About Winning Mark

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Our team:

What people are saying:

The Winning Mark team helps us work smarter and reach more people. And they manage to make us feel like we are always their top priority.

Jeana Frazzini

Executive Director, Basic Rights Oregon & Basic Rights Education Fund

Winning Mark combines super-sophisticated technical expertise with the hearts, passion, and creativity of seasoned advocates. They’re committed to winning campaigns, while making you look good too.

Margie Kelly

Communications Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

Who do filmmakers turn to when we need professional, hip and creative video production? No question: Winning Mark. Winning Mark’s passion for social justice and winning campaigns is matched only by their media savvy and creative drive. This is the firm you want working for you.

Rebecca Shine

Student Alliance Project & Graham Street Productions

You and your team rock so hard. Thanks again and again for everything.

Amy Hojnowski

Political Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon

I am fully aware that your efforts were a significant factor in winning.

Governor John Kitzhaber

Governor of the State of Oregon

Many thought it couldn’t be done… [The] election showed that Democrats could win in Boise… This was a real kick in the teeth to the Republican Party.

Idaho Statesman

on Wining Mark client Dave Bieter's victory in the Boise Mayoral race, November 2003

In terms of the total statewide vote margin, the estimated effects are remarkable.

The Analyst Institute

from their study of Winning Mark's Voter Guide Project, 2009

Turning back an anti-tax tide… the vote will turn the political tide.

The New York Times

on the Winning Mark-assisted campaign to pass an income tax in Multnomah County, Oregon, May 2003

We were thrilled with the video that Winning Mark created for our organization. They took our goals seriously and helped us translate what we do into images and audio that really convey who we are and why our work is so important. The Winning Mark team is responsive and professional, and they took care of every detail for us. We all felt they went above and beyond, and the result is a piece that exceeded our expectations and will help us build support for our organization.

Roey Thorpe

Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon

Winning Mark took on United Way’s challenge of taking a huge body of data, a highly complex set of issues and produced a concise, compelling and powerful document suitable for a wide range of community audiences. Winning Mark’s attention to copy detail, graphic design and the nuances of complex messaging has produced a document that sets a standard for telling a story to the community.

Howard Klink

Vice President of Community Investment, United Way of the Columbia Willamette

It is difficult to articulate the sheer awesomeness of the team at Winning Mark. They combine performance, expertise, personality, and vision to deliver incredible results.

Sophie Noero

Program Administrator, Worksafe

Kitzhaber grabbed the Ticket’s attention…for an innovative Facebook campaign…It may, in the Ticket’s opinion, have a better chance of raising his electoral hopes than stumping with Obama.” LA Times on Winning Mark’s online work for the Kitzhaber for Governor campaign.

Los Angeles Times

October 17, 2010

We first met the Winning Mark Team while working together on a project for a mutual client. We had such a good experience with them that when it came time to re-do Ripple Strategies website, we knew where to turn.

Shayna Samuels

Ripple Strategies

Battle-tested experience. Creativity matched with state of the art technology. A devotion to detail. A commitment to your cause, not just to your bankroll. A burning desire to win – and a record of doing just that. The attention of the principals, instead of being passed to the Intern of the Month Club.

Many firms can deliver some of these things. At Winning Mark, you get them all.

We win campaigns, causes and awards across the country – not by being the biggest, but by being the best. We don’t work with everyone – we are proudly progressive and limit the number of clients in any given political cycle. What does that mean for our clients? A passionate involvement in your campaign. Extraordinary service from the best in the business. Victory.

And we’re kind of fun to be around, too.

Take a look at our stuff. Then get in touch with us so we can show you how we can help you win.


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