Coast Communications & Marketing

Coast is the communications agency that industry leaders rely upon for specialist support on complex projects. We are committed to helping your business navigate the most challenging environments, delivering progress even in the most difficult climates. Our exceptional track record in local stakeholder engagement ensures that key messages are conveyed accurately to communities, mitigating uncertainties and misinformation before they derail your business plans. Although our expertise lies in the renewable energy sector, our no-nonsense approach is applicable across various industries, including transport, planning, media, the environment, and local government. We collaborate closely with you to design and implement campaigns and strategies tailored to your company or organisation's objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement

Influencing stakeholders is crucial for a project's success. Engagement fosters trust, manages expectations, and mitigates risks. It's not a quick-fix process or a mere formality. Authentic engagement demands the cultivation of genuine relationships through listening and informing. At Coast, we offer an integrated stakeholder engagement service, complementing it with public affairs and public relations to help you connect with the right people and communities.

Public Relations

Effective public relations entails conveying the appropriate messages to the appropriate audience. Well-managed communications can significantly enhance an organisation's prospects. Our bespoke public relations campaigns align with each project's objectives, crafting trust, cultivating credibility, and fostering positive reputations.

Public Affairs

Engaging successfully with politicians, governments, and influential figures requires understanding their agendas and how to create mutually beneficial opportunities. It's not limited to addressing ministers and members. We build credibility and cultivate a community of influencers and advocates, encompassing key civil servants and journalists, all part of the bigger picture.

Strategy

Effective public relations hinges on a well-thought-out strategy supported by a robust plan of action that demonstrates how communications will advance an organisation's objectives. Coast's approach emphasises tailored insight underpinned by current best practices, ensuring clients can swiftly react to industry changes, opportunities, or potential threats.

Industrial Relations

Maintaining positive employee and site relations supports a project's progress. Challenging situations may emerge, such as delivering difficult messages or tackling union activity. We work closely with management, trade unions, and other stakeholders to facilitate agreements, managing messaging and approaching difficult issues effectively.

Crisis Management

No one welcomes a crisis, but they are sometimes unavoidable. Preparation can significantly reduce the impact of negative publicity. Should a crisis arise, our team will provide hands-on support, developing a strategy to defuse and manage the situation, and leveraging our extensive network of contacts to get ahead of the story.

Research

Information drives effective communications. Whether related to industry shifts, the political landscape, or stakeholder opinion, up-to-date insights form the bedrock of our advice and form a crucial part of our work at Coast.

Events

Events come in diverse formats, ranging from workshops and launch events to conferences, business breakfasts, or open-air gatherings. We strive to provide our clients with well-planned, resourced, and executed events tailored to their specific requirements.

Training

Training delivers various benefits, such as enhancing productivity, promoting innovation, and boosting employee satisfaction. Coast's tailored training services align with current best practices, deepening clients' comprehension of public relations, the media, communications, and public affairs.

Marketing

By combining public relations with marketing and advertising efforts, we develop powerful campaigns for projects. Collaborating with specialist partners, we manage the development of marketing materials to bolster our campaigns, blending creative marketing with influential communications.