Based on decades of experience and activity in both local and national political arenas, the Maine Street Solutions team can quickly and effectively identify the appropriate players in Augusta, Washington, DC and anywhere in between who can influence a particular piece of legislation, shape public opinion, or affect the outcome of a ballot initiative.
More importantly, we can reach out to these elected officials and other policy makers with whom we have personal relationships and forcefully present the client’s point of view. Alternately, one-on-one in-person meetings can be arranged, providing the opportunity for the client to personally engage in political persuasion and thereby shape desired outcomes.
We handle both ends of the equation, helping our clients with both the grassroots and the grasstops. We mobilize and energize the public in order to shape public opinion and policy, but we don't stop there. We also specialize in engaging community leaders and other influencers to become advocates for your mission. By enlisting influential members of a specific community to shape opinion through peer-to-peer communications and outreach, Maine Street Solutions can move the needle regarding a range of issues and public policies that might otherwise be viewed as contentious and divisive by elected officials and other decision makers.
Photo: The No on One Campaign celebrates victory after the March 2020 election (right)
Maine Street Solutions specializes in leveraging long-standing relationships in both the public and private sectors to create strategic alliances around virtually any issue of importance in Northern New England. By bringing together people from different backgrounds, sectors, and perspectives, we create a strong force that can be leveraged to mold public opinion and create long lasting public policy.
Photo: Mike Saxl and Sara Vanderwood give a presentation to the National Association of Caterers & Events (NACE) Maine Chapter (left)
Depending on a client’s specific needs and objectives, Maine Street Solutions can formulate and implement a customized strategic communications or public relations plan, drawing upon the varied skill set of its experienced team of lawyers, public relations experts, former legislators, and lobbyists.
Whether it’s media relations outreach and training, message development, crisis communications, or full public relations campaigns, our team can help. We utilize the latest technology and techniques in paid media to get your message across to your intended audience. On the earned media side, we influence editorial coverage, pitch news stories, cultivate third-party endorsements, and engage in other media relations tactics which result in sustained, positive impressions.
Photo: Members of the ME Legislature on a MSS-led tour of The Jackson Laboratory (right)
With a political pedigree unmatched by any other consultancy in the state, Maine Street Solutions can provide the real-world knowledge and experience critical to developing successful political campaigns. We have demonstrated success with issues formulation, fundraising, signature gathering, and general strategy, and have played key roles in any number of recent political contests.
Our suite of campaign services includes political consulting for state and federal candidates; initiative and referendum campaign management; field operations; campaign fundraising and election compliance; direct mail campaigns; polling and market research; public relations; media training; capital, candidate, issue, and association fundraising; and venture capital and economic development strategies.
Maine Street Solutions can create powerful connections for your business to grow and succeed. We put our relationships, across sectors and at the local, state, and federal levels, to work for you and find new and creative ways for you to expand your interests. Our team also has decades-long trade association experience at the highest leadership levels and can provide direct support to such organizations in membership communications, political action activities, and lobbying.
Photo: The MSS team takes legislators on a tour of a Tomra NorthAmerica facility (right)
"When it comes to quietly navigating the waters of State Government and the rule making process nobody beats the team at Maine Street Solutions. Faced with goals we have been working to achieve throughout Maine and the country for a number of years, the team at Maine Street Solutions efficiently and strategically placed our interests in front of key decision makers and delivered a great result. Now we're working with Maine Street Solutions around national strategies involving our products and looking to make our success in Maine the road map for success around the country."
— Chuck Riegle, Tomra NorthAmerica
Maine Street Solutions Maine's top team of lobbying and strategic communications professionals
