FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           

DATE: March 29, 2010           

CONTACT: Karl Ahlgren 918-688-5269

Oklahoma-based political consulting firm A.H. Strategies announced today that Dewey Bartlett mayoral campaign has won five prestigious national advertising awards.  Three of the awards were announced Saturday by the American Association of Political Consultants.

Karl Ahlgren praised Bartlett and the A.H. Strategies’ team of creative vendors for achieving excellence.  A.H. Strategies served as the general consultant on the campaign.  The rest of the team included The Strategy Group for Media, who directed the broadcast media, Front Porch Strategies, who devised the phone marketing strategy, and Majority Designs, who directed the creative messaging.

“We want to commend Mayor Dewey Bartlett for building a dynamic team for his campaign and for his strong leadership,” Ahlgren said.

“His energy and vision helped excite our expert team here at A.H. Strategies and that resulted in positive national recognition for his successful campaign.  The national notoriety it has received speaks to the excellence that we expect, and achieve, at A.H. Strategies.”

The three Pollie Awards received by the campaign were announced Saturday by the American Association of Political Consultants.  The two Reed Awards were given by Politics Magazine, according to Ahlgren, general partner and co-owner of A.H. Strategies.

The Pollies are hailed as the “Oscars of political advertising” and represent the best of the political consulting industry for the year, Ahlgren said.

A.H. Strategies is the premier Republican campaign consulting firm in Oklahoma, providing a full scope of campaign services to clients. A.H. Strategies specializes in advertising, message development, creative, strategic and tactical implementation and in-depth political analysis.  A.H. Strategies also has expertise in grassroots advocacy and government relations

Bartlett won the race to become Tulsa’s 39^th mayor in November 2009 by garnering 45 percent of the vote in a hotly contested three-candidate race. Bartlett hired A.H. Strategies to serve as general campaign consultants for his race.

The Pollie awards garnered by the Bartlett campaign were:

• Best Use of Technology.

• Best TV Ad for a Local, County or Judicial Campaign.

• Best Use of a Radio Ad for a Local, County or Judicial Campaign.

• Best Contrast Television Advertising.

The Reed Awards won by A.H. Strategies for the Bartlett campaign include the following categories:

• Best TV Ad for a Local, County or Judicial Campaign.

•  Automated Phone Calls in a Local, County or Judicial Campaign.

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