Business Communications
Public Affairs
There is no such thing as a 'public affairs issue'. A surprising admission from a team of public affairs specialists? We don't think so.Every day we deal with business issues that just happen to play out across political and policy-influencing audiences. These would directly impact clients' bottom lines and reputations if they weren't carefully managed. That's what we do. We help our clients to manage them positively by tailoring their dialogue with NGOs, consumer bodies, trade associations and academics to help them inform and influence the UK policy world. We ensure our clients' 'well of good will' is deep among these groups for use at times of crisis, and maintained for ongoing policy partnerships.
We of course run 'traditional' public affairs programmes, involving parliamentary events, political and stakeholder contact programmes, briefings, and support for consultation documents. We're seasoned campaigners. However, we also provide an x-factor that combines political insight and canny stakeholder analysis. We help our clients to know how to seek compromise, when to challenge policy assumptions, when to take a stance and what alliances to make and partners to embrace.
We are experienced at demystifying corporate responsibility for clients. We help them to understand their own risks and opportunities and to position their activity with often sceptical but highly informed audiences. Progressive companies understand that corporate responsibility is not an add-on - it is about how they do business and requires specific internal and external communication. Our expertise here uniquely combines communication skills with first-hand management of in-house strategies and programmes for major UK brands.
From corporate responsibility to consultations, from campaigning to contact programmes we can help. If you'd like to know more, give Ian Hagg or any of our public affairs team a call.
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