Tell the story right to get on the same page with regulators
Face-to-face meetings with members help educate agency officials on real-world effect of rules; describe impact on customers, economy
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Making change happen—or stopping it—one state at a time
Some associations put more advocacy resources into multiple states; keys to success include knowing the nuances of processes, culture
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Focus is local on national day to advocate for transportation
Good timing, lots of planning help make member-driven events resonate across the country; Congress targeted while home on recess
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Getting smarter with mobile advocacy
ARTBA encourages members to use social media to contact Congress through new platform; tweets include infographic on jobs
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Dietary supplement group strikes back at vocal critic
Council for Responsible Nutrition focuses on advocacy to counter fallout from state attorney general investigation of its industry
Read MoreAmerican Petroleum Institute, public relations firm split up
API has paid more than $327 million to Edelman in five years; association to continue relationship with spinoff Blue Advertising
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