that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message global strategy group type private industry public relations research founded 1995 website globalstrategygroup.com global strategy group gsg is an american public relations and research firm ; specializing in research strategic communications digital strategy grassroots and grasstops organizing marketing and branding . gsg clients include political candidates corporations and advocacy organizations worldwide . in the united states the company works with democratic party candidates and office holders . clients of the firm which has been called a ubiquitous presence in new york s circles of power in a 2008 new york times article have included new york governor eliot spitzer who used the firm in his successful 2006 campaign new york state attorney general andrew m. cuomo and new york governor david a. paterson . the new york state democratic party also uses the firm as do many new york state members of congress . the firm is also one of the top consultants to corporations and other special interests according to an article in the times . 1 they have carved out the niche of being the premier democratic political polling firm william t. cunningham a political consultant said in 2008 . 1 political clients include or have included iowa governor chet culver west virginia senator joe manchin montana governor brian schweitzer new york state attorney general andrew m. cuomo presidential candidate al gore congresswomen loretta and linda s nchez . the new york state democratic party and new york state members of congress also consult with the firm . gsg has managed political campaigns in albania aruba colombia dominican republic greece kazakhstan mexico republic of georgia trinidad and venezuela . in 2008 the firm s annual revenues were said to total about 20 million and it had 50 employees . 2 in addition to new york city global has offices in washington d.c. and hartford connecticut . 3 along with its political roster of clients gsg has been retained by large corporations nonprofits and advocacy organizations like bill & melinda gates foundation cond nast general electric glaxosmithkline goldman sachs microsoft scholastic silverstein properties starwood ultimate fighting championship ufc united way and yale university among others . as of 2009 gsg was using the marketing tag campaign to win . the firm was mentioned on the tv show the west wing 4 and is also referenced in a trivial pursuit board game question . history edit jonathan silvan ceo jefrey pollock president and jeffrey plaut partner started gsg together in 1995 as a boutique polling firm 1 conducting market research for political and corporate clients . since its founding the firm has broadened its work beyond research and polling to include various communications services such as public relations planning and running political campaigns paid media and advertising grassroots and grasstops advocacy and new media and interactive services and products . references edit a b c confessore nicholas in consulting group s rise hints of how albany works the new york times september 29 2008 . jefrey pollock 35 president profiled in crain s 40 under 40 quoting from a brief article in crain s new york retrieved september 29 2008 website global strategy group retrieved november 07 2010 http communicationsoffice.tripod.com 2 11.txt retrieved april 8 2015 external links edit global strategy group official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title global strategy group & oldid 722458119 categories political consulting firmspublic opinion research companiescompanies established in 1995hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2011all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 may 2016 at 07 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view