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These days the world is connected, at least so we’re told.

Yet for all our social networking, there’s a strange sense of disconnect. No amount of internet, twitter, texting or Facebook is any help if you want to talk to someone from your electricity supplier. Or your bank. Or a politician.

Which is why stakeholder engagement is now more important than ever.

It’s what we do. We’re a marketing, communications and research consultancy that works towards actionable and measureable outcomes by building commitment. And before people will commit to thinking, believing and behaving differently, they must be engaged. The Essence Commitment Model helps us understand motivation and beliefs, encourages input or support and develops deeper insight into gaining commitment.

We apply that model in the context of three stakeholder engagement competencies:

Strategy

We provide highly specialised strategic communications advice based on over two decades of experience, either for one-off strategic communications advice or ongoing strategic input More...

Market Research

We undertake research, not simply to relay what people said, but to illuminate key findings and produce solid conclusions that create real opportunities to engage  with the public, customers and key stakeholders More...

Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation

We are accredited engagement facilitators with IAP2 (International Association of Public Participation) and significant expertise in managing sensitive stakeholders and extensive community engagement programs. We are expert facilitators and have developed a range of purpose-built tools we use when conducting marketing, brand and communications workshops More...