FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC (3/1/02)
In a continued effort to provide the most comprehensive legislative tracking
service on the market, GalleryWatch.com announces a new and innovative tool to
make managing Congressional voting records simple, efficient and effective.
Congressional VIP (Voting Information Plus!) assists an organization’s lobbying
efforts by monitoring which members of Congress voted with your organization’s
position on certain legislation, and which members did not. In seconds, the
reports you generate will let you know where you need to concentrate your
lobbying efforts.
VIP allows lobbyists, associations and other legislative professionals to
keep track of congressional voting records in reports that can be generated
with a simple click of the mouse. Information can be organized by party lines, by caucus or by other
groups you create yourself.
"Lobbying is all about influencing votes. However, part of the difficulty
in lobbying is effectively identifying which legislators you should focus your
lobbying efforts on," says Brent Golemon, Vice President of Product
Development. “Analyzing historical
voting trends on similar legislation is an excellent indicator of how a
legislator will vote in the future. The information is there. You simply need a way to manage it. VIP fills this need by allowing you to
easily monitor and analyze the data."
VIP takes the analysis one step further by allowing you to run a comparative analysis report that
shows you actual votes
against your organization’s position - a great time saver when trying to track
many votes and compare against the position of your organization.
"Our services are designed to provide legislative professionals with
tools that make their lives easier to manage" says Mr. Golemon. "With
our proprietary technology, we strive to offer our clients a professional edge
in the often competitive world of politics. With
VIP, legislative professionals have the opportunity to realize that
needed advantage.”
GalleryWatch.com is a leading provider of legislative and regulatory
tracking services for government relations professionals. GalleryWatch's
subscription service manages the entire process of monitoring and reporting
legislative activity enabling legislative professionals to be much more
efficient in their daily lives. GalleryWatch’s clients include state and
federal agencies, associations, Fortune 1000 companies, universities, foreign
embassies, and the nation’s leading public affairs, lobbying, and law firms.
GalleryWatch.com, started in 1996, currently has offices in Washington, D.C.
and Austin, Texas.
For more information about VIP, contact GalleryWatch.com at (202)546-9770.