Talk:Global Strategy Group

Updating History and organization section

Hello,

I'm a Global Strategy Group employee who has been tasked with updating the firm's article. I want to go about this the right way, so I'll be abundantly clear about my COI and will suggest edits rather than making direct changes to the GSG page. For my first request, I wanted to ask if editors would consider making changes to the History and organization section, which currently contains a few inaccuracies and informational gaps. It also lacks secondary sourcing, which I understand is important for substantiating claims on Wikipedia.

If you follow this link, it will take you to a subsection of my user page, where I have uploaded a revised section draft that I believe fixes these issues and improves the section overall. On that page, you will see: 1.) the current section; 2.) my revised section draft; and 3.) a list of all the changes I'm proposing, in the order they appear within the draft.

Please feel free to critique my draft. I've read up on Wikipedia's content guidelines and done my best to make sure all the language I've drafted aligns with it, but I'm obviously an interested party and understand that compromise might be necessary.

Thank you! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 14:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Reaching out to User:Drm310, to see if they would like to review my revised section draft. No pressure, Drm, but since you added my username to the top of this Talk page, I thought I would see if you're interested. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 13:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I noticed that User:HeyElliott and User:Novo Tape recently edited the article, so I'm tagging them in here as well. If either editor would like to take a look at my proposed updates, I would very much appreciate it! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 13:53, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Reply 2-NOV-2023

Some observations from the COI editor's draft:

1. The draft that was written was placed on a page that the COI editor ultimately controls. In the interests of transparency, edit requests should be made with the text being placed on the talk page of the article, so that it may act as a permanent record of the requests being made for future editors to see.
2. The highlighting system that the draft uses is not at all helpful. At best, it does not do enough to draw attention to what is being changed between the two versions, and at worst, it acts as a hindrance to the reviewer being able to quickly identify the changes. (For example, by highlighting an entire paragraph — which the reviewer must now read through — when perhaps only three words were changed.)
3. There are a handful of incidents where more than one reference is placed at the end of a sentence. This would normally indicate that both references verify everything in the sentence. Usually when that happens, it's best to let a single reference do the job by itself—preferably the stronger of the two. In circumstances where multiple references verify different elements within a single sentence, then the guidelines at WP:INTEGRITY should be followed. If this is how the references are handled in the article currently, and if it is the desire of the COI editor for the reviewer to simply carry over these multiple references (in essence, giving a second pass to a possible mistake that was given a pass the first time) then the draft, IMO is not approvable.
4. There are instances in the proposed text where the subject organization acts as a reference for its own information. I see that this is merely the case because that is how the article's referencing is handled now. But as I said earlier, if the changes are to be implemented as a whole, and if those changes are to simply carry over problematic sourcing from the organization itself, then — from my perspective as the reviewer—the request as a whole would not be approvable.
5. I've made a general cleanup of the article, so the part of the COI editor's request where it gives the text "as it currently stands in the article" is no longer current.

The COI editor should feel free at their earliest convenience to submit future edit requests here on the talk page, taking care to ensure that they activate the {{Edit COI}} template whenever they are ready to proceed.

Notes

Regards,  Spintendo  13:37, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Revised History and organization request

Apologies for any confusion I created, User:Spintendo. Thanks for giving the article a once-over. I'll revise what I'm asking for and start a fresh request, so that I can work off your changes. In the History and organization, I'm seeking to accomplish the following:

1. Clarify that GSG conducts "public opinion research" as opposed to "market research"
2. Add that GSG has expanded into public relations, public affairs, and creative services over the course of its history
3. Add some new satellite offices that GSG has opened since the last time this article was updated
4. Add a paragraph that recaps some important developments in the firm's history over the last few years

In accordance with Spintendo's suggestion above, I've trimmed all superfluous references. There's now only one sentence—about GSG's expansion of services—that has two of them. That's because the CNBC piece substantiates that GSG is in the public relations business, and the O'Dwyer's one substantiates that the firm also works in public affairs and offers creative services. And I've left the primary source at the end of the sentence about GSG office locations. I know that we don't want to have GSG backing up lots of claims about itself, but in this one case I wonder if the firm can be considered a reliable source. I'll let independent editors determine that.

