What We Do

Government Relations / Regulatory Advocacy

Why us:

We know politics and we know the particpants. With over 25 collective years working in Parliament, we have the experience and knowledge to help our clients understand the political environment in which they operate, participate in the policy making process, and talk directly with the people who matter to meet your objectives.

We talk directly to the decision-makers on both sides of the political aisle. We succeed because we are credible, trusted voices.

 

Services we provide:

  • Political advocacy

  • Ministerial briefings

  • Political monitoring and insight

  • Select Committee preparation and submissions

  • Navigating Government agencies and processes including the Overseas Investment Office

Strategic Communications

Why us:

Clear, timely and effective communications are key to your success as a business. We help our clients identify their strategic objectives and then communicate them effectively to the audiences that matter most.

We are the experts in crafting messages that cut through the noise and the competition. We are meticulous in our preparation so that we find and defuse the potential pitfalls before they happen. We know the media and have established relationships with the key players. Each client’s objectives, challenges and situation is unique, so we listen and tailor the solutions to our clients’ particular needs.

 

Services we provide:

  • Organisational or issue-specific communications plans

  • Campaign creation, from concept to delivery

  • Media strategy and management

  • Key message development

  • Preparation and distribution of media releases

  • Written content including speeches, presentations, briefings and website material

  • Social media support

  • Market announcements including Stock Exchange

Issues Management / Crisis Communications

Why us:

Perspective and clarity can be hard to find when you are at the centre of a crisis or issue – with our decades of experience in high-pressure situations, we are ready to be the cool head and steady hand you need at the table. We have successfully managed multiple complex and prominent communications challenges so our clients know they can count on us to provide sound, considered advice when the stakes are high.

The most effective crisis management strategy is a proactive one, so we also prepare and implement pre-emptive crisis communications plans that ensure our clients are ready to weather the storm before it hits.

 

Services we provide:

  • Crisis communications plans – proactive and reactive

  • Integrated issue-specific campaigns, delivering to the audiences our client needs

  • Key message development

  • Media strategy and media management

  • Political advocacy

  • Interview and presentation preparation

  • Stakeholder identification and communication

  • Brand protection

Reputation and Brand Management

Why us:

Your personal and corporate reputation and brand are the most valuable assets you have. Unfortunately many organisations only think about protecting their reputation when it is at risk. We can help you to pre-empt reputational risk, therefore giving you the best chance of avoiding it. When an issue is already threatening your reputation or brand, whether it is as a result of your company’s own actions or fallout from an outside influence, we can help you to manage the risk and minimise the damage.

 

Services we provide:

  • Public relations advice and support – proactive and reactive/issue specific

  • Reputation monitoring, to provide an honest picture of where your reputation is at

  • Perception surveys, to understand what your stakeholders think

  • Stakeholder research and stakeholder management, including investor relations

  • Online reputation strategy

  • Reputation recovery support

Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement and Investor Relations

Why us:

Knowing your audience and speaking their language is the key to any successful communications or public relations strategy. We can develop a stakeholder relations plan specific to your needs, that will ensure you effectively define your audience, locate your audience, understand your audience and engage your audience so that your messages are heard, understood and trusted by the people you need to hear them.

We use our commercial acumen combined with our communications and marketing skills to develop investor relations strategies that contribute to your company's success.

 

Services we provide:

  • Stakeholder identification and mapping

  • Stakeholder engagement strategy

  • Stakeholder communications

  • Investor relations

  • Political advocacy

  • Media strategy and management

Executive Media Training

Why us:

We have over fifty years of collective experience on both sides of the microphone – as both interviewer and interviewee. We can use that experience and our knowledge of the key media players to prepare your leaders to undertake interviews and handle media scrutiny like a professional. Whether you are seeking to create visibility and positive publicity, respond to a crisis, or influence an issue through media channels, we will ensure your spokespeople have the skills to effectively deliver your key messages and respond to difficult lines of questioning.

 

Services we provide:

  • Media training workshops for all levels of experience

  • Key message development and testing

  • Interview scenario practice

  • Interview preparation

  • Crisis communications plans and preparation

  • Media relationship management

Litigation Communications

Why us:

Facing litigation can be a huge reputational risk for organisations and individuals, particularly if the communications outside the courtroom are not managed just as carefully as the communications inside the courtroom. We have extensive experience in helping companies manage high profile legal disputes and judicial reviews. We know how to formulate and initiate communications strategies that both support the company’s legal position and protect its reputation in the “court of public opinion”.

 

Services we provide:

  • Communications strategies to work alongside legal strategies

  • Crisis communications plans

  • Media training and interview preparation

  • Media relations

  • Stakeholder identification and communication

  • Judicial reviews

Internal Communications and Change Management Support

Why us:

An effective internal communications strategy helps to ensure your team is engaged, your corporate culture is strong, and as a result your company performance is enhanced. We can provide the outsider’s perspective you need to appraise your current practices, develop better practices, or navigate organisational change in a way that minimises reputational risk and supports positive corporate culture.

 

Services we provide:

  • Review or development of internal communications strategy

  • Change management communications plans

  • Written material, including newsletters, website/intranet content, presentations

  • Employee engagement campaigns

Marketing, Digital, Social Media and Web Development

Why us:

We understand the importance of marketing and its importance to your business. An effective marketing strategy builds brand awareness, increases sales and revenue, engages with your customers and strengthens your relationships with them. We know with a thorough understanding of your business combined with our extensive experience and insights, we can develop strategies to make your business stand out from the competition.

 

Services we provide:

  • Marketing campaigns, planning and strategy

  • Social Media strategy, management, training and support

  • E-marketing, digital advertising and traditional advertising channel placements

  • Website audit, design and development

  • Graphic design and content creation

  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), analytics, reviews and reporting