Companies’ need for support in corporate and public affairs is increasingly greater as relations get more challenging and the interaction between the public and private sectors is becoming more sophisticated. Operating in Southeastern Europe often means interacting with a rigidly structured, yet pretty vague environment. Business interests are asked to operate successfully within such environments, despite the obscure framework and its infinite interpretations.
Influencing the influencers is a complex and intricate process. Competition for such influence is now more critical than ever, since no organization can afford to be silent while others dominate the debate. Having forged strong relationships with the political and business community throughout the years, V+O has the ability and experience necessary to handle intricate projects that involve multiple parties and entail complex dynamics. Furthermore, V+O has broad experience in engaging policy makers at a national and local level, and in identifying the appropriate people, as well case-specific pressure points in order to succesfully develop public affairs strategies for its clients. V+O has been the communication and public affairs agency of choice in nearly all key foreign direct investment and IPO projects in Greece, successfully navigating our clients through an often unclear landscape. Credit Agricole’s acquisition of Emporiki Bank, Societé Generale’s acquisition of Geniki Bank, RTL’s acquisition of Alpha Media Group, Orascom’s acquisition of mobile operator TIM and its rebranding to Wind, are few of the projects in which V+O has acted as a public affairs advisor, operating hands-on from the initial due diligence phase, up to the final execution of the business plan.
Services include:
- Development of corporate & public affairs strategies
- Opinion makers mapping
- Policy makers engagement strategies
- Political and business context analysis
- Interest groups’ tactics and agenda analysis
- Traditional public affairs tactics
- Coalition building and grassroots mobilization
- Digital advocacy
- Market benchmarking