Here is a side-by-side of the current section and the changes I'm proposing:

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In 1995, GSG was founded by Jonathan Silvan (CEO), Jefrey Pollock (President), and Jeffrey Plaut (Partner) as a boutique polling firm. From its inception, GSG has conducted [[market research]] on behalf of its clientele, which include both political and corporate clients. In 2008, the firm's annual revenues were about $20 million, and it had 50 employees. In addition to its main offices in New York and [[Washington, D.C.]], GSG has offices in [[Chicago]], [[Denver]], [[Seattle]]; and [[Hartford, Connecticut]].

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In 1995, GSG was founded by Jonathan Silvan (CEO), Jefrey Pollock (President), and Jeffrey Plaut (Partner) as a boutique polling firm. From its inception, GSG has conducted [[Opinion poll|public opinion research]] on behalf of its clients. Its clients have included political, corporate, and nonprofit organizations. Over time, it has also developed public relations, public affairs, and creative services. In 2008, the firm's annual revenues were about $20 million, and it had 50 employees. In addition to its main offices in New York and [[Washington, D.C.]], GSG has offices in [[Chicago]], [[Denver]], [[Seattle]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]; and [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. In 2019, GSG recorded $33.4 million in revenue. That figure increased to $50.5 million the following year. In 2022, the Milan-based communications firm SEC Newgate acquired a significant stake in GSG. Following this acquisition, GSG continued to function independently, while using SEC Newgate's resources to expand its operations outside the United States. As of April 2022, GSG had approximately 150 employees.

If all my edits were implemented exactly as I'm proposing, the History and organization would look like this:

Extended content

In 1995, GSG was founded by Jonathan Silvan (CEO), Jefrey Pollock (President), and Jeffrey Plaut (Partner) as a boutique polling firm. From its inception, GSG has conducted public opinion research on behalf of its clients. Its clients have included political, corporate, and nonprofit organizations. Over time, it has also developed public relations, public affairs, and creative services. In 2008, the firm's annual revenues were about $20 million, and it had 50 employees. In addition to its main offices in New York and Washington, D.C., GSG has offices in Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Nashville; and Hartford, Connecticut. In 2019, GSG recorded $33.4 million in revenue. That figure increased to $50.5 million the following year. In 2022, the Milan-based communications firm SEC Newgate acquired a significant stake in GSG. Following this acquisition, GSG continued to function independently, while using SEC Newgate's resources to expand its operations outside the United States. As of April 2022, GSG had approximately 150 employees. References

I assume Spintendo will field this request, since they seem to have an interest in it, but any other independent editor is welcome to jump in as well. I'll be on standby for feedback.

Thanks, ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 20:48, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

@ES at Global Strategy Group I just want to say I really appreciate your revision of this request. It's much appreciated! I will take a look at this very shortly, or, if another editor gets to it sooner than that, perfect! Regards,  Spintendo  22:03, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done I kept the company source for the offices, but added the word "reports" to clarify that it is self reported. STEMinfo (talk) 21:51, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Appreciate it, User:STEMinfo. Just FYI, I've got a request for updating the New York State section below. If you'd like to take a look, please do. And if not, thanks for your help with the History. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 15:39, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Updating New York State section

Hello again,

I'm back to suggest improvements to the article's New York State section. There's a side-by-side comparison below, but I'll also briefly explain what I'm trying to accomplish:

