Strategist & Advisor
Kolby R. LaMarche
Independent political strategy, public affairs, and creative counsel — direct, measured, and built around what you actually need. From campaigns to boardrooms, the work is the same: clear thinking, sound judgment, and an unwavering focus on the client.
15+ Years
Political & Public Affairs Experience40+ Clients
Campaigns, Orgs. & Businesses Served20M+ Views
Through Targeted Advertising
About Me
I've been solving problems for people since before I knew what politics was.
Being born and raised in Vermont, the instinct came naturally — friends, classmates, and peers found their way to me when something wasn't right and they didn't know where to turn. I listened, thought it through, and found a way forward. That pattern repeated itself enough times that it stopped feeling accidental. It was just who I was.
That instinct eventually found its proper home in politics. I started at the very bottom and worked my way through every level of the operation — sign-waving, making calls, managing budgets, producing advertising for television and radio, building voter targeting programs, running digital campaigns, and directing field operations.
Over more than a decade, that work has taken me from local city council races to statewide and congressional campaigns, across Vermont and beyond.
The work has been varied by design. I've worked with campaigns, nonprofits, advocacy organizations, public issue efforts, and political action committees — now over 40 clients in total, steadfastly working alongside candidates, committees, and causes across the full range of political life.
Beyond electoral and campaign work, I advise businesses, nonprofits, and private individuals navigating the places where politics and public life intersect.
Politics is rarely simple and never boring. It demands patience, compromise, and an honest understanding of the distance between the ideal and the achievable. Enough time in it teaches you that difference — and that meaningful things still get done in spite of it. That's why the work matters.
In my personal time, I enjoy hiking across Vermont and traveling, drawn to places with history still visible in them. I also enjoy history broadly — medieval literature and art, Cold War innovations, ancient Chinese feudalism, and more. I keep many different types of freshwater fish at home and maintain a collection of delicate aquatic plants.
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SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS & INDIVIDUALS
Capabilities
Digital Advertising & Creative
Every business has a story. The work is making sure the right people hear it — through ads that convert, visuals that stick, and creative that holds together across every channel. From brand identity to broadcast, this covers the full range of creative and advertising production, built around what the business needs to say and who needs to hear it.
Brand Identity & Visual Systems
Graphic Design & Print Collateral
Social Media Creative & Content
Direct Mail Design & Production
Multi-Channel Digital Advertising
Crisis Communications and Public Relations
When something goes wrong, the window to respond is short and the stakes are high. Getting it right means protecting the brand, controlling the narrative, and coming out the other side with reputation intact. Every response is built around the specific situation — not a template, not a formula.
Crisis Statement Drafting
Media Response Coordination
Reputation Management Strategy
Narrative Reset & Recovery
Stakeholder, Community, & Donor Relations
Some business goals require more than marketing — they require public support, community relationships, and a strategy for navigating the civic environment around them. The work focuses on identifying the right stakeholders, building the right relationships, and crafting a message that moves people in the right direction.
Stakeholder Identification & Engagement
Community Outreach Strategy
Public Messaging & Narrative Development
Coalition Building & Relationship Management
Research & Analysis
Good decisions start with a clear picture of the landscape. That means understanding the competitive environment, the regulatory climate, public sentiment, and potential risk — before committing to a direction. The research here is strategic, not academic — built to inform action.
Competitive & Market Research
Regulatory & Policy Landscape Analysis
Strategic Risk Assessment
Public Sentiment & Message Testing
Engagements are priced based on scope, timeline, and the nature of the work. To discuss what's right for your situation, get in touch.
SERVICES FOR CAMPAIGNS, CANDIDATES, ELECTEDS, PACS, & OTHER ORGS.
Capabilities
General Consulting & Advisory
End-to-end strategic counsel and creative execution — from the earliest campaign decisions through final ad placement. Built around the right audience, the right message, and the right moment in the cycle, with the full weight of electoral strategy, campaign planning, and operational oversight behind every piece of work.
Political & Public Affairs Advisory
Long-Term Positioning & Electoral Planning
Coalition Development & Party Relations
Candidate/Message Development & Preparation
Voter Targeting & Persuasion Strategy
Opposition Strategy & Threat Assessment
Voter Behavior & Sentiment Analysis
Post-Election Strategy & Transition Planning
Public/Press Relations & Crisis Communications
From day-to-day press strategy to high-stakes crisis response, this covers the full range of public-facing communications work. Every engagement is built around protecting the client, controlling the narrative, and maintaining the kind of public presence that holds up under scrutiny — whether the moment calls for proactive outreach or rapid damage control.
Crisis Statement Drafting
Earned Media & Press Strategy
General Public Relations & Media Relations
Narrative Reset Strategy
Reputation Management
Attack Counter-Messaging
Surrogate & Spokesperson Preparation
Research & Analysis
Good decisions start with a clear picture of the landscape — opposition, policy, risk, and message — before committing to a direction. The research here is built to inform action, not fill a report.
Policy Research & Briefing Memos
Opposition & Competitive Research
Voter & Audience Data Analysis
Strategic Risk Assessment
Message Testing & Narrative Audits
Public/Private Records & Investigative Research
Multi-Channel Digital Advertising & Creative
Strategy, creative production, and placement across every channel — digital, print, television, radio, and direct mail — managed end to end. Built around the right audience, the right message, and the right moment in the cycle.
Digital Advertising Strategy & Audience Targeting
Voter Contact & Persuasion Programs
Ad Creative Production & Design
Print, Television & Radio Production
Direct Mail Strategy & Production
Ad Placement & Campaign Management
Engagements are priced based on scope, timeline, and the nature of the work. To discuss what's right for your situation, get in touch.
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