The Public Issues Management Group provides advice to business leaders on the context in which they operate. Shifts in societal attitudes, whether near-term or long-term, carry implications for business strategy as well as for governmental intervention.
Our aim is to:
- provide best-of-class strategic intelligence on public perceptions that shape business decision-making;
- manage public issues for our clients, whether they be legal, legislative, regulatory, reputational or some combination thereof; and
- provide sound advice on the alignment of clients' corporate communications functions to anticipate and respond to public issues impacting the business environment.
Service Offering
The PIM Group offers the following services:
- Public Impact Assessment for Key Business Decisions: Using our 360° Decision Environment tool, our team delivers key data, including polling, stakeholder interviews, media analysis, economic impact analysis, and legal & regulatory considerations, to provide senior management with the best available information for key business decisions.
- Public Issues Management: Our team of professionals has extensive experience managing issues at the intersection of business, government and public perception. We can deliver comprehensive solutions to manage public issues affecting business, including government relations, media relations, coalition development and management, and related services.
- Complex Legal and Regulatory Issues: Businesses may find themselves facing parallel legal, regulatory and legislative proceedings as well as the accompanying media coverage. We are uniquely positioned to develop comprehensive management of these issues in a manner that joins sound legal advice to legislative, regulatory and media strategy in a seamless manner.
- Management Consulting and Strategic Planning: We work with management teams to develop the structure, methods and tools to provide actionable information on the societal, political and regulatory environment in which they operate. Properly structured and implemented, this valuable strategic intelligence allows management and the board to anticipate, and in some cases prosper from, changes in the external environment.
The PIM Group is additionally supported by our Government Relations and Strategic Communications practices in both Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas.