Look Ahead Strategies is a highly specialized, full-service communications and research firm serving political, policy, and issue advocacy clients. Look Ahead’s experienced professionals have worked on more than 500 political campaigns, issue advocacy efforts, and policy debates across the United States.
Our Services
Strategic Communications
Breaking through today’s competitive media landscape requires an agile communications support system to deliver persuasive messages to targeted audiences. Look Ahead’s experienced communicators are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and tactics needed to build entire communications systems, craft messages, drive narratives, create headlines, respond rapidly, and shape the public debate every day. Our strategic communications services include:
- Communications general consulting
- Building communications infrastructure
- Data-driven audience engagement
- Media relations and story pitching
Rapid Response & Crisis Management
Look Ahead specializes in providing aggressive rapid response and crisis management services that are seamlessly integrated into our clients’ existing organizational structure. Our team will work hand in glove with an existing communications apparatus to identify earned media opportunities in real time and leverage them to advance their strategic objectives.
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Craft responses to incoming media requests
- Set the record straight
- Monitor public sentiments
- Create compelling messaging
- Media training for surrogates
Strategic Research
Arming our clients with data-driven research is critical to achieving their objectives. Look Ahead can compile comprehensive research reports on candidates, organizations, and issues, which can then be utilized for earned media, paid campaigns, digital content, and grassroots advocacy.
Candidate Research
Candidate Research Data Book
Issue Briefs, Lobbying Matrices & Public Records
Congressional Issue Briefing Reports
FOIA/Public Records
Lobbying Matrix
Content Consulting
A successful campaign and advocacy effort needs great content, whether it’s for TV, digital ads, social media, radio, direct mail, communications, fundraising (small-dollar online and major donor) or door knocking. Look Ahead will work with your organization and vendors to create the compelling, modern content necessary to drive persuasive messages. Our capable content specialists are skilled in condensing complicated messages and conveying them in a visually appealing and easily digestible format to ensure a steady stream of compelling content.
Media Monitoring
Look Ahead offers always-on media monitoring services to provide “eyes and ears” on the public policy debate on a daily basis, giving our clients total informational awareness about their key issue targets and allowing them to quickly respond to events and news in real-time. Look Ahead’s unique console-based dashboard serves as a hub for news articles, tweets, and other commentary relevant to our clients’ objectives, and enables authorized users to log in and view all of this content in one convenient location.
General Consulting
Look Ahead can take point in overall project management coordinating efforts, working with various vendor teams to create an effective campaign or issue advocacy team. Winning is about ensuring that all tracks of your effort complement each other. This takes seeing the whole playing field, whether it’s a C3, C4, C6, campaign, or Super PAC.
FOIA/Public Records
Look Ahead can develop a campaign of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), state, and local records requests focused on obtaining communications, documentation, schedules, and other public records that advance our clients’ missions.
- Submitting requests for public records
- Assisting with FOIA, state, and local records appeals
- Resolving FOIA, state, and local records disputes
Media Training and Booking
Media Training Programs
Established Network
Team of Experts
Digital Services
Social Media Management
- Launch and maintain social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
- Develop content calendars to maximize channel growth and audience reach.
Paid Media Advertising
Email Marketing
- Next, we focus on creating email content that is optimized for action and achieving your organization’s goals.
- Correctly set up your email marketing program according to industry best practices to ensure deliverability and inbox placement.
- Manage email marketing programs that drive actions like fundraising, advocacy, or content sharing.