The Truth

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Our service is customized to every campaigns unique mixture of experience and lack thereof. A direct resource for the candidate and manager in the role  of confidant, mentor and coach. Advice, training and the benetincludes a comprehensive consultation to help identify gaps and opportunities, a comprehensive report that includes a project plan with  timelines and milestones, a cost analysis, and a schedule. We also offer a suite of quality products that will help you get there quickly and  smoothly. That’s how we ensure your success.

• Mistakes we saw forty years ago continue to be made every campaign cycle, regardless of level of contest, for a variety of reasons. 
• Good campaigns and great candidates and managers suffer from making mistakes that would be avoidable if there was someone to advise them of common pitfalls.
• 90% of the job of candidate or campaign manager is simply hard work, while 10% of it is making the hard decisions that benefit most from experience, context, history and strategic insight gleaned from a intimate knowledge of both process and unique political circumstances.
• Political parties given their constant turnover of staff and volunteers have not provided the solution of training, empowering and trusting local candidates and managers. In fact over time local campaigns are centrally managed by those who know them least with the Party's interest always being put first.
• There has been a rapid expansion of the variety of services being professionally offered campaigns with little regard to whether or not the services are needed, the supplier are experienced, or the prices are considerate of political realities. While this benefits many individuals it does not best serve campaigns.
• Candidates and managers continue to suffer from not knowing what they "don't know" or the "blindspot".
• We believe that given an option professional advice would be warmly received by those who want to do everything they can to enhance their performance .

With the realization that the forgoing points were becoming more prevalent Campaign Coach was founded to make it a mission to serve the local candidate best above all other considerations. Campaign Coach removes the conflict of being the supplier or a consultant needing to provide services in order to receive income. Acting as an advisor or "coach" the focus is on what is needed and advising candidates and managers directly on the path best followed.

Our service is customized to every campaign's unique mixture of experience and lack thereof. A direct resource for the candidate and manager in the role  of confidant, mentor and coach. Advice, training and reflection drive the Campaign Coach approach. Depending upon the level of engagement there can also be provided a comprehensive consultation to help identify gaps and opportunities, a comprehensive report that includes a campaign plan with timelines and milestones, a cost analysis, and a schedule. If needed we also offer a suite of quality products that will help you get there quickly and smoothly. Services that we do not provide can be arranged or managed by us as well if that is what the campaign needs. That’s how we ensure your success.

Winning is just the beginning. While we treat every campaign as an independent effort the reality is we look forward to long term relationships with those we successfully work with on the campaign trail. Sadly defeat usually means the quick disappearance of candidates and managers who rarely see a second effort.

Most candidates don't win.  Those who taste defeat rarely run again. But there are many reasons to throw your "hat in the ring" and seek public office. 

• Some people do it to carry the Party "banner". 
• Some to win favour in hopes of a future government appointment or staff job. 
• Some people run to establish their ability in the minds of Party activists for a better opportunity in the future. 
• There are those who run to represent the Party platform or ideology, especially in contrast to other political parties. 
• But most people, regardless of the odds in the minds of others, they run because they believe they can win.