(ethically)
Ruthless
Campaigns
It’s time to take control of the narrative.
Direct Mail that stands out in the pile.
Selected Awards
(Yes, there are more.)
2026
AAPC Pollie Awards
GOLD Direct Mail | Candidate Division – for State Legislature
GOLD Direct Mail | Candidate Division – for Organization
GOLD Print & Products | Open Division – Insert
GOLD Direct Mail | Candidate Division – GOTV
SILVER Digital | Candidate Division – Website – State Legislature
SILVER Print & Products | Open Division – Less Than Full Page
BRONZE Direct Mail | Candidate Division – Best Use of Humor
BRONZE Direct Mail | Candidate Division – Best Use of Illustration or Photography
BRONZE Artificial Intelligence | Open Division – Best Use of AI for Creative – Direct Mail
The Communicator Awards
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Digital – Website | General – Politics
AWARD OF DISTINCTION Marketing & Communications | Campaign – Political
Reed Awards
FINALIST Best Microsite
FINALIST Best Mail Piece to Support a Vote-by-Mail Program
FINALIST Best Villain In a Mail Piece for Republican Campaign
2025
AAPC Pollie Awards
SILVER Newspaper Insert
The Communicator Awards
AWARD OF DISTINCTION Direct Mail – Political
2024
AAPC Pollie Awards
GOLD Direct Mail | Best Use of IUllustration or Photography
SILVER Direct Mail | Best Early Voting/Absentee Ballot/Vote-by-Mail
The Communicator Awards
AWARD OF DISTINCTION Direct Mail – Political
Reed Awards
FINALIST Best Mail Piece to Support a Vote-By-Mail Program
FINALIST Best Direct Mail Piece for Bootstrapped Campaign
2023
AAPC Pollie Awards
GOLD Direct Mail | For PAC or Super PAC, Any Party Affiliation
FIRST PLACE, NORTHERN REGIONAL DIVISION Direct Mail | Independent Expenditure Campaign | For State Legislature – Republican
FIRST PLACE, WESTERN REGIONAL DIVISION Direct Mail | Independent Expenditure Campaign | For State Legislature – Republican
FIRST PLACE, NORTHERN REGIONAL DIVISION Direct Mail | Independent Expenditure Campaign | For Local/Municipal/Mayoral – Republican
The Communicator Awards
AWARD OF DISTINCTION Campaign – Political
Reed Awards
FINALIST Toughest Direct Mail Piece
FINALIST Best Mail Piece for a Bare-Knuckled Street Fight Victory
FINALIST Most Relatable Depiction of a Candidate
in a Mail Piece
2022
AAPC Pollie Awards
GOLD Direct Mail |Independent Expenditure Campaign | For Local/Municipal/Mayoral Small Budget Campaign
SILVER Newspaper Insert
BRONZE Best Direct Mail Campaign – Republican
FIRST PLACE, NORTHERN DIVISION Direct Mail | Independent Expenditure Campaign | For State Legislature
FIRST PLACE, NORTHERN DIVISION Direct Mail |Independent Expenditure Campaign | For Local/Municipal/Mayoral Small Budget Campaign
Reed Awards
FINALIST Best Mail Piece for a Bare-Knuckled Street Fight Victory
FINALIST Best Mail Piece for Independent Expenditure Campaign – State Legislative (Republican)
FINALIST Best Villain in a Mail Piece for Republican Campaign
2021
AAPC Pollie Awards
BRONZE, NORTHERN DIVISION Direct Mail | For Local/Municipal/Mayoral – Small Budget (<$1 million)
WE’VE BEEN IN THE FIGHT.
Dragonfire is what happens when people who have spent decades in the arena decide they’re done watching good candidates lose fights they should be winning.
We’ve been on the ballot, run the campaigns, shaped the message, made the creative, and done whatever else needed to get done before Election Day. We learned a long time ago that playing defense is a lousy way to win.
That’s why we built Dragonfire.
We find the message that knocks them off balance, takes control of the narrative, and forces them to fight on your terms. Then we turn up the heat.
Fearless creative. Relentless execution. No pulling punches. If it’s standing between you and victory, we’re ready to burn it down.
We’re a small agency. You get us. Our experience. Our instincts. Our obsessive attention to detail. And a frankly unreasonable amount of enthusiasm for figuring out exactly where to hit.
We’ve won races. We’ve lost sleep. We’ve made a lot of really good mail.
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