News

02/06/2012

Winning Connections won 5 Reed Awards, the most in the phones categories and the 2nd most overall, in the following catgories:

Best Overall Teleforum – Wisconsin AFT

Best County, Local, or Judicial Calls – Bill John Baker for Cherokee Chief

Best Calls in a Special Election – Bill John Baker for Cherokee Chief

Best Statewide and State Legislative Calls – Steve Doyle for Wisconsin State Assembly

Best Automated Calls for an IEC/Public Affairs – Connecticut Democratic Party

02/06/2012

In this year’s special election for Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, we worked on behalf of the challenger, Bill John Baker to take on the 12-year incumbent, Chad Smith, who expected to cruise to victory.

09/30/2011

 Mayor Bill Finch won the hotly contested Democratic primary in Bridgeport on September 27 when he beat Mary-Jane Foster with 58.6% of the vote. With the help of Winning Connections, Finch ran a strong grassroots campaign, which provided the foundation for his victory. Read more about this exciting win here

08/23/2011

Johnny DuPree made history by winning the Mississippi Democratic Primary and becoming the first African American candidate in modern history to win a major party nomination for Governor in Mississippi.  Winning Connections was proud to have been part of the DuPree campaign, and we look forward to helping Johnny DuPree continue his success in the general election.  Read more about it here.

07/27/2011

John was featured in the July 27 edition of the Washington Post.  The article provided an insider's view of his beautiful, newly renovated, 150 year old Caitol Hill home.

07/21/2011

Winning Connections President, John Jameson, recently sat down with the Daily Labor Report to discuss how unions are using the telephone to reach larger audiences in multiple locations, while maintaning a "town hall meeting" atmosphere to communicate with their members.  Watch the video below to hear more about how unions are using Winning Connections' TeleForums, and the positive effects this will have on unions' ability to mobilize for their cause.  See the video here: http://youtube/TQpkyTlqX_c

05/04/2011

Democrat Steve Doyle took an assembly seat away from the Republicans in a special election that ended Republican representative, Mike Huebsch's 17 year run.  The race turned ugly in the last few weeks when the Republicans falsely accused the Democratic candidate, Steve Doyle, of tax fraud.  Winning Connections successfully helped Doyle win the race by giving him the tools necessary to communicate correct information directly to voters through the phones.  We helped him set the record straight and mobilize his supporters on Election Day.

04/22/2011

 The National Journal has a great article that features the work Winning Connections did with the League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups during the 2010 campaign.

04/05/2011

Our work with the Consumer Healthcare Products Association was recently featured in the New York Times and the West Virginia publication, the News and Senitel. 

03/15/2011

Winning Connections won top honors at this year’s “Pollie” awards ceremony, taking home 16 awards in ten categories for campaigns staged across the country. Winning Connections won more awards for live campaign telephone calls than any other firm.

The “Pollie” awards, the political equivalent of the Oscars, are presented each year by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), recognizing the best and most effective efforts at political advocacy in local, state and national campaigns. The awards ceremony, held at D.C.’s Fairmont Hotel, is now in its 20th year. Winning Connections won 16 Pollie Awards at the 2011 Pollie Conference hosted by the American Association of Political Consultants.