“Who do we know?”
It’s the 11th hour on the bill you have been working on all session. IT’S YOUR BILL, it’s coming up for a crucial vote and there are four fence sitters…
They’ve heard from your lobbyists. Your executives have come out to meet them. And the fence sitters have made it clear they don’t want to hear from you anymore, or the trade or business groups that represent you.
You are out of contacts and you are OUT OF TIME.
The clock is ticking. So how do you get to these four?
You and your team wrack your brains: “Who do we know?”
This is the bill your CEO said was a MUST DO for this year and you don’t want to wake up tomorrow, having to explain that the bill died because YOU COULDN’T GET TO FOUR HOLDOUTS…
We’ve All Been There
NOBODY has a perfect legislative year.
At the same time, nobody enjoys having to do that briefing with executive management the day after YOU LOSE.
Or having to eat crow with colleagues in other companies, after expending all that sweat, blood and effort. Knowing you’re going to have to start all over again…
I know because I’ve been there.
Having watched more than one major company initiative go down in flames, I figured there had to be a better way.
So I started asking myself, “Is there a better way to get the right voices to chime in at the right time, on top of my own company’s voice, to raise our chances for success?”
The answer is: THERE IS A BETTER WAY.
A Better Way
What if you had already matched all of your stakeholders and key influencers to the legislators that you needed to reach BEFORE the legislative cycle started?
Now you’re thinking: “This guy must be crazy. How can you possibly match hundreds, if not thousands, of critical stakeholders across all 50 states and the United States Congress?”
The answer is that it’s not as difficult as you might believe.
But the important thing is that you have to start now, today, to assess your relationships, both in terms of quality and quantity, if you are going to get the results you want. Dollars are too precious in this economy and resources are too scarce for you to afford not to.
I CAN SHOW YOU A BETTER WAY…
If you have limited resources but still need to have boots on the ground in all 50 states. People who can make an impact with the elected officials you absolutely need to reach.
For a consultation on how you can design advanced and cost-effective stakeholder mapping and engagement systems call me at 203-727-7868 and set up your free 15 minute consultation today.
Why waste any more time, or resources?
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