Blue Engine Message & Media

Blue Engine Message & Media is PR and political strategy firm that worked for Barack Obama during his presidential campaign.

According to its website it "offers informed, strategic counsel and hands-on support to those facing complex communications challenges. Most often, Blue Engine’s engagements are designed to enhance or protect a brand, reputation or market position at times of great opportunity or threat. Our team draws upon experience in the highest levels of the political, corporate and non-profit sectors to offer innovative, comprehensive strategic communications and issue advocacy solutions.  Our work is distinguished by an approach that combines the best practices of long-term corporate communications planning with short-term political rapid response techniques.  With each assignment, we work closely – and intensively – to develop and execute comprehensive strategic plans to address each client’s unique needs, goals and aspirations." Erik Smith from Blue Engine Message & Media is deeply involved in running the pro-Obama strategy and messaging operation called the Common Purpose Project.

Personnel

 * Erik Smith
 * Kathy Roeder
 * Katharine Lister
 * Miti Sathe

Contact Information
1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone:(202) 496-2129 Website: http://blueenginemedia.com/web/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=26

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 99% Spring
 * Organizing for America
 * Common Purpose
 * Progressive Media

External articles

 * John Stauber, The Progressive Movement is a PR Front for Rich Democrats, March 15, 2013, CounterPunch.
 * Ben Smith, "'Common Purpose'," Politico.com, April 8, 2009.
 * Jane Hamsher, "White House May be Dictating, But We’re Not Stenographers," Firedoglake blog, April 8, 2009.
 * Jeremy Scahill, Rahm Emanuel's Think Tankers Enforce 'Message Discipline' Among 'Liberals', RebelReports.com, April 9, 2009.