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Innovative Perspectives & Proven Strategies
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SDA helped the Certified Automotive Parts Association develop a successful multi-state grassroots campaign to defeat legislation banning the use of aftermarket automotive parts.
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Your legislative objectives may appear straightforward, but achieving them in a timely and cost-effective manner may require navigating a number of different elements in the political process. Winning support for a critical project could take as little as a meeting with a key congressional ally or as much as a meeting followed by appearances, testimonies and hearings before regulatory agencies and the organization of grassroots and media campaigns. Regardless of your particular challenge, Smith Dawson & Andrews assesses it from a fresh perspective and develops the most appropriate strategy to tackle it. We deliver solid, practical services and advice to a variety of organizations-for-profits and nonprofits, small businesses, and multinational corporations.
Government Relations & Advocacy
- Lobby Congress, Executive Branch agencies, state and local governments
- Monitor legislation
- Identify
federal appropriations for client projects
- Schedule meetings and presentations with local elected officials, members of Congress and administration officials
- Build political coalitions
- Arrange testimony before congressional committees
- Analyze your policy and legislative proposals
- Provide grants assistance with federal agencies
- Mobilize grassroots support
- Coordinate with national interest and consumer groups
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Public Affairs
- Provide crisis-management counsel
- Write speeches and public presentations
- Organize legislative and news conferences
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Marketing
- Identify new business opportunities
- Provide marketing support for business development
- Facilitate joint ventures
- Develop communications materials
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