Making change happen

Our strategies start with analysis and end with actions to achieve your public affairs goals. We’re focused on pragmatic solutions built on solid intelligence and evidence-based insights. We dive deep into all sides, areas and interests, co-creating solutions that stakeholders can support.

We leverage all the tools in the public affairs toolbox, to ensure you influence the debate and secure a seat at the decision-makers’ table. Together, we make your policy agenda matter to the people that count, where and when you need it most.

Reputation is everything in public affairs. We know how to raise and enhance yours with influencers and decision-makers. When your reputation is at stake during a crisis, our team can do more than reduce your exposure. We deliver policy solutions to safeguard your reputation for the long-term.

Whether you want to get in the news or out of the headlines, our team delivers results. As former journalists, crisis communicators and social media pros, we can help you craft the right messages that resonate with the media you need to reach on digital and social channels.

Knowledge fuels Acumen’s advocacy engine. And it all comes from relentless monitoring and intelligence gathering, cultivated in a culture of curiosity. It’s how we keep you informed and explain what the latest happenings mean for your policy agenda and business objectives.

Being an advocate for your company or cause takes enormous skill as well as constant practice. Public affairs and communications skills need to be developed and honed on an ongoing basis. We train business leaders and their teams to engage powerfully in any format. From strategy development and media relations to public affairs and capacity building, we design custom trainings to meet your needs.

Events are not just simple PR exercises for us. They are an integrated part of campaigns designed to produce meaningful impact. No matter the social distancing required. From roundtables with policymakers to Zoom press conferences, we produce events with expertise and imagination.

We can serve as a trusted secretariat to grow your association’s reach and share of voice in the policy debates that matter for your members. Whether we build your association from scratch or take over the reigns, we operate them with impact.