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Governments play an increasingly powerful role in the global economy, and organizations cannot remain indifferent to their reputation with policymakers. FleishmanHillard’s public affairs specialists offer a dedicated team of experts in politics and policy, backed by the firm’s global communications network. Our people come from a wide range of disciplines that work in and around governments, including former senior government...
Governments play an increasingly powerful role in the global economy, and organizations cannot remain indifferent to their reputation with policymakers. FleishmanHillard’s public affairs specialists offer a dedicated team of experts in politics and policy, backed by the firm’s global communications network. Our people come from a wide range of disciplines that work in and around governments, including former senior government officials, journalists, campaign pros, and corporate and NGO veterans. The team provides in-depth analysis of policy and political issues, builds reputations with government audiences, and advocates on behalf of issues – in the world’s leading capitals and anywhere else.
There is an increasingly delicate line for companies and brands to tread in the current political landscape regarding how they talk about policy and political issues. On one hand, based on our own Authenticity Gap research, we know that consumers are more loyal to companies and brands that take a clear stance on issues that... 
Releasing a CSR/sustainability report has been table stakes for companies for many years. Today, 93% of the world’s 250 largest companies and 86% of S&P 500 Index® Companies issue such a report. But given the substantial time and budget they put into this annual exercise, it’s surprising how often they leave stones unturned when it... 
If your clients are interested in learning what the election did in a state they care about, feel free to share with them the following summary outlining what happened (as of now) in each state. We will update this periodically but we have a number of clients who are using this document in their state... 
The Irish electorate's resounding “Yes” to the Lisbon Treaty this weekend (67.1% Yes, 32.9% No) has been welcomed by political leaders throughout the European Union and by European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso. This time round Irish voters supported the Treaty, although some protagonists have been critical that the question was put to the people... 
In our previous post about the Japanese general elections we spoke of the theatrics of this year's ballot. Well the show has officially begun, the campaigning period starting this very day, August 18th. With a variety of restrictions on the use of media and promotional materials, including online tools such as Twitter, candidates and party... 
When I was 19 and a JR in college I loaded up my grandmother's Chevy citation and went to work in Manchester New Hampshire for my home-state senator Joe Biden. His sons were schoolmates of mine since middle school and his Chief of staff an old family friend. It was the natural place to start... 
Like most people I speak with these days, I'm not a huge fan of President Bush. Whatever you think of his policy choices (and I don't think much), to me it is the completely incompetent communication surrounding his administration that rankles the most. However, in the same way that a crisis in the evening seems... 