(adapted and published with permission from Tom Bolt & Associates -http://www.vilaw.com/govern3.html)

• Spontaneous letters from constituents
• Office visits from constituents
• Articles of current interest in local newspapers
• Letters to the Editor of local newspapers
• Phone calls from local opinion leaders to decision makers
• Legislative research (memoranda, reports, etc.)
• Phone calls from constituents
• Office visits by CEO of business in the area
• Editorials in local papers (make an appointment to visit the editor or editorial board)
• Office visits by delegations from constituent interest group
• Phone calls from local elected or party officials
• Opinion/op-ed in local papers
• Office visits by long-standing friend/contact
• Spontaneous mail from other territorial elected or party officials
• Phone calls from friends or contacts
• News programs on TV
• Articles in major daily newspapers
• National TV news
• News programs on radio
• Editorials in major daily newspapers
• Orchestrated mail from constituents
• Office visits by company representative
• Local radio talk shows
• Media-sponsored public opinion polls
• Office visits from lobbyists
• Letters to the editor in major newspapers