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Advocacy Video Campaign Idea Courtesy of the Old Spice Man

I hope you’ve seen on TV or someone has forwarded you the “new, great-smelling” Old Spice “manmercials” featuring Isaiah Mustafa. Recently, the ad campaign has taken a more personal tactic.

Yup, he’s talking to the ABC’s “Good Morning, America” host George Stephanopoulos – though I doubt we’ll be seeing President Obama shirtless at a [...]

Great Online Resources to Stay Informed on Washington Politics

The struggling economy. War on terrorism. Energy challenges. Supreme Court nominations. Midterm elections. There’s a lot on the policy plate for the White House, Congress and federal agencies. With so much happening in the District and the constantly churning political news cycle, it can be pretty difficult for policy communicators to stay up-to-date and informed [...]

Earth Day's 40th Anniversary Reveals Opinion Writing Best Practices

Happy 40th Anniversary Earth Day!

Twenty years ago, Vanguard Communications provided communications support for Earth Day 1990, culminating with the first national Earth Day rally in Washington, D.C.  With 350,000 attendees, it was an overwhelming success, and it began a tradition that continues to this day, with the Climate Rally on the National Mall, scheduled for [...]

Coalition Building: The First Step of a Policy Revolution

I love watching TED videos.  They always feature interesting guest speakers from different industries and professions who share innovative ideas and discuss unusual topics.  Recently, TED released a video from CD Baby founder and entrepreneur Derek Sivers‘ talk in February.  His brief lecture centered on the leadership lessons we could learn from the video of [...]

Using News Alerts and RSS Feed Readers to Track Legislation

This month, Senators Kerry, Lieberman and Graham will be releasing a new version of the climate change bill. This will be the third iteration of the climate change legislation – the most reviewed version being the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA) – to enter committee review in the U.S. Senate in the [...]