covered the first three of the deadly sins of lobby days. To be most effective, you’ll want to avoid all seven, so here are the remainder! Sin #4 – Member-itis: Never, ever insist...
View ArticleLobbying Tools that Influence Congressional Decision-Making: What is More...
LobbyBlog is happy to introduce another guest writer: Dr. David Rehr with the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. The complexity of influencing or affecting public...
View ArticleResearch Review: Communicating with Congressional Staff – What Works, What...
Lobbyblog is happy to introduce our guess writer for this week, Amy Showalter with the Showalter Group. Amy, thank you so much for being here this week. I was happy to see some solid research...
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