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Past Award Winners
Pollie Awards 2002
-- Special Awards --
- Public Affairs Team of the Year
- "Covering Kids" (GMMB)
- Computer Technology Product of the Year
- "Grassroots Campaigning With Palm Pilots"
Gail Tuzzolo and Associates
And
- "Focus Group CD's"
Hamilton, Beattie, and Staff
- National Public Affairs Campaign
- "Covering Kids Campaign" (GMMB)
- State Public Affairs Campaign
- "Your Choices Shape Their Chances" (GMMB)
- Regional Public Affairs Campaign
- "It's What You Know" (Winning Directions)
- Bilingual/Foreign Language Public Affairs Campaign
- "Yes on 272"
Hamilton, Beattie, and Staff; Barretto Cunningham May Dudley & Malloy; Shrum Devine & Donilon
-- Direct Mail --
- State Grassroots Response
- First Place
"Sweet Talk"
NARAL Foundation
Terris and Barnes
- Second Place
"Billboard Capitol of the World"
Save Our Scenery
Winning Directions
- Third Place
"Ingredients"
American Heart Association
Bates Neimand, Inc.
- Honorable Mention
Save Our Schools "SOS"
Nevada State Education Association
Gail Tuzzolo and Associates
- Local Grassroots Response
- First Place
"Some People Don't Have to Worry"
Wal-Mart
Winning Directions
- First Place
"Save Gaviota" #1
Sierra Club
Crotty Consulting, Inc.
- Honorable Mention
"It's an Even Better Idea Now"
Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Construction Authority
The MWW Group
- Honorable Mention
"Save Gaviota" #3
Sierra Club
Crotty Consulting, Inc.
- National Membership Campaign
- First Place
"Truth About Gun Owners" Poll - Annual Appeal
National Rifle Association of America
PM Consulting Corporation
- First Place
"First Pets and Their Families" 2001 Calendar
Democratic National Committee
Adams, Hussey and Associates
- Second Place
"Limited Edition-Millenium Card" Membership Renewal
National Rifle Association of America
PM Consulting Corporation
- Third Place
"Silent"
NARAL Foundation
Terris and Barnes
- Honorable Mention
"Springtime on Capitol Hill" Commemorative Print
Democratic National Committee
Adams, Hussey and Associates
- State Membership Campaign
- First Place
"Small Minority"
Washington Ceasefire
GSM Mercury
- Second Place
"Save Our Schools Packet"
Nevada State Education Association
Gail Tuzzolo and Associates
- Third Place
"Breath"
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Terris and Barnes
- Honorable Mention
"Putting Both Candidates to the Test"
AFL-CIO
Winning Directions
- Local Membership Campaign
- First Place
"Your Dues, Your Voice"
Newly Elected President of ILWU
Winning Directions
- State Initiative/Referendum
- First Place
"Senior Voter"
Washington Council of Senior Citizens
GSM Mercury
- Local Initiative/Referendum
- First Place
"Under Pressure"
Yes on A/Santa Rosa Junior College
Terris and Barnes
- Second Place
"Crystal Clear"
Arapahoe Water Authority
Welchert and Britz
- Third Place
"Babe Ruth"
Backin' Baseball Committee
Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman, and Hoppey
- Honorable Mention
"Our Valley"
Douglas County Agriculture and Open Space Preservation Committee
BatesNeimand, Inc.
- Bilingual/Multilingual Grassroots, Initiatives/Referendums
Honorable Mention
"Lakota"
Sierra Club West River Office
GSM Mercury
-- Print/Graphics --
- Logo
- First Place
"Scream - No on Proposition 1, Municipal Utility District"
No on Prop 1, Coalition to Stop the $3 Billion Bill
Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter and Partners/Storefront Political Media
- Second Place
"First Woman President Logo"
First Woman President, Inc.
Robbett Advocacy Media
- Honorable Mention
"US Chamber Institute For Legal Reform"
US Chamber Institute For Legal Reform
Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli
- Honorable Mention
"Friends of Aviation"
Friendly Skies Coalition
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
- Billboards
- First Place
"Transit Knot"
Straphangers Campaign
Robbett Advocacy Media
- Second Place
"Vote Billboard"
Secretary of State, Californina
McNally Temple and Associates, Inc.