• Standardize all citations with consistent ref names, so that it's easy to see how many times and where in the section a particular source is cited
• Add citation to opening sentence
• Remove sentence about Melissa DeRosa, since it describes an action taken by somebody in the Governor's office and not at GSG
• Add a couple sentences about GSG's relationship with current NY Governor Kathy Hochul, since she's one of the firm's most notable clients
• Add sentence, per a NY attorney general's report, about GSG President Jefrey Pollock's advice to then-Governor Cuomo as sexual harassment scandal was breaking
• Add a brief paragraph about NY-based members of Congress that GSG has worked for
• Simplify passage about GSG running polling for Scott Stringer. ("Internal polling operation" is a little bit redundant and confusing. The polling GSG does for a candidate's election campaign is always internal.)
• Do some light reorganization, so that Kirsten Gillibrand is in the paragraph about GSG's congressional clients, and Bill De Blasio and Scott Stringer are grouped together in one about New York city politics

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GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. In 2019, [[Melissa DeRosa]], a top aide to then-Governor Cuomo, was criticized for suggesting edits to a poll conducted by GSG on behalf of "Jobs of New York", described as a "so-called "[[Super-PAC|super PAC]]" funded by billionaire New York City landlords" by the [[Times Union (Albany)|''Times Union'']]. During [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', GSG President Jefrey Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. GSG has also been active in New York municipal politics, and was most recently responsible for running the internal polling operation of [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. Other New York politicians advised by GSG include Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] as well as [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]].

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GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the [[2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election|New York 26th congressional district special election]], when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. During [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]]. It has also done polling for New York [[United States House of Representatives|House Representatives]], including [[Joe Morelle]], [[Ritchie Torres]], [[Nydia Velazquez]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Pat Ryan (politician)|Pat Ryan]]. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]]. In 2021, GSG ran polling for [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%.

The section, if changed exactly as I've suggested above, would look like this:

Revised New York State subsection

GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the New York 26th congressional district special election, when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. During Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the New York Times, Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the 2021 sexual harassment scandal that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. It has also done polling for New York House Representatives, including Joe Morelle, Ritchie Torres, Nydia Velazquez, Jerry Nadler, and Pat Ryan. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising Bill de Blasio during his 2009 Public Advocate campaign. In 2021, GSG ran polling for 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. GSG notably served as Representative Joe Crowley’s pollster in the 2018 Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. References

I'm giving editors a lot to chew on, so if anybody has questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate. Thank you! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 15:36, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-NOV-2023

  Edit request declined  

1. The edit request contains references from the New York Post. Although these references apparently already exist in the article, the COI editor has asked that these references be carried over into the newer requested version. As the use of that source is currently deprecated, the requested changes cannot be carried out.
2. The COI editor is kindly asked to reformulate their request, taking care to ensure that any text referenced by the New York Post either be removed or replaced with an appropriate source.

Regards,  Spintendo  19:59, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

User:Spintendo: Thank you for taking the time to review my request. I've removed the sentence that uses the New York Post as a source. It's a little bit redundant anyway, since the beginning of the section establishes that GSG has advised Cuomo. You can see that removal reflected in the (otherwise unchanged) side-by-side comparison:

Existing section vs. Revised section

− GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. In 2019, [[Melissa DeRosa]], a top aide to then-Governor Cuomo, was criticized for suggesting edits to a poll conducted by GSG on behalf of "Jobs of New York", described as a "so-called "[[Super-PAC|super PAC]]" funded by billionaire New York City landlords" by the [[Times Union (Albany)|''Times Union'']]. During [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', GSG President Jefrey Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. GSG has also been active in New York municipal politics, and was most recently responsible for running the internal polling operation of [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. Other New York politicians advised by GSG include Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] as well as [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]]. + GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the [[2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election|New York 26th congressional district special election]], when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', GSG President Jefrey Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]]. It has also done polling for New York [[United States House of Representatives|House Representatives]], including [[Joe Morelle]], [[Ritchie Torres]], [[Nydia Velazquez]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Pat Ryan (politician)|Pat Ryan]]. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]]. In 2021, GSG ran polling for [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%.

