FTS organized this one of a kind political event in Columbia, SC for the traditional campaign kickoff of Labor Day, 2011.
FTS was hired by APP at Senator DeMint’s request to organize the event; create a unique format; negotiate with local, state and national television broadcasters; produce programs, invitations, teletownhalls, FACEBOOK pages, web ads and deal directly with the media. Luke Byars was asked to serve on the Forum’s Advisory Committee as their spokesperson to help promote this event.
FTS was responsible for contacting and working with all of the Republican Presidential Campaigns and their South Carolina staffs. All of the top 6 GOP candidates accepted our formal invitations to appear at the event and both SC Educational Television and CNN agreed to televise it live.
Townhall.com agreed to stream the event live on their site and carry a special post Forum show highlighting Senator DeMint and the special guests who were there including every GOP Congressman from South Carolina, The SC Speaker of the House, The Attorney General of SC, The Treasurer of SC, The Supt. Of Education of SC and The Commissioner of Agriculture of SC. Also in attendance was the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli, the Speaker of the House of Virginia and the Speaker of the House of New Hampshire. Also there were the top political activists from across South Carolina, 586 all- together.
The event was hailed as a huge success and groundbreaking in scope. Presidential candidates were given 21 minutes apiece to answer direct questions from Senator Jim DeMint, Congressman Steve King from Iowa and APP Founder Dr. Robert George. FTS credentialed over 250 state and national reporters for this event. Directing this event from idea to reality highlights our firm’s ability to accomplish big projects in a short time span by continuing to rely on our extensive statewide grassroots network of volunteers and activists.
