Public Affairs
Comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategies that build support, shape narratives, and advance business objectives. We navigate complex public environments through strategic communications, coalition building, and community relations.
Key Contacts
Public affairs success requires engaging stakeholders beyond government officials: media, community organizations, industry coalitions, and grassroots advocates. Our practice develops and executes integrated campaigns that build support, manage opposition, and shape public narrative around complex issues. We identify and engage the stakeholders who influence decision-makers. Whether facing community opposition to development projects, navigating public controversies, or building support for policy initiatives, we develop comprehensive strategies. Our campaigns integrate media relations, coalition building, community engagement, and digital communications. We work with corporations expanding into new markets, developers seeking community approval, industry groups advocating for reform, and organizations managing reputational challenges. We create alignment between business objectives and public interests through genuine stakeholder relationships.
Our Services
Comprehensive support across every stage of your journey in this highly regulated industry.
Media relations and strategic communications
Coalition building and management
Community engagement and outreach
Grassroots advocacy campaigns
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Crisis communications and reputation management
Public opinion research and message testing
Digital and social media strategy
Event coordination and public forums
Corporate social responsibility positioning
The Tenax Difference
Tenax Strategies builds coalitions, shapes public conversations, and secures approvals for clients in complex stakeholder environments. We've managed public affairs campaigns for major development projects, emerging industries, regulatory reform initiatives, and high-visibility challenges. Our work has turned community skepticism into support, positioned clients as industry leaders, and earned approvals that seemed out of reach at the start. We've coordinated with community organizations, business groups, advocacy coalitions, and media across multiple states and countless local jurisdictions.
We do the work. While other consultants develop plans, we execute them. When a community has questions, we organize stakeholder meetings, reach out to community leaders, and develop materials that address concerns honestly. When coverage turns difficult, we coordinate the response and bring third-party voices into the conversation. That hands-on approach has turned skeptical communities into supporters. From initial stakeholder analysis through execution and measurement, we deliver public affairs strategies that achieve business objectives while building genuine community relationships. Our core values define our approach: integrity in stakeholder engagement, tenacity in pursuing client goals, and accountability for results.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Do the right thing. Always.
Tenacity
If you come to a wall, go over it, through it, or around it.
Accountability
Own the work. Deliver the result.
Representative Work
A selection of our successful engagements and client outcomes.
Mixed-Use Development Community Approval Campaign
Transformed community opposition into approval for controversial $200M mixed-use development through comprehensive stakeholder engagement. Organized 15 community meetings, coordinated media strategy generating 25+ positive news placements, and built coalition with local businesses and civic organizations resulting in unanimous planning board approval.