And in this dropdown, I have what the section would look like if all my suggested changes were implemented:

Revised New York State subsection

GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the New York 26th congressional district special election, when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. According to the New York Times, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the 2021 sexual harassment scandal that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. It has also done polling for New York House Representatives, including Joe Morelle, Ritchie Torres, Nydia Velazquez, Jerry Nadler, and Pat Ryan. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising Bill de Blasio during his 2009 Public Advocate campaign. In 2021, GSG ran polling for 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. GSG notably served as Representative Joe Crowley’s pollster in the 2018 Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. References

If you have more feedback, please let me know. Thanks! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 17:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

 Declined I'm still seeing the New York Post in your proposed text. This cannot be added (or re-added/kept/retained/reincorporated) into the article. Regards,  Spintendo  03:27, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

User:Spintendo: You're seeing the New York Post as a reference because the "reflist" code is capturing all the sources in both the current and revised versions of the subsection. (I don't know how to keep it from doing that.) If you look closely at the footnotes in that second dropdown, you'll see that the Post article is reference number 2, but there's no superscript 2 in the actual text.

I assure you: the Post is no longer cited in the revised section draft. Apologies for any confusion. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 16:59, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

I apologize, I was looking at the first section titled "revised paragraph". In looking at some of these references, the first one I came to where it states "It has also done polling for New York House Representatives, including Joe Morelle, Ritchie Torres, Nydia Velazquez, Jerry Nadler" cityandstateny.com is listed as the reference, but Jerry Nadler's name does not appear under the GSG section in that source. His name is listed, but other consultants are described as helping him. If cityandstateny does not describe Nadler as being advised by GSG, then his name should not be included under that ref note. I haven't checked all the other names with the three sources that are listed there yet, but I intend to, so I just want to make sure that all the names align with each ref note used, per WP:INTEGRITY. If you could doublecheck that as well that would be much appreciated. Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo  02:54, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

No worries, User:Spintendo! I read that WP:INTEGRITY page you linked to and I think I can do a better job abiding by those guidelines. I've dropped Nydia Velazquez from the list of NY members of Congress and reformatted the citations so that each one corresponds to an individual. Here's the side-by-side:

Existing section vs. Revised section

− GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. In 2019, [[Melissa DeRosa]], a top aide to then-Governor Cuomo, was criticized for suggesting edits to a poll conducted by GSG on behalf of "Jobs of New York", described as a "so-called "[[Super-PAC|super PAC]]" funded by billionaire New York City landlords" by the [[Times Union (Albany)|''Times Union'']]. During [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', GSG President Jefrey Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. GSG has also been active in New York municipal politics, and was most recently responsible for running the internal polling operation of [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. Other New York politicians advised by GSG include Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] as well as [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]]. + GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[Eliot Spitzer]]. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the [[2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election|New York 26th congressional district special election]], when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. During [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|2021 sexual harassment scandal]] that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]]. It has also done polling for New York [[United States House of Representatives|House Representatives]], including [[Joe Morelle]], [[Ritchie Torres]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Pat Ryan (politician)|Pat Ryan]]. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising [[Bill de Blasio]] during his [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election|2009 Public Advocate campaign]]. In 2021, GSG ran polling for [[2021 New York City mayoral election|2021]] mayoral candidate [[Scott Stringer]]. GSG notably served as Representative [[Joe Crowley]]’s pollster in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018#District 14|2018 Democratic primary]] for [[New York's 14th congressional district|New York's 14th Congressional District]]. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Ocasio-Cortez]], Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%.

And what the section would look like if everything is implemented exactly as I'm asking:

Revised New York State subsection

GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer. The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the New York 26th congressional district special election, when GSG did polling and strategic work for her winning campaign. During Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle". According to the New York Times, Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the 2021 sexual harassment scandal that ultimately culminated in his resignation. A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public. GSG has advised Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. It has also done polling for New York House Representatives, including Joe Morelle, Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, and Pat Ryan. GSG has been active in New York municipal politics, advising Bill de Blasio during his 2009 Public Advocate campaign. In 2021, GSG ran polling for 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. GSG notably served as Representative Joe Crowley’s pollster in the 2018 Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley’s campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%. References

Again, the only changes I've made from what I proposed above are dropping Ms. Velazquez and reformatting citations so that each one corresponds to an individual member of Congress. Please let me know what you think. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 16:22, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Approved Regards,  Spintendo  03:50, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for working through this with me, User:Spintendo! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 14:35, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Updating Outside of New York section

Hello again,

I'm returning to propose updates to the Outside of New York subsection. First, I'd like to ask that the section heading be changed to National work. While GSG once worked primarily with New York-based clients, the NY/non-NY dichotomy no longer describes the firm's business. It is now, as I think the revised section below establishes, a national firm with a particularly big footprint in NY politics.

