Over the past 20 years, we at IDI have distinguished ourselves from other public affairs firms through our unmatched expertise, leadership and innovation. At IDI, we understand the ever-evolving public policy environment and have proven to be pioneers in developing new and effective ways to influence decision makers.

Today, we are the very best at what we do - help clients create and sustain strategic alliances; develop and manage successful campaigns; and produce and advance effective online communications strategies.

IDI’s tradition of developing strong connections between clients and stakeholders for winning campaigns demonstrates why we are considered true pioneers in the world of public affairs and communications:

• Brought together a coalition of advocates and industry to force CMS to change rules that were denying Medicare eligible seniors access to electric wheelchairs. (2004)
• Brought together ISPs, privacy advocates, industry representatives, and the education and library communities to defeat RIAA’s attempt to violate individual online privacy rights (2003). 
• Brought together Ameritech, the National Urban League, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to create an electronic tutorial on safe Internet surfing for children and families (1999).
• Brought together disability rights advocates and the phone companies to negotiate the accessibility provision language that became Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1995).
• Brought together senior executives from the telephone companies and members of the education community to spearhead the creation of a collaboration on policy issues that began in 1990 and continues to this day.
• Brought together the American Library Association, National Education Association and the National School Board’s Association in a collaboration that resulted in the development of the E-rate campaign to help bring internet access into America’s libraries and schools. (1994)
• Brought together advocates promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology which resulted in the creation of the American Telemedicine Association (1993).
• Brought together for the first time in a “Consumer Forum” industry representatives, consumer and third party group stakeholder advocates, and government leaders for off-the-record dialogues on a range of telecommunications issues (1986).

IDI innovation has resulted in the firm being the very first to:

• Launch a corporate public affairs Internet site on the World Wide Web (1993 – Bell Atlantic – www.ba.com).
• Create a major political party committee and candidate Internet site (1994 – Democratic Senate Campaign Committee – www.dscc.org).
• Establish an independent Congressional website (1994 – policy.net/congress.org).
• Develop a media relations web page for a major corporation.
• Offer blogger relations to assist their clients in monitoring, maintaining and positioning their issues with blogs.

In fact, IDI’s trailblazing in online communication technologies, public affairs campaigns and strategic relationship building has earned us, and our clients, esteemed recognition including several Showalter Group Grassroots Innovation Awards, American Association of Political Consultants Pollie Awards, George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management Golden Dot Awards and many others.

Our services include:

• Issues Management
• Strategic Alliances
• Media Relations
• Internet Communications
• Blogger Relations
• Non-Profit Services