What we do

corporate communication

Communicating the right message at the right moment to the right people. There lies the challenge of communication. This applies even more when communicating to corporate stakeholders.

At ComAllies , the communication tool is never the starting point. We always start with the end point: our clients’ objectives Be it increasing the visibility of the CEO, improving the online and offline reputation of a company, strengthening the corporate culture, supporting business development, preparing the field for a corporate transaction…

Talk the talk, is one thing. Walk the walk, is a different one. We help organisations increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their own corporate communication.

Our corporate communications services include:

  • Media relations programs.
  • Digital and Social media activation & monitoring.
  • Stakeholder communication & relation building.
  • Reputation audits.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • Internal communication.
  • Corporate identity & positioning.
  • Employer branding.
  • Change management.

public affairs​

Safeguarding an industry image or a company’s business, influencing product & service regulation, building up relations and goodwill with key influencers, , obtaining business critical permits, making sure your voice is heard when it is needed,…

Public affairs is the art of influencing perceptions, opinions and actions of decision makers and other influential stakeholders who impact an organisation’s business or interest. Our public affairs activities range from well-defined lobbying activities to more comprehensive ‘influencer programmes’.

Our public affairs services include:

  • Intelligence gathering
  • Political & stakeholder mapping
  • Regulatory monitoring
  • Development of public affairs strategies & action plans
  • Government relations and stakeholder outreach
  • Development of messages & tools (white papers, presentations, fact sheets, …)
  • Organising seminars, meetings and encounters in support of public affairs objectives
  • ‘Influencer programmes’ (systematically targeting key stakeholders)
  • Active representation, mediation and negotiation
  • Preparing, training and coaching clients before and during outreach activities

Crisis & Issues​

A crisis can have costly consequences, either in terms of reputation damage, loss of market share, plunging stock price, harmed employer branding, declining goodwill from politicians, and the list goes on…

Some crises can be appropriately anticipated, others are unpredictable. However, all crises can be prepared for. Professional crisis communication starts with ‘crisis preparedness’ – be it an exhaustive crisis communication plan which anticipates different scenarios, or the preparation of a specific case, such as an upcoming lawsuit or a collective lay-off. With our professional help and advice, organisations are better prepared to deal with such challenging situations. Our approach is based on two principles: while we reckon every situation to be different, we rely on proven communication tactics to successfully deal with crises.

OUR CRISIS & ISSUES MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE:

  • Crisis preparedness
    • Audits
    • Crisis manuals
    • Training
    • Simulation exercises
  • Issue mapping & risk analysis
  • Crisis and issue management with a specific expertise in:
    • Social issues & change management (restructurings, social conflicts, …)
    • Litigation
    • Corporate transactions (mergers, acquisitions, …) & shareholders issues
    • Industrial risks & accidents
    • Environmental, health, safety, security & local community (‘Not In My Backyard syndrome) issues
    • Consumer related issues (health, safety & security issues)
    • Public affairs related crises & issues
  • 24/7 standby
  • Monitoring, issue tracking & early-warning
  • Set-up of tailor made crisis communication tools, including dark sites, mass communication via SMS, call centres

financial communication

Financial communication has evolved over the last few years from merely a legal obligation to a strategic component of corporate communications. Whether you are providing more transparency to your existing shareholders or seeking renewed attention from investors, analysts or the media, financial communication has become an essential and strategic tool that integrates the company’s investment story and thesis with finance, marketing and securities laws obligations.

Backed by extensive experience in Investor Relations, ComAllies combines a comprehensive communication expertise with a granular understanding of capital markets’ dynamics.

ComAllies covers a complete range of communication skills in financial communications, helping listed and unlisted companies cope with a demanding and competitive capital markets environment.

Our financial services include:

  • In-depth reputation audit
  • Best practice recommendations and coaching in IR
  • Define and formulate your investment proposition
  • Develop investor relations program supporting your equity story
  • Coordinate communication around sensitive corporate transactions and events
  • Crisis communication, incl. shareholder issues

social media

Communication technologies are rapidly evolving, driving a movement to on-line conversations and the use of mobile technologies.  Social media is increasingly empowering individuals, communities, and organizations to be able to both produce and consume content. Social media permits wider (or more targeted) geographic reach, greater audience penetration, and rapid real-time information exchange. The result is greater situational awareness, rapid reporting, and effective decision-making.

ComAllies is an expert in integrating and implementing social media strategies. Facebook, Twitter, and other “game changers” such as data visualization are core to our outreach, especially to unique populations groups, ages, and geographical locations. We strategically and tactically expand your online presence. Building you as a thought leader. Evaluating and monitoring for course corrections if needed.

training

We believe our clients to be the best ambassadors of their organization, ideas, and interests. They are at the forefront of the action while talking to the media, negotiating with social partners or NGOs, dealing with clients during a crisis, meeting political decision-makers,…

Whether they stand in the spotlights or whether they are working behind the screens, this is never an easy task.

Therefore, we pay much attention to the training and coaching of our clients. Our custom-made training sessions are brought by experts and are based on decades of practical experience.

The training sessions we offer include:

  • Media training
    • Theoretical framework: media landscape & media relations
    • Practical training: how (not) to deal with a journalist, interview techniques, how to speak in front of a camera,…
  • Crisis communication training
  • Negotiation skills & conflict management
  • Introduction to public affairs & lobbying