As I did above with the New York State section, I've put together a side-by-side that shows all the changes I'm looking to make. I'll briefly summarize those:

• Add summary claim that GSG is one of the largest Democratic polling firms in America

• Cut down content on clients from 10-15 years ago, grouped them together into a single sentence

• Add a number of more recent clients, including governors, senators, and House reps

• Add a sentence about large national Democratic organizations that GSG has worked with

• Add a sentence about the establishment of Navigator Research in 2018 (a version of this sentence used to appear in the History and organization section; I think it makes sense here)

• Add a brief paragraph about GSG joining with other big Democratic polling firms to review practices

• Add a brief paragraph about working with Center for American Progress to develop "MAGA Republican" messaging

• Add mention of the firm's Business & Politics study, which it has delivered every year for the past decade (as with Navigator, a version of this sentence used to be in the History and organization)

Here is the side-by-side:

Existing section vs. Revised section

− In 2007, the [[The Washington Post|''Washington Post'']] noted that Democratic presidential candidate [[John Edwards]] employed Harrison Hickman, a principal at GSG, as his [[John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign|campaign]] pollster. The article described this hire as evidence of the "pitfalls of hiring consultants who conduct work for corporate clients and campaigns at the same time", noting that:<blockquote>"...Edwards's own pollster, Harrison Hickman, is a principal at Global Strategy Group, which represents a range of corporate clients -- including oil and pharmaceutical companies -- that don't always mesh with the candidate's message."</blockquote> In the [[2018 United States elections|2018]] election cycle GSG advised a number of Democratic campaigns, including six Democrats that flipped Republican-held [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|congressional seats]]. Past clients include 2000 presidential candidate [[Al Gore]], former Governor of Iowa [[Chet Culver]], former Governor of Montana [[Brian Schweitzer]]. In 2016, GSG worked for Coloradans for Coloradans, an advocacy group that campaigned against an initiative to establish a [[single-payer healthcare]] system in [[Colorado]]. In 2020, GSG worked for [[Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign|Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign]], and conducted polling that found that [[Bernie Sanders]] would damage the prospects of Democratic candidates if he was the party’s [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|presidential nominee]]. GSG was hired by the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] (DSCC) to conduct polling on the [[2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|2020 Senate race in Georgia]]. GSG's research found that [[David Perdue|David Purdue]], who went on to be defeated by Democratic [[Jon Ossoff]], was seen unfavorably by a plurality of voters. + Global Strategy Group is one of the largest Democratic polling firms in America. Its past clients have included [[Al Gore]] during his 2000 presidential run, [[John Edwards]] in 2008, former Governor of Iowa [[Chet Culver]], and former Governor of Montana [[Brian Schweitzer]]. The firm has also done polling for Democratic candidates including Governors [[J.B. Pritzker]], [[Janet Mills]], and [[Josh Shapiro]]; Senators [[Ed Markey]] and [[Jacky Rosen]]; and Representatives [[Gabe Vasquez]], [[Sharice Davids]], and [[Steven Horsford]]. It regularly works with Democratic organizations such as the [[Democratic Governors Association]], [[Priorities USA Action|Priorities USA]], and the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]]. In 2018, GSG's Jefrey Pollock and Nick Gourevitch, with other Democratic strategists, founded a polling project called Navigator Research. The project aims to provide research that helps Democratic candidates, committees, and pundits develop messaging that the voting public is likely to find persuasive. In 2016, GSG worked for Coloradans for Coloradans, an advocacy group that campaigned against an initiative to establish a [[single-payer healthcare]] system in [[Colorado]]. In 2020, GSG worked for [[Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign|Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign]], and conducted polling that found that [[Bernie Sanders]] would damage the prospects of Democratic candidates if he was the party’s [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|presidential nominee]]. GSG was hired by the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] (DSCC) to conduct polling on the [[2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|2020 Senate race in Georgia]]. GSG's research found that [[David Perdue|David Purdue]], who went on to be defeated by Democratic [[Jon Ossoff]], was seen unfavorably by a plurality of voters. In early 2021, GSG and four other large Democratic polling firms led an internal review of the factors that caused them to make certain inaccurate predictions ahead of the 2020 election. The group released recommendations intended to improve polling accuracy in future elections. In 2022, GSG worked with the [[Center for American Progress Action Fund]] on a research project gauging voter attitudes toward the term [[Make America Great Again|"MAGA Republican"]]. This research, which found that most voters view the term negatively, was used by the Biden White House in composing a speech that was critical of Donald Trump and the "ultra MAGA agenda." Since 2013, GSG has delivered an annual "Business & Politics" study, which reports on issues at the intersection of the public and private sectors. References

