About LINES CONSULTING

Lines Consulting is an integrated communications consultancy. Our purpose is to help businesses and organisations bring about a meaningful change that drives growth and impacts society. This means achieving business results, solving problems, protecting reputations and doing this in a transparent, factual and authentic way that enables companies to communicate and connect effectively with all their stakeholders.

Our strategic approach is defined by decades of experience supported by data insights and a clear understanding of the evolving nature of communications and the interconnected world our clients face. Our work inspires actions, drives business impact, and creates opportunities.

services

Corporate Communications

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  • Brand Building and Reputation Protection
  • Media, Content and Online
  • Thought Leadership and Executive Profiling

Financial Communications

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  • Capital Raising Communications
  • Corporate Transaction Strategy
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Investor Relations

Crisis and Training

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  • Reputation and Risk Assessment
  • Crisis Communications
  • Executive Communications and Presentation Coaching
  • Communications for the Government Sector

Specialist Advisory

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  • ESG Advisory
  • Litigation Support

thought leadership

Ignore the Headlines: ESG is Important

Contrary to recent headlines ESG is not dead, it doesn’t need unbundling into its constituent parts, nor refocused around just the ‘E’. If anything, companies should be doubling down on their commitments to all three aspects given how interrelated they are. 

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New Roles for the Board: Communications and Corporate Reputation

COVID-19 has brought into sharp relief the expanded role that Boards of Directors can take to support management and add value to the organisation in difficult times. Communication with stakeholders is one way in which Boards can augment the work of management.

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Don’t Neglect The ‘G’, It’s Cool Too

The ‘G’ in ESG has been attracting more attention of late, with the argument being that companies with strong governance principles can more easily attract capital as they seek to weather the pandemic.

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Balancing long-term and short-term priorities; it’s never easy for SMEs especially in a pandemic

Small- and medium-size business are the backbone of economies, accounting for the majority of businesses worldwide and employing half of the global workforce. Yet SMEs have also been the hardest hit by the pandemic as reduced revenues coupled with limited liquidity have forced many to make tough decisions about where they focus their time and money.

 

 

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Global Pandemic Puts Purpose to the Test

The global pandemic has pushed businesses to the limit and many that survive will be fundamentally transformed by the experience. Throughout this crisis, companies have been under an intense microscope with greater scrutiny placed on the social impact of corporate activity.

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A Path to the Top Table: Defining the Future, Now

Many businesses are changing how they operate, calling for a reappraisal of director skills and profiles. Will this help more comms leaders get a seat on the board? This articlewas originally written for the Institute of Public Relations Association.

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ESG Pressures Mount for Companies Globally

ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) is a criterion that is used by socially-conscious investors and shareholders to screen investments and assess a company's impact on the world. That affects how a company will gather and retain funding from investment funds who have a 'socially responsible' investment strategy.

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Health Risks Deserve a Harder Look by Risk Managers

Author’s note: When I posted this article on LinkedIn four months ago there were just 17,300 COVID-19 cases and 360 deaths. Today, in early June, there are 7.2 million cases and over 600,000 deaths. I really wish it hadn't taken a pandemic to get people to focus on health risks as a leading business risk factor.

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Social Media Heightens Reputation Risk and Increases Shareholder Value Impact in Crises

Recent research by Dr Deborah Pretty, Director, Pentland Analytics, undertaken in collaboration with Aon supports the contention that the pervasive use of social media increases the impact for companies of risk events occurring and can have a material impact on shareholder value.

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