Your Campaign Matters

Who we are

Porter O’Brien is a team of diverse and talented strategists, planners, and tacticians. We boast over 100 years of collective experience in high-level political consulting work.

Our roster consists of trusted individuals who have performed every role on a campaign, have been on the ballot themselves, have covered campaigns as embedded journalists, and have assisted successful candidates as transition planners and political advisors. Our core team is mostly experienced in Canada, but we’re bolstered by a network of associates with proven experience across the United States, in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Each level of government comes with its own complexities and intricacies. Porter O’Brien provides the knowledge and experience to satisfy and exceed expectations for individual client needs seeking office at any level in any jurisdiction. 

Our roster includes tacticians who’ve delivered results via a multitude of roles including: leading efforts as campaign chair and campaign managers; leading GOTV organization; candidate vetting and approvals; and other key positions. We’ve overseen communications planning, media relations, tour planning, and debate prep to fulfill numerous client demands.

Along with specialized expertise in policy research and development, Porter O’Brien is connected to a vast array of partners to address a campaign’s deficiencies.  Our vast network of accomplished professionals allows us to meet client demands while labeling us as thought-leaders in our industry. We can assist campaigns remotely or deploy anywhere in the world. We offer services coast to coast to coast at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.

What We Do

Porter O'Brien knows campaigns. 

Whether it is a non-partisan campaign in a local election, an intra-partisan campaign for a nomination or primary, or a general election campaign at the local, regional or national level.

We apply five spheres to every political campaign: Candidate, Financial, Organization, Policy, and Communication. We deliver specialized services in all these areas. 

We deliver specialized services in all these areas

  • Media Training

  • Background Research

  • Policy School

  • Debate Prep

  • Image Consulting

  • Scheduling

  • Logistics

  • Support Staff Training

  • Tour Planning

Candidate

  • Budget Planning

  • Budget Strategy

  • Fundraising Tactics

  • Fundraising Execution

  • Compliance

Financial

  • Data Solution Selection and Implementation

  • Identity, Convert, Deliver Strategy

  • Get-out-the-vote (GOTV) and Election Day (E-Day) Strategy

  • Team Organization Design

  • Voter List and Geographical Analyses

  • Canvasser Training

  • Data Scraping

Organization

  • Policy Research

  • Stakeholder Matrix Development

  • Stakeholder Consultation

  • Policy Development

  • Platform/Manifesto Costing

Policy

  • Branding

  • Communications Planning

  • Opposition Research

  • Advertising Creative Development

  • Message Research (Polling, Focus Groups)

  • Advertising Production (Print, Digital, Radio, Television)

  • Social and Digital Media Account Management

  • Ad Buying

  • Traditional Media Strategy

  • Digital Media Strategy

  • Media Relations

  • Messaging Calendar

Communication

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