If all my suggested changes were implemented, the section would look like this:

National work

Global Strategy Group is one of the largest Democratic polling firms in America. Its past clients have included Al Gore during his 2000 presidential run, John Edwards in 2008, former Governor of Iowa Chet Culver, and former Governor of Montana Brian Schweitzer. The firm has also done polling for Democratic candidates including Governors J.B. Pritzker, Janet Mills, and Josh Shapiro; Senators Ed Markey and Jacky Rosen; and Representatives Gabe Vasquez, Sharice Davids, and Steven Horsford. It regularly works with Democratic organizations such as the Democratic Governors Association, Priorities USA, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In 2018, GSG's Jefrey Pollock and Nick Gourevitch, with other Democratic strategists, founded a polling project called Navigator Research. The project aims to provide research that helps Democratic candidates, committees, and pundits develop messaging that the voting public is likely to find persuasive. In 2016, GSG worked for Coloradans for Coloradans, an advocacy group that campaigned against an initiative to establish a single-payer healthcare system in Colorado. In 2020, GSG worked for Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, and conducted polling that found that Bernie Sanders would damage the prospects of Democratic candidates if he was the party’s presidential nominee. GSG was hired by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to conduct polling on the 2020 Senate race in Georgia. GSG's research found that David Purdue, who went on to be defeated by Democratic Jon Ossoff, was seen unfavorably by a plurality of voters. In early 2021, GSG and four other large Democratic polling firms led an internal review of the factors that caused them to make certain inaccurate predictions ahead of the 2020 election. The group released recommendations intended to improve polling accuracy in future elections. In 2022, GSG worked with the Center for American Progress Action Fund on a research project gauging voter attitudes toward the term "MAGA Republican". This research, which found that most voters view the term negatively, was used by the Biden White House in composing a speech that was critical of Donald Trump and the "ultra MAGA agenda." Since 2013, GSG has delivered an annual "Business & Politics" study, which reports on issues at the intersection of the public and private sectors. References

I know this is a lot, so independent editors: please take your time working through the material. I'm available to make any fixes and/or provide any clarity that you may need. Many thanks to whoever takes this request on. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 14:34, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

@ES at Global Strategy Group: I started to review the info to make sure the sources corroborated the info they are placed next to, and #2 doesn't match. It is a book about the country of Georgia. I searched and didn't see anything about Al Gore. Indeed, I only found this, that Hickman did some polling for him, but that was before Hickman was at GSG. Please find a better source, or remove Gore, and ping me. Also, I started this process by moving the criticism of Hickman's conflicting client work to the Political consulting#Conflicts of interest, where it fits better, since the criticism really applies to all political consultants. STEMinfo (talk) 00:23, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

And I realize that info predated you, but you should want everything in your requests to be properly soruced. STEMinfo (talk) 00:26, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi, User:STEMinfo: Thanks so much for helping out with this request. I've found a solid source for the Gore claim. I'll drop it into the relevant sentence, so that all the code is easy to copy and paste:

Its past clients have included Al Gore during his 2000 presidential run, John Edwards in 2008, former Governor of Iowa Chet Culver, and former Governor of Montana Brian Schweitzer.

