Aequitas Consulting

Events

emily — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:16:14 +0000

Public policy events are a unique way for your organisation to engage decision-makers, politicians, influencers, commentators and stakeholders to ensure your innovative policy ideas are at the forefront of public debate.

The Aequitas team brings to your event over ten years’ experience of organising events for Prime Ministers, Presidents, governments, large corporate businesses, think-tanks and third sector organisations at both a national and international level.

We offer a high-quality end-to-end events service – from devising innovative ideas and imaginative ways to interact with key poilicy makers and influencers through to outstanding delivery.

We take full organisational responsibility, coordinating the venue and the format, managing ever element of the event, and allowing you to arrive on the day confident that everything has been taken care of.

Strategy

andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:48 +0000

Our strategic approach takes a comprehensive view of the global horizon and reviews both the potential political and public hurdles that may have to be overcome. We prepare you to navigate the public policy landscape by global policy horizon scanning and developing an effective understanding of current and future environments.

We work with your team to map your stakeholders and build coalitions that help you achieve your goals. Based on the strategy we build together, we work with you to translate it into practical communication and policy plans.

Internationally we specialise in emerging and post-conflict democracies and have provided political counsel to political parties in Serbia, Bosnia and Sierra Leone.

Policy

andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:28 +0000

At Aequitas, we have a diverse background in policy development that impacts on both business and the public sector. The common methodology we bring to these disciplines is to seek approaches that supports innovation and creates better outcomes.

We provide research and analysis of current policy and impact as it relates to you as well as policy development and implementation. We work with you and your team to help build relationships and capacity that supports your policy efforts well into the future. Using our strategic approach incorporating government relations, communications and practice, we help you make an effective impact on the policy landscape.

Practice

andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:15 +0000

At a time when the economic situation is affecting us all, we need new and innovative approaches to transforming our public services and our communities. By using a range of disciplines, we work with you to conceive new insights into your challenge and find practical solutions which we then help you implement.

To achieve long term savings in public sector budgets while improving our public services, we have to look beyond balancing cost, scope and time. We need to begin with understanding customers and start by asking what is the best way to develop and deliver a service that is efficient, effective and maintains public confidence.

We will work with you to apply creative disciplines to understand your customers better and interrogate, create and deliver services that are sustainable, usable and desirable in order to help you achieve value for money and efficiencies.

Communications

andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:02 +0000

With many years experience delivering global communication strategies to effect change and deliver solutions, we will work with you to create a public relations strategy that, integrated with government relations advice, will build your reputation and move you towards realising your ambitions.

We provide bespoke media relations to help you gain recognition for your work and support you in delivering your message through experienced media training.

Our strengths in positioning and message development will help you to articulate your intentions in the most effective way to a diverse range of target audiences. We will also help you identify and create opportunities for you to get your message out in the media or through events.

We also provide high-level crisis handling which will help you identify the best strategy for dealing with the situation effectively and quickly. We use our six step approach (pictured here on the right) to create a unique plan that we will help you to deliver effective results.

Events are also an important way of creating a dialogue with your stakeholders or creating momentum behind an idea. Our creative approach to event planning means that we will customise the event to best meet your objectives.

Communications
Positioning
Message Development
Writing
Public Speaking
Corporate Communications
B2B
EVENTS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Issues Management
Reputation
Opinion Research
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
Prepare, Handle, Repair
Media Relations
Media Training
CAMPAIGNS

Government relations

andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:07:46 +0000

Public policy and politics can substantially inspire a great environment for success or create a challenging climate for growth and innovation, particularly in global markets. An open dialogue with policymakers can shape productive and positive policy, but negotiating the complex public policy and regulatory environment can make it difficult to communicate effectively and successfully with governments.

Aequitas provides our clients with our comprehensive, global expertise and experience in all aspects of public policy. We aid our clients in developing and maintaining trusted relationships with governments and related stakeholders. Aequitas works closely with our clients to assist them in providing timely and effective strategic help to policymakers – not only to mitigate the risk of restrictive policies and regulations but also to seize opportunities through new and creative approaches to shaping policy.

We work with our clients to develop an understanding of the policy horizon, develop robust issue management strategies and clearly present themselves in this difficult landscape.