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Coronavirus: The impact on Public Affairs and the future of Advocacy

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2020 has proved to be a challenging landscape for businesses globally, with established norms of working, internal communications, client contact and marketing being forcibly altered in ways that could not have been predicted.

In particular, the pandemic has posed unique challenges for the global public affairs industry; an industry in which in-person engagement and social connections have traditionally been a key driver of client contact, relationship-building and campaign management.

In this report, FTI Consulting has analysed the views of key industry stakeholders as to the impact of Coronavirus on existing stakeholder engagement opportunities and methods, as well as sentiments as to how the industry may adapt in future to meet future challenges posed by digital engagement.

 

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