Great ideas and innovative initiatives fail every day. Cynicism, distrust and NIMBYism generate passionate opposition which can dominate the discourse, derailing plans without regard to merit, benefit or need. Individuals and small groups are increasingly emboldened and empowered to act, leveraging technology to organize, amplify their voices and magnify their impact. Executing strategies that build and demonstrate support built on solid data and analysis has never been more critical.
Whether building critical support or overcoming a competitive threat, developing and executing the right strategy at the right time is essential.
Consensus Strategies specializes in strategic advocacy and survey research services for leading corporate and institutional clients. With decades of national and international experience in virtually every industry, our depth of experience and multidisciplinary approach are distinctive, innovative, and highly effective.
With decades of experience on thousands of engagements across the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom and more, Consensus Strategies has an unparalleled depth of experience and expertise. There is no one answer, no single tool and no one-size-fits-all strategy. Every situation is unique and presents opportunities and threats that must be identified and leveraged to achieve critical objectives. It takes real experience, imagination, teamwork and a multidisciplinary focus to develop and execute a successful strategy… and even more to know when to walk away.
When local permitting becomes politically hostile, companies don’t stop building—they look for alternatives, including tribal and government-owned land. A rejected data center rarely means a canceled one.
If your first real exposure to opposition is the night of the public hearing, your project is already in serious trouble. Developers who treat hearings as the “start” of the process fail to understand the modern political landscape.
Competitor-generated opposition is widespread, sophisticated, and almost always covert. And it’s far more dangerous than typical NIMBY resistance because it’s supported by real resources: lawyers, engineers, organizers, and sometimes entire PR firms.