- Signs
- First Place
"Vote Sign"
Secretary of State, California
McNally Temple and Associates, Inc
- Honorable Mention
"ANWR"
Arctic Power
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
- Honorable Mention
"Proud To Serve You"
Golden Gate Restaurant Association
Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter and Partners
- Non-Mail National Issue Brochure
- First Place
"Mississippi River"
Midwest Area River Coalition 2000
The Public Response Group, Inc.
- Second Place
"Take Heart 2000"
American Heart Association
BatesNeimand, Inc.
- Non-Mail State Issue Brochure
- First Place
"Greetings From Hinkley"
Consumber Attorneys of California
Shelly Sullivan Public Relations and Media Consulting
- Second Place
"Conservation Tray Liner"
Seattle City Light
The Connections Group
- Third Place
"Guide To California Medicare HMO's"
California Healthcare Foundation
GMMB
- Honorable Mention
"Long Island: Here Today, Here Tomorrow"
Nature Conservancy of Long Island
BatesNeimand, Inc.
- Non-Mail Local Issue Brochure
- Honorable Mention
"Save Gaviota"
Sierra Club
Crotty Consulting
- Honorable Mention
"Last Call"
Arlington Association, Inc.
Emmons and Company, Inc.
- National Newspaper Ad
- First Place
"You Shouldn't Have To Be a Special Agent"
Forest Serviceship Council
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- Second Place
"Ransom"
Voices For Choices
GSM Mercury
- Third Place
"Not As You Think"
The Center For Consumer Freedom
Berman and Company
- Honorable Mention
"Little House"
Voices For Choices
GSM Mercury
- State Newspaper Ad
- First Place
"We've Got The Power"
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
- Second Place
"Cut In Half"
Connect Michigan
The Sterling Corporation
- Third Place
"Baby"
Nebraskans For Fair Competitions
The Thompson Group
- Honorable Mention
"Justice"
Civil Justice Association of California
Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli
- Local Newspaper Ad
- First Place
"Peace"
Mid-Hudson Islamic Association
Mission Control, LLC
- Second Place
"Stroke"
American Heart Association
BatesNeimand, Inc.
- Third Place
"Pearl Harbor"
Coalition to Protect Americans Now
McCarthy Marcus Hennings, Ltd.
- Honorable Mention
"It's Time"
Alaskans for Better Access
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
-- Radio --
- National Grassroots
- Honorable Mention
"Bullshop"
The Wilderness Society
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- State Grassroots
- First Place
"Marriage"
Campaign For California's Families
JC - Evans Communications
- Second Place
"Everywhere"
Dogwood Alliance
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- Local Grassroots Radio
- Honorable Mention
"Got That Right"
The Wilderness Society
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- National Public Affairs
- First Place
"Data"
Natural Resources Defense Council
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- State Public Affairs
- First Place
"Smoking"
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Second Place
"Now It's PCB's"
Sierra Club of New York
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- Second Place
"Ho, Ho, Ho"
California Republican Party
McNally Temple Associates, Inc.
