Golin partners with progressive database Catalist

WASHINGTON: GolinHarris' public affairs division has partnered with Catalist, the progressive voter database used by then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) during the 2008 presidential election.

The partnership allows the agency to combine Catalist's data with its public policy efforts, said Lane Bailey, president of Golin's public affairs division.

“Lobbying is still important in Washington, of course, and so are grassroots, but now we're on to a new world of digital advocacy, identifying people and applying analytical models,” he said. “I think ...