The Mellman Group

The Mellman Group describes itself as "experts in the decision making process of consumers and voters, and have extensive experience developing effective communications strategies that lead people to choose our client's product or service, join their organization, hold their opinion, or vote as we would like."

The firm has done polling jointly with the Republican-associated firm Public Opinion Strategies.

In Summer 2007, the firm opened a Midwest office in Madison, Wis., with Nathan J. Henry, a Mellman vice president, as its lone employee. "The firm has done work for several Wisconsin Democrats, including Gov. Jim Doyle," reported the Wisconsin State Journal.

Personnel
From the firm's website:
 * Mark S. Mellman
 * Michael Bloomfield
 * Amber Carrier
 * Meredith Chaiken
 * Elizabeth Foster
 * Nathan J. Henry
 * Jonathan Hoffman
 * Kate Koester
 * Chris Marshall
 * April Nickens
 * Faith Passy-Lewis
 * Kristen Pelachyk
 * Dave Tollaksen

Clients
The firm lists many clients on its website, broken down into categories such as corporations, environmental groups, government agencies, public interest groups, media, political clients, and labor unions. These clients include:
 * American Civil Liberties Union
 * AFL-CIO
 * AFSCME
 * Association of Trial Lawyers of America
 * Bell Atlantic
 * Coca Cola
 * Fleishman-Hillard
 * Intuit
 * National Education Association
 * Nestle
 * PepsiCo
 * Regional SBC Operating Companies
 * United Airlines
 * U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 * U.S. Department of Labor
 * U.S. Department of State
 * U.S. Information Agency
 * World Wildlife Fund
 * Democratic National Committee
 * Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

International clients include:
 * Blanco Party of Uruguay
 * Colorado Party of Uruguay
 * Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.
 * Leningrad Soviet (Democratic Bloc)
 * Moscow Soviet (Democratic Bloc)
 * Radio Marti
 * Rukh (National Movement of the Ukraine)
 * Spanish International Network
 * Spanish Socialist Party
 * Univision
 * President César Gaviria (Colombia)

Contact information
Website: http://www.mellmangroup.com/

Main office
The Mellman Group 1023 31st Street, NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20007

Phone: 202-625-0370 Fax: 202-625-0371

Midwest office
The Mellman Group - Midwest Office 21 N. Butler Street #204 Madison, WI 53703

Phone: (202) 625-0370 Website: http://www.mellmangroup.com/wisconsin.htm

SourceWatch resources

 * Public Opinion Strategies
 * Wisconsin Merchants Federation
 * Wisconsin Video Choice Coalition

Articles

 * Richard Morin, "Who Supports Public Campaign Financing?" Washington Post, June 5, 2000.
 * Anita Clark, "Groups Release Dueling Polls On Smoking Ban," Wisconsin State Journal, August 26, 2005.
 * Lee Sensenbrenner, "New Poll: 68% Favor Smoking Ban: Cancer Society Focuses On Likely Voters," The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), August 26, 2005.
 * Editorial: Heather Hagenow, "Chamberlain Defends Independent Polling On Smoking Ban," The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), August 31, 2005.
 * Stacy Forster, "Residents favor cable competition now, poll shows," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Wis.), "All Politics Watch" blog, September 24, 2007.
 * Press release, "Poll Shows Voters Want Long Term Care Included in Presidential Candidates' Healthcare Proposals, Released at 2007 National Long Term Care Symposium: Event Debuts New 'Future of Long Term Care in America' Book with Noted Experts," Genworth Financial via PR Newswire, October 11, 2007.
 * Editorial: "A smokeless state," Pierce County Herald (Wis.), October 11, 2007.
 * "Poll: U.S. voters oppose Bush wiretap law," United Press International, October 16, 2007.