Category Archives: Clients/Case Studies

A ‘Political Force’

As we’ve posted about before, we are honored to work with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on their national online grassroots program.  This morning, the program was highlighted in the Los Angeles Times in an article, entitled, “U.S. Chamber Grows into a Political Force”:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is building a large-scale grass-roots political operation [...]

Chicago Tribune Highlights Our Client’s Online Efforts

The Chicago Tribune today highlighted the online efforts (which we coordinated) of our client Jason Plummer, who won the Republican nomination for Illinois Lt. Governor earlier this week. The Tribune article sites Jason as:
“part of a ‘new breed of Republican politics’ — a young, energetic politician who tapped into social networking and worked hard [...]

Merc Client Wins Illinois Republican Primary

Congratulations to Jason Plummer, the winner of the 2010 Republican Primary for the office of Illinois Lt. Governor.
Jason made a strong commitment to building his campaign’s strategic online program, and we were honored to help him build a strong, statewide online grassroots network that was a strong component of his winning effort.
Over a three-month period, [...]

The Web as Storytelling Device: The Jim Ryan I Know

We are big believers in utilizing modern communications tools are story-telling devices.  While these tools are merely the efficient means to deliver the stories — the key is and always will be the quality of the stories.
On that note, we were proud this week to launch a new Web site — TheJimRyanIKnow.com — for one [...]

Illinois Media Highlights our Work for Illinois Governor Candidate

Our company is getting some good press this week, courtesy of some syndicated stories in Illinois about political candidates’ e-campaigns.
Here we are quoted in a Gatehouse News Service story that is running throughout the state, specifically speaking to the strong online effort we are helping manage for Former Illinois Attorney General and current Republican gubernatorial [...]

My presentation on social media tools and government affairs

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of addressing the U.S. Chamber’s latest regional government affairs conference — this time in Chicago.  It was another great, engaged audience — and I was able to work in some case studies and other tidbits that I picked up at the Public Relations Society of America conference that I [...]

Successful Online Launch for Ryan for Governor Campaign

Earlier this week, we helped with online portion of the campaign launch for former Illinois Attorney Jim Ryan — who is now running for governor.
It’s been only four weeks since Jim announced his potential bid — and we already have built the strongest e-campaign of any other candidate in the race.
We, of course, launched a [...]

Neat Photo from My Presentation to the U.S. Chamber

I just got this really neat photo from my presentation to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Conference on the topic of “Social Media for Government Affairs” …

Photo by Ian Wagreich / © 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The E-Campaign: Providing Your Seat at the Table

Our firm is proud to help manage strategy and content for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s (and U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s) online grassroots program — which has become one of the premier grassroots networks in the country.
It’s that effectiveness that has made the Chamber a target by Big Labor, extremist environmental groups and [...]

Meet the Searle Center …

An online video we recently produced for the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern Law — as part of our ongoing online content campaign: