Third Party and Strategic Alliances

Veteran Advocacy Executive Joins THG Leadership Team and Adds Further Depth to Firm as 15th Addition in 2026

Research alone rarely drives action. Learn how to translate complex data into compelling stories, reach key decision-makers, and build a public affairs strategy that ensures your findings land.

In litigation, regulatory investigations, and reputational crises, organizations often find themselves trapped between two competing realities: legal counsel wants to minimize risk, while stakeholders want answers. Here’s how to communicate when you cannot share the whole story.

Technology companies changing the defense industrial base need visible leaders who can shape policy conversations, build credibility, and secure a seat at the table before procurement decisions are made.

Audience research can do more than inform one campaign. Synthetic audiences help public affairs teams pressure-test messaging, extend research value and adapt faster as issues, audiences and news cycles shift.

Prince William County’s data center votes aren’t the end of the industry. They’re a reminder that communities need more than facts and figures. They need to understand what these projects mean for their future and why they should welcome them.

SCOTUS ruling reshapes campaign spending, giving party committees new leverage and changing how corporate advocacy teams plan for 2026.

Mergers are no longer judged on financial merits alone. Public affairs strategy is essential to defining the narrative, managing scrutiny, and moving stakeholders toward approval.

A congressional investigation is never just a legal matter. Companies that prepare now—with legal, communications, government affairs, and stakeholder teams aligned—will be better positioned to protect their reputation before a negative narrative takes hold.

Modern advocacy requires more than a strong lobbying strategy or broad public awareness campaign. To drive real policy outcomes, organizations need a synchronized inside-outside game that pairs Capitol-level strategy with constituent-driven pressure.

Most organizations treat media relations as a crisis tactic—but the ones that weather storms best build press relationships long before trouble hits. Here's why a sustained media strategy is essential in public affairs.

The Herald Group earns seven Hermes Creative Awards—four Gold, three Honorable Mentions—for work spanning blog content, website design, paid media, outdoor advertising, and LinkedIn performance.

In public affairs, audience strategy is too often treated as a list rather than a discipline. Here are four principles that separate effective targeting from wasted spend.

As AI floods the information landscape, policymakers struggle to know who to trust. Here's why strategic alliances with credible third-party voices have become a defining advantage in public affairs.

The public affairs landscape in 2026 looks nothing like it did two cycles ago. Here's what practitioners need to understand—from the midterm environment to state-level fights to media fragmentation.

The Herald Group earned Gold and Silver at the 2026 MUSE Creative Awards for work on the Alliance for IRS Accountability—a reflection of how integrated strategy and creative drive results in public affairs.

AI is reshaping public affairs workflows—but speed alone doesn't drive outcomes. Here's how to integrate AI intentionally without losing the strategy, relationships, and credibility that actually move the needle.

We’re excited to welcome Cylee Gutting as one of The Herald Group’s newest directors.

The Herald Group has named Colin Hensel Senior Director of Digital and AI Innovation and Analytics—a role built to lead the firm's deliberate, strategy-first approach to AI in public affairs.

The Herald Group is proud to announce the promotions of 11 team members—reflecting the talent, dedication, and leadership that continue to drive the firm forward.

The era of top-down messaging is over. Here's how public affairs professionals can earn attention, build trust, and drive real outcomes in today's decentralized media landscape.

In a world of AI-generated content and exhausted audiences, public affairs creative has to work harder to connect. Here are five shifts reshaping what effective campaigns look like in 2026.

We’re excited to welcome Anita Dongieux as one of The Herald Group’s newest associates.

Election years don't eliminate the ability to change the narrative—they change what it takes. Here's what public affairs teams need to understand about winning in a compressed 2026 midterm environment.