We move public opinion to influence political outcomes.
Absecon Group is a public affairs firm built on political campaign experience. We influence outcomes at every altitude — from the Beltway to the boardroom to the county hearing room.
Get in TouchTHE FIRM
We’re public affairs professionals built on political campaign experience — at every level of government, from Congress to the county board. We can operate at 30,000 feet, influencing policy elites inside the Beltway, and bring that same discipline down to the local level to win over county and municipal officials. The altitude changes. The discipline doesn’t.
When you hire Absecon Group, you get the strategist and the decision-maker in the same room. Tom leads every engagement directly, supported by a trusted network of specialists in media buying, field operations, creative production, and research. No handoffs. No junior account managers. The person who builds the strategy is the person who executes it.
Paid Media
We use paid media to move the audiences that matter to your outcome. That could mean DC policy elites, constituents, shareholders, employees, or an entire community ahead of a local zoning vote. We build campaigns that protect and enhance corporate reputation, drive attention to your issue, identify and activate advocates, and put pressure where it counts — at the national, state, and local level. And when you need more than influence, we drive direct action — calls to Congress, public comments, petition signatures, hearing attendance.
Local Campaigns
Solar, battery storage, data centers. When your project needs community support and local approval, we run the campaign to win it — bringing national-caliber political strategy, paid media, community intelligence, and campaign management to the local fight.
AI Integration
We help organizations integrate frontier AI models into their public affairs operations — making teams faster, sharper, and more effective without replacing the judgment that wins campaigns.
TRACK RECORD
Before founding Absecon Group, our team planned and executed over $200M in paid media campaigns across government, political campaigns, and the private sector.
Tackling Local Opposition, Building Support For Utility-Scale Solar Development
A solar project on the path to cancellation from organized opposition. Led the turnaround campaign by running an integrated campaign using paid media, earned media, owned media, and local organizing: 256 in-county support letters, 43 positive press clips, 85% county reach on paid media. Approved.
Global Reputation Management For Oil Supermajor
Served as consultant running corporate reputation and license-to-operate campaigns in the U.S. and across the globe. Campaigns utilized custom audience solutions, creative and message testing, paid media planning and buying, and event-based activations.
Prevented FDA Rule Through Grassroots Advocacy
A Fortune 500 company needed to stop a proposed rule. Created a third-party group, led the paid media, grassroots campaign to comment on the rule and contact Congress. The FDA stepped back.
Reaching Voters, Winning Elections
Led paid media campaigns supporting or opposing candidates or causes at the federal, state, and local levels. Ran one of the most sophisticated vote-by-mail operations during the 2020 election at the premier Democratic super PAC.