Getting What You Want From Congress

The 112th Congress will be sworn in January 2011. Soon afterward, legislation affecting businesses, associations and other organization will be considered, debated and voted on. How will YOU get your message and ideas to Congress? How will YOU educate them about your organization? How will YOU be heard? Laurence Socci, President of The C. L. A. Group, will give you tips on how to succeed. Since 1998, he's been helping clients get what they want from Washington. This weekly blogcast will cover a different topic every week. You'll learn how to get meetings with Members of Congress and their staff, how to prepare persuasive arguments for your position, how to follow-up with your Congressional contacts, how to use strategic public relations, social media and grassroots to build your entire campaign. And, just in case things go bad, you'll learn successful crisis management.