Engaging key policy makers and their staffs to foster dialogue, shape perceptions and build consensus is the foundation of successful targeted advocacy efforts. To be effective, message delivery must be customized, substantive and personal. We strongly believe in using communications methods that fit the comfort and style of the targeted audience, and adapt our messaging to suit. We are able to shape the policy debate and legislative action through well-constructed arguments, targeted messaging, and convincing reasoning.

Brand is the creation of trust through recognition and reputation, the convergence of image, message and action. Among the many competing for the attention of Washington leaders, only the clearest, most powerfully distilled and inspired voices will shape perceptions of policy makers. The chatter is always there; we help you cut through it.

In the hyperlinked, interconnected world of politics, traditional boundaries overlap: public drives private; media moves legislation; and vice versa. Aggressive, multifaceted campaign initiatives are the only route to expanding political reach and influence. We build and implement plans from the ground up, from grassroots mobilization to influencer engagement. By imprinting a directed message on strategic targets, we lead the conversation and shape the effect.

By connecting CMI's clients with policy makers, we facilitate the development of substantive relationships while communicating client interests to the top level of leaders in the United States government. CMI regularly arranges and staffs substantive meetings between our clients and the senior leadership on the Hill and within the Administration.

The policymaking process on Capitol Hill and within the federal government is in constant motion. From covering authorizing and appropriations hearings, to reporting on conference negotiations, we make sure our clients are able to base decisions on the most up-to-date information possible.

CMI provides clients with in-depth policy analysis to ensure their messaging and goals are supported by well-constructed, sound arguments. Our expert staff provides keen insight on policy development, empowering our clients to develop sound positions and more effectively shape public policy agendas.

CMI offers tailored briefings on the changing trends in the national political landscape and how it effects clients' markets. We advise on Presidential and Congressional politics, providing insider intelligence, so that clients can best position themselves for working with future Administrations and upcoming leaders. Finally, we also educate our clients on the personalities and motivations that shape the career tracks of specific officials, so that they have a better sense of how political aspirations drive policy agendas.

We believe that strength comes from within, which is why we work closely with clients to help manage the most valuable assets: relationships, constituencies and brands. By designing grasstops programs to target key players in the Administration and the Congress, we turn our clients' strongest supporters into opinion shapers.

From intimate dinners to national political conventions, events are valuable tools for uniting clients with key policymakers to build relationships and communicate priorities. From high profile events to enhance public image to small group settings to focus on substantive dialogue and relationship building, the key to running a successful event is attention to detail. We are capable of managing all event logistics, including venue selection, entertainment, protocol, messaging, and post-event follow-up.

We support our clients' social responsibility initiatives by designing plans that link these programs to public affairs and education campaigns, engaging leaders at the local, state and national levels. More and more frequently companies and organizations are taking responsibility for the impact activities have on society at large, extending far beyond legal, regulatory and legislative obligations. CMI is adept at assisting clients with either initiating CSR programs or developing current programs into broad national initiatives with broad coalition support.

Well-designed strategies are at the core of all successful campaigns, from military to political. CMI specializes in political and legislative strategies; we build operational plans from concept generation to project line execution. We are skilled at tactical implementation, adapting to a rapidly changing environment and moving opinion.