As discussed here, one of the people on the conference call organized by the National Endowment for the Arts was Bim Ayandele, a Senior Associate from Winner Associates, a public relations firm. Just about a year ago, officials from that firm were caught trying to make an anti-Sarah Palin video go viral. See the backstory at the link; at the time, it was pointed out that Winner had previously worked with David Axelrod, but they stressed that the last time they'd heard from him was a decade earlier. Obama opponents tried to show that, among other things, they'd used someone for the voiceover of their video that the Obama campaign had also used.

As for Ayandele, earlier this year he helped launch the White House Office of Public Engagement (winnerandassociates.com/reflections2.aspx). That office is headed by Valerie Jarrett, with Tina Tchen as the director and Buffy Wicks - who was on the NEA call - as its deputy director.

From the Winner link:

[intro:] The Obama administration has often spoken of encouraging greater citizen participation in the federal government, but many have wondered just how that would work in real life. We found out, when earlier this year, one of our Senior Associates, Bim Ayandele, was asked by the Obama Administration to help with the launch of the White House's Office of Public Engagement (OPE)... [Ayandele writes:]...During his inauguration, President Obama stated very clearly that "our commitment to openness means more than simply informing the American people about how decisions are made. It means recognizing that government does not have all the answers, and that public officials need to draw on what citizens know." To help fulfill this commitment, the Obama Administration sought to create an expanded role for its OPL, one that would allow it to function as the open front door to the White House, engaging meaningfully with a broad range of constituencies across the country.