- Local Public Affairs
- Honorable Mention
"Thaddeus, Toni, Charles"
J.CC. Harrah's New Orleans Casino
APCO Worldwide
- Bilingual/Foreign Language Public Affairs
- First Place
"Early Childhood - Every" (In Korean)
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Local Initiative/Referendum
- Honorable Mention
"Bureaucrats"
No On F and I
Brainchild Creative/Solem and Associates
-- Television --
- National Grassroots
- First Place
"No Plan"
Arctic Coalition
MacWilliams, Robinson and Partners
- Honorable Mention
"Hunting Heritage"
National Rifle Association
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
- State Grassroots
- First Place
"New Jersey Governor Video Voters Guide"
AARP
Paul J. Pelletier
- National Public Affairs
- First Place
"Ransom"
AT & T; Voices For Choices
Joe Slade White and Company
- Second Place
"Mailbox"
AT & T; Voices For Choices
Joe Slade White and Company
- Third Place
"Table"
SEIU
MacWilliams Robinson and Partners
- Honorable Mention
"One Person"
Coalition to Protect America's Healthcare
McCarthy Marcus Hennings
- Honorable Mention
"Virtual Tour"
National Education Association
Laguens Hamburger Stone
- State Public Affairs
- First Place
"Premie"
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Second Place
"Trucks" Marborg Television Spot
MarBorg
Davies Communications - Katrina Carl
- Third Place
"Magazine"
Sierra Club of New York
MacWilliams Robinson and Partners
- Honorable Mention
"Laundry"
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Honorable Mention
"Homeboy"
Choices for Youth Campaign. Funded by a grant from the California Wellness Foundation to i.e. communications LLC.
armourMedia, Inc.
- Local Public Affairs
- First Place
"Campground"
Pew Wilderness Center
North Woods Advertising
- Honorable Mention
"The Way We See Things"
Pacific Lumber Company
Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli
http://www.gcsac.com
- Bilingual/Foreign Language Public Affairs
- First Place
"Whirlwind" in Spanish
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Second Place
"Laundry" in Korean
California Children and Families Commission
GMMB
- Non-Broadcast Grassroots
- Honorable Mention
"Emergency March For Women's Lives'
National Organization for Women
Eighteenth Street Media
- State Initiative/ Referendum
- First Place
"Freedom of Speech"
Right to Work for Oklahoma
McCarthy Marcus Hennings
- Local Initiative/Referendum
- First Place
"Ducks"
Billings Right-Of-Way
The Thompson Group
http://www.the-thompsongroup.com
- Second Place
"Punch"
Broward Citizens for Good Government
GMMB
- Third Place
"Guinea Pigs"
No on Prop 1, Coalition to Stop the $3 Billion Bill
Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter, and Partners/Storefront Political Media
-- Earned Media --
- Overall Earned Media Campaign
- Honorable Mention
"Coverning Kids"
RWJ Covering Kids
GMMB
- State and Local Media Kit
- Honorable Mention
"What Else Is Hidden From California Consumers"
Consumer Attorneys of California
Shelly Sullivan Public Relations and Media Consulting
- Local Print News
- Honorable Mention
"First Vote to Secede"
Valley Vote
Blair-Biggs Campaigns
-- Technology --
- National Grassroots Website
- First Place
National Rifle Association
New Media Communications, Inc.
- Second Place
Human Rights Campaign
Issue Dynamics, Inc.
- Second Place
The Iceberg Theory of Organizational Websites
New Century Project
eMoe.net, Inc
- Third Place
Freedom Brigade
New Media Communications, Inc.
- Honorable Mention
"Oregon Death with Dignity Website"
Oregon Death with Dignity
BatesNeimand, Inc.
- Honorable Mention
Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions
Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli
- State and Local Grassroots Website
- Second Place
Coalition for California Jobs
Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli
- National Public Affairs Website
- First Place
"National Clearing House For Professions In Special Educations"
NCPSE
The Bivings Group
- First Place
Chicago Kent College of Law
Electionmall, Inc.
- Second Place
"Sex, Etc."
Rutgers University, Network For Family Life Education
Global Strategy Group, Inc.
- Second Place
Business Software Alliance
Mindshare Internet Campaigns
- State and Local Public Affairs Website
- Second Place
"SF VoteWatch.com"
Committee On Jobs
Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter and Partners
- Internet Ad
- First Place
"Roll Back the Beer Tax"
Anheuser-Busch Companies
Mindshare Internet Campaigns
- Flash Animation
- First Place
"The Justice Project Death Penalty Flash"
The Justice Project
Issue Dynamics, Inc.
- Best Overall Use of Internet
- First Place
"ActivistCash.com"
The Center for Consumer Freedom
Berman and Company
- Second Place
"AnesthesiaSafety.Net"
American Society of Anesthesiologists
e-advocates, LLC
- Third Place
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Issue Dynamics, Inc.
