When you are in Washington, DC for business purposes, stop in to chat with their Congressional staff to get to know them. Communicating With Congress Summary of a Burson Marstellar Report, Communicating with Congress 1992, Survey of Congressional Offices. Inc. Keep It Local. Congressional offices pay more attention to personal communications from constituents than any other single source. The best way to gain the attention of a Congressional office is to communicate with them personally , by phone, letter, office visit, fax or e-mail.
Interest groups are most effective when they link their issue to local areas.
Less than one in 10 offices indicated that they pay a great deal of attention to offices when the delegation does not include a constituent. Keep It Personal. The greater the amount of effort taken with a personal communication, the more seriously the issue is considered. Keep It Concise. Keep the message to one point, the explanation to one page.