AAPC Pollie Awards
The Pollie Awards are the most prized and sought-after awards in the political communications and public affairs industries. Whether submitted by large consulting companies or individual consultants, this is the one arena where every piece of work is considered equal in competing for honors of excellence. AAPC salutes the 2013 Pollie Award Winners!
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2013 Best of the Best
The “Best of the Best” awards further recognize excellence in each of the major advertising disciplines. AAPC selects the top 5 scoring entries in each of the major areas (Newspaper, Radio, Phones, Direct Mail, Television and Internet) which are then judged by a panel of AAPC members who determine the one “Best of the Best” winner in each discipline. AAPC heartily congratulates our 2013 “Best of the Best” Winners!
Newspaper
Winner: Axiom Strategies
Entry: Double Tax Gum
Radio
Winner: Fletcher Rowley, Inc.
Entry: Lacy Clay
Phones
Winner: Revolution Messaging, LLC
Entry: Election Protection App
Direct Mail
Winner: The Singularis Group
Entry: Judgement
Television (tie)
Winner: Art Not War
Entry: Backpage
and
Winner: AKPD Message and Media LLC
Entry: Firms
2013 AAPC Campaign Excellence Award Winners
The Campaign Excellence Awards are a longstanding tradition of the AAPC and recognize those individuals that have significantly contributed to the success of a candidate or public affairs campaign and whose conduct has been consistent with the professional code of ethics of the AAPC. This year, we received 135 nominations in 15 categories from the AAPC membership and political consulting community at large. Each nomination was vetted by an Independent Panel of Judges and recommendations were voted upon and confirmed by the AAPC Board of Directors. AAPC salutes the 2013 AAPC Campaign Excellence Award Winners!
Best Use of New Technology (tie)
NGP VAN/Elizabeth Warren for Senate – Social Organzing
iModerate & Catalist/Development of Voter Insider
Campaign Manager of the Year – Democrat
Tessa Gould/Heidi Heitkamp for Senate, 2012 North Dakota Senate Race
Campaign Manager of the Year – Republican
Keith Gilkes/Champion Group, Friends of Scott Walker, 2012 Recall
Campaign Manager of the Year – Independent Expenditure
Heather Stone and Sylvia Ruiz, SEIU COPE/2012 Presidential Hispanic IE campaign to re-elect Barack Obama
Campaign Strategist of the Year – Democrat
Jim Messina, Obama 2012
Campaign Strategist of the Year – Republican
Brian Tringali and BJ Martino, The Tarrance Group/Scott Walker Recall
Fundraiser of the Year – Democrat
Digital Fundraising Team/Obama for America 2012
International Campaign of the Year
The Mellman Group, Yair Lapid/Yesh Atid – The Journey of One Reporter Who Changed the Face of Israeli Politics
Local Campaign Manager of the Year- Republican
Chad Crow, KC Strategies/Jana Duty for Williamson County, Texas District Attorney
Most Valuable Player of the Year-Democrat
Mark Putnam, Putnam Partners/2012 North Dakota Senate Race, Heidi Heitkamp
Most Valuable Player of the Year-Republican
Mike Shields/National Republican Congressional Committee
Pollster of the Year – Democrat
The Mellman Group
Pollster of the Year – Republican
Glen Bolger/Public Opinion Strategies, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers
Rookie of the Year-Republican
James Barnes, Campaign Solutions
Pro Bono Campaign of the Year
Kurt Snow, Matt Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Gateway Media/”Mahalia, a Gospel Musical”
Public Affairs/Advocacy Campaign of the Year
Goddard Gunster Inc./New Yorkers for Beverage Choices
Ballot Initiative Campaign of the Year
The Mellman Group, Sara Rayme, MGM Resorts International, Tom Russell, Craig Varoga, GMMB, Mike Muir, Ambrosino Muir and Hansen, John Jameson, Winning Connections
Special Pollie For Fostering Democracy – Non-Partisan
Tyler Harber, Harden Global/Work in Ukraine, Iraq, Libya, Egypt & Tunisia
AAPC Industry Service Award
Melanie Rodriguez and Daniel Marquez, Marketing Politico en la Red/MPR