Relevant quote from that new source: "The merger between Democratic polling firms Global Strategy Group and Hickman Research became official Tuesday (...) Talks about joining forces began during the 2000 presidential campaign of then-Vice President Al Gore, for whom both firms were working. Hickman was one of the lead pollsters in that campaign."

If you need anything else from me, please let me know. Thanks again, ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 19:39, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done @ES at Global Strategy Group: I made the changes. The info is properly sourced and isn't promotional. As mentioned earlier, the criticism of paid consulting was moved to Political consulting#Conflicts of interest where it makes more sense per WP:UNDUE. STEMinfo (talk) 00:36, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, User:STEMinfo. I very much appreciate the help. ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 16:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposing new Advocacy campaigns section

Hello,

I've returned to this Talk page to propose an all-new Advocacy campaigns section. While the article does a solid job summarizing GSG's work in electoral politics and within the corporate sector, it doesn't currently have anything about the significant amount of work the firm has done on political and social issues such as abortion access, gun safety, and criminal justice reform. This new section addresses that information gap by detailing some of the more high-profile advocacy projects GSG has been involved in over the past several years.

You can read the full text by clicking this dropdown:

Advocacy campaigns

Global Strategy Group has worked on social and political issues such as abortion access, gun safety, and criminal justice reform. In 2020, the firm collaborated with Reproductive Freedom for All to survey mainstream media coverage of abortion. Their report discovered that despite 78 percent of the American public favoring abortion "at least in some circumstances," only nine percent of press coverage mentioned this broad consensus. GSG has also done polling that measures public opinion of Planned Parenthood. In 2022, the firm successfully worked against a referendum that would have taken away a woman's guaranteed right to abortion in Kansas. In 2023, it aided the successful Issue 1 campaign in Ohio, which codified abortion rights in the state's constitution. In 2022, the firm successfully worked against a referendum that would have taken away a woman's guaranteed right to abortion in Kansas.[4] In 2023, it aided the Issue 1 campaign in Ohio, which codified abortion rights in the state constitution. In 2020, GSG worked with Everytown for Gun Safety to determine that most Pennsylvania voters were in favor of stronger gun safety laws. GSG worked with Everytown again in 2022 on polling that found significant public support for an Illinois bill banning the sale of assault weapons and raising the state's gun-buying age to 21. As part of a 2017 effort by the New York City's Independent Commission on Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform to close Rikers Island, GSG and the Center for Justice Innovation released polling suggesting that most New York residents supported criminal justice reforms that would reduce the city's prison population. In 2021, GSG and the Equal Justice Initiative released a study comparing media coverage of white and Black defendants in criminal cases. The study found that white defendants were often portrayed in a more sympathetic light. In 2020, GSG collaborated with Color of Change and UnidosUS to investigate the distribution of Paycheck Protection Program funds. Their report found that relatively few Black and Latino small business owners received federal loans compared to their white counterparts. In 2019, GSG and the American Lung Association began publishing an annual poll that measures how Americans feel about clean air and climate action issues, such as investment in renewable fuels and emissions-free vehicles. GSG worked with the Environmental Defense Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council in 2022 on polling that indicates a majority of the public is concerned about air pollution and would support laws to reduce it. GSG has also reported on how parents and teachers view education-related issues, such as post-COVID learning loss and the utility of K-12 math education. The firm has done polling gauging voter opinion on U.S. immigration policy and ballot access. References

I know I'm proposing a lot here, so please feel free to suggest ways that I can improve this draft. I'm available to field any and all feedback. Thanks in advance to editors who take the time to review! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 19:26, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Bringing this to User:STEMinfo's attention, in case they're interested in reviewing. They should feel no obligation to help out; I'm just checking in because they have reviewed past requests. Thanks! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 17:52, 20 March 2024 (UTC)