- Local Initiative/Referendum Website
- First Place
Committee to Bring Professional Baseball to Rome GA
Electyou.com
- Honorable Mention
Group Supporting Initiative 100 - Denver, Colorado
Winning Connections / Mindshare Internet Campaigns
-- Automated/Live Phone Calls --
- Membership Recruitment
- Honorable Mention
"Join SEIU Today"
SEIU
Winning Connections
- National Grassroots Automated Inbound
- Honorable Mention
"PNTR ACLI"
American Council of Life Insurers
Executive Communications
- National Automated Grassroots Outbound
- First Place
"Carson Town Hall Meetings"
Congressman Brad Carson
Winning Connections
- Honorable Mention
"NARAL Anti Ashcroft"
NARAL
Winning Connections
- State and Local Automated Outbound
- First Place
"Former Sheriff Art Brandwood for Doug LaMalfa"
Friends of Doug LaMalfa
Dane and Associates
- National Grassroots Live Outbound
- First Place
"Families USA"
Families USA
Winning Connections
- Second Place
"HR2323 NEET"
Americans for Balanced Energy Choices
Executive Communications
- State and Local Grassroots Live Outbound
- First Place
"River Fields Public Hearing"
River Fields
Executive Communications
- Honorable Mention
"Tenaska Fluvannah"
Tenaska
Executive Communications
- Bilingual/Foreign Language Live
- Honorable Mention
"NYC Smoking Ban"
New York Concessions Coalition
Executive Communications
- Statewide Initiative/Referendum
- Honorable Mention
"Yes on I775"
Washingtonians For Homecare
Winning Connections
- Local Initiave/Referendum
- First Place
"Toledo Charter"
Funk Wetke Skunda Marketing (Yes on Issue 1)
Winning Connections
- First Place
"McHenry County Open Spaces"
Trust for Public Land
Winning Connections
Technology
- Second Place
"Worthington School Board"
Worthington School Board
Winning Connections
-- Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda --
-- Direct Mail --
- National
- Honorable Mention
"The Future That Never Happened" Fundraising Effort
Democratic National Committee
Adams Hussey and Associates
- Statewide
- First Place
"Survivor Scratch-Off"
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman, and Hoppey
- Local
- First Place
"Lessons Booklet"
Bloom for Congress
Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman and Hoppey
- Second Place
"Gold Medal"
Friends of Carolyn McCarthy for Congress
Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman and Hoppey
- Third Place
"Neighbor to Neighbor"
Gephardt in Congress Committee
Winning Directions
- Honorable Mention
"Don't Pass up the Vote"
Soboroff for Las Angeles Mayor
Blair-Biggs Campaigns
- Honorable Mention
"Gasp!"
Laura Gene Middaugh for King County Superior Court
Moxie Media, Inc.
-- Radio --
- National
- Honorable Mention
"Vote Latino"
National Public Service Announcement
Strother Duffy Strother
- Statewide
- Honorable Mention
"Tommy Wright for Virginia Senate"
The Sterling Corporation
- Local
- First Place
"County Supervisor"
Tim Leslie for Senate
Johnson Clark Associates
- Honorable Mention
"Re-Elect Judge John Coy"
Judge John Coy Campaign 1994
Emmons and Company, Inc.
-- Television --
- National
- First Place
"Grow Up"
Nader 2000
North Woods Advertising
- Second Place
"Record-Bush"
National Rifle Association
Edmonds Hackney and Associates
- Statewide
- First Place
"Lloyd Bentson Tribute Video"
Texas Democratic Party
Strother Duffy Strother
- First Place
"LA Confidential"
No on Proposition 223
Johnson Clark Associates, Inc.
- Second Place
"Dartboard"
Scott Shackleton Victory Committee
The Sterling Corporation
- Local
- First Place
"An American Hero" - The Story of Congressman John Lewis
John Lewis For Congress
Strother Duffy Strother
- Second Place
"Up From the Fields"
Simon Salinas for State Assembly
Strother Duffy Strother