AWARDS

POLLIE AWARDS - 2008 Election Cycle
The Pollies are the nation's highest awards for excellence in political communications.

Best Internet/New Media Campaign (Wexler Wants Hearings)
Best Local/Municipal Organization Television (Broward County - "Reset")
Best Local/Municipal Organization Television (Broward County - "Touchscreen")
Best Local/Muncipal Organization Website (Broward Democratic Party Site)
Best Telephone Town Hall (joint submission with Stones Phones - Accountability Update)

FL firm Impact Politics Wins Three Pollie Awards for Television Ads and Telephone Town Hall
Awards given for excellence in political communications.

For more information, contact Brian Franklin at 954.336.4402, info@impactpolitics.net

(WASHINGTON, DC) Impact Politics, a political marketing and strategy firm based outside of Fort Lauderdale, FL, received three new "Pollie" awards on Sunday by the bipartisan American Association of Political Consultants. The Pollies are the nation's highest award for excellence in political communications. These are the fifth such awards given to the firm since it was founded two years ago.

Two of the Pollies were awarded for television commercials produced as part of a branding and GOTV campaign for the Broward Democratic Party. The commercials ran throughout Broward County (Florida) and were used as fundraising tools on and offline. They were the first television ads in the history of the party.

Impact Politics' role went beyond the creation of the commercials: The firm assisted the party with creation of a fundraising and marketing strategy that helped underwrite the cost of the commercials, online ads, podcasts, a new website, and the 2007 rebranding of the party from the "Broward County Democratic Executive Committee" to the "Broward Democratic Party".

"With Impact Politics’ help, the Broward Democratic Party raised more money for marketing than ever before, reaching out to voters in ways that few (if any) county parties in the nation have attempted," stated Mitch Ceasar, Chairman of the Broward Democratic Party.

At this year's Pollie ceremony in Washington DC, the firm also received a "Best Telephone Town Hall" Pollie for an entry jointly-submitted with the distinguished voter contact firm, Stone's Phones. The winning Telephone Town Hall was a national call-in event to update supporters of Congressman Wexler's 2008 push for executive branch accountability. Stones Phones and Impact Politics collaborated on the marketing and implementation of the event.

In 2007, Impact Politics won Pollies for "Best Internet/New Media Campaign" for Wexler Wants Hearings Campaign as well as "Best Local Organization Website" for the site it produced for the Broward Democratic Party.

Brian Franklin, the firm's' founder, has recently expanded the firm's clientele internationally: Impact Politics was chosen to help guide the rebuilding and marketing strategy of the Australian Democrats - once the most powerful third party in Australian history. Other current and/or recent clients include Florida Senate Democratic-Leader Designate Nan Rich, State Senator Dave Aronberg, Chris Chiari, Floridians for Accountability, and Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter.

For more information on Impact Politics and its work, visit www.impactpolitics.net
Stone's Phones can be found at www.stonesphones.com.

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March, 2008

Impact Politics Wins Two AAPC Pollie Awards

South Florida firm receives national awards for work with Congressman Wexler and the Broward Democratic Party

(Santa Monica, CA) Impact Politics, LLC, an emerging South Florida political consulting firm, was awarded two "Pollies" by the bipartisan American Association of Political Consultants at their annual gala in Santa Monica, California. The Pollies are the nation's most prestigious award for political work.

The firm was awarded one of the three Pollies given to the Best Internet Campaign (for its work on Congressman Wexler's campaign advocating Cheney Impeachment Hearings at www.WexlerWantsHearings.com). The company also received one of the two Pollies awarded for Best Local Organization Website (for the Broward Democratic Party website - www.browarddems.com). Pollies are given based on factors including creativity and campaign/ad effectiveness.

"To be recognized by the AAPC - which is comprised of some of the best in the field - is an great honor. We're thankful to the AAPC and to our clients, who have been very proactive and willing to try strategies that have proven successful in the corporate world, but are still relatively new to political campaigns," said Brian Franklin, Impact Politics' founder.

Recent clients that have used (or are using) Impact Politics for communications strategy, advertising, or New Media consulting include Congressman Robert Wexler, the Broward Democratic Party, State Senator Dave Aronberg, State Senator Nan Rich, Chris Chiari (candidate for State House District 91), the National Federation of Public and Private Employees, and others outside of Florida. Earlier in the year, the Chiari campaign site (www.chiari08.com) was awarded Best Candidate Website by the Florida Netroots Caucus.

Franklin started the firm last year after ten years as a marketing consultant, creative director, and copywriter to dozens of advertising agencies, corporations, and non profits.

Mitch Ceasar, Chairman of the Broward County Democratic Party stated, "Any successful campaign by a candidate or party must utilize the Internet and New Media. It is now a political necessity."