Steve Miller Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Lead the Brand Strategy team (like an in-house creative agency) which developed communications and advertising strategies for leading corporate brands, non-profits, state and city governments, and public affairs initiatives (over 130 annually). We help clients tell their stories to targeted audiences with clear, compelling messaging and eye-catching digital, radio, and TV advertising that we script and produce.

Cited by Campaigns and Elections magazine as “James Carville’s young protégé,” Stephan Miller, Managing Director of 202 Strategies, is an international campaign strategist and public opinion research analyst to Heads of State, Members of Parliaments, Mayors, political organizations and corporate clientele worldwide, with extensive work in North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Miller brings American-style, researched-based strategies and campaign solutions discreetly to clients around the world, having perfected the art of quantitative and qualitative public opinion analysis while working for the industry’s leaders and drawing on his experience working on more than thirty corporate and political campaigns worldwide in almost twenty countries. Miller and his team complement or complete every organization with a variety of services beyond research and strategy development, to include advertising copy and design, speech writing, media training, foreign brand development, event advance and design, and Campaign War Room creation and management. He regularly trains and prepares celebrities and CEOs facing the media, communicating during crisis, and delivering winning speeches.Miller has quickly built a reputation for listening deeply to voters and consumers via his polling and focus groups, providing the winning strategies to clients and cutting through the clutter of the media and ‘conventional wisdom.’ Israel’s leading political correspondent Amit Segal said that “only” Miller’s polling of Israeli voters “accurately predicted the trends in 2013.”

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- Designed and implemented Mayor's global branding, foreign relations, and foreign communication- Planned, executed, and staffed foreign travel to 17 cities worldwide in 7 countries, focusing on foreign policy, fundraising, media, Jewish and Christian community outreach, and strategic relationships- Crafted foreign media messaging and strategy for the Mayor and served as on-record spokesperson- Managed fundraising for the Mayor in coordination with major non-profit institutions - Advised and managed all diplomatic relations with foreign governments including coordination with relevant Israeli government offices, ministries, and representatives- Managed needs of Foreign and Domestic VIP individuals and organizations vis-à-vis the Mayor and entire city- Wrote and edited all English communication (correspondence, advertisements, and speeches)- Member of Senior Staff of the Mayor’s Office

- Full-service international political consultant and public opinion research analyst- Conducted and analyzed qualitative and quantitative public opinion research to formulate campaign strategy and messaging- Provided strategic counsel on campaign organization and messaging to Prime Ministers, MPs, Municipal candidates and Party leadership- Served as War Room Director and Project Manager for parliamentary elections in Europe, overseeing research, communications, paid advertising, and rapid response staff to craft and disseminate messaging- Trained hundreds of parliamentary candidates and campaign managers in campaign strategy, management, and organization- Drafted speeches and talking points for Prime Ministers and national party spokespeople- Conducted statistical analyses to define target districts in uninominal voting systems- Drafted talking points and training materials for nationally televised debates

- Worked to elect collegiate students to university student government positions and positions in national collegiate organizations throughout the US and the UK- Created first ever cost-effective regimen for deducing public opinion of collegiate students- Specialized in unique, campus level campaign organization, message planning, earned media, and GOTV strategies- Gained expertise in the use of social media as a means to engage apathetic collegiate voters- Grew company to team of 4 consultants

- Assisted in the day to day operations of the firm and facilitated communication with international campaign teams, corporate clientele, and members of the media- Conduced oral briefs and wrote briefing memos for principle- Traveled and accompanied principle on speaking engagements and media appearances

- Brought in for GOTV week, reporting directly to GOTV Director, Field Director, and State Director- Designed and constructed GOTV War Room and Legal War Room- Special Projects Coordinator for National Senior Field Advisor

- Serve as all purpose logistics coordinator reporting directly to the Caucus Director, Field Director, and State Director- Serve as liaison to national budget, legal, and advance teams- Open over a dozen offices state-wide with over 150 phone lines that allowed for 4 fold staff increase nearly overnight- Coordinate opening of GOTC week sites for extensive field campaign- Oversee and sell local merchandising- Oversee sites for events with surrogates such as President Clinton