Strategic Services

Paul Boudreau & Associates provide strategic public affairs counsel and services to corporations and community organizations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our functional expertise ranges across the following areas:

Issues Management
Legislation and regulations can have a significant impact on your products and business. Growing companies must have a cohesive strategy to respond to external challenges presented by legislators and regulatory agencies. Mr. Boudreau has worked on legislation in 25 states. He has successfully advocated for new legislation to open state markets for energy performance contracting; helped defeat legislation to ban specific products and assisted businesses in gaining state contracts. If your organization has a product issue that requires outreach to communities and political leaders, or if you have a need for specific legislative assistance, Paul Boudreau & Associates can help you develop a strategic plan to reach your goals.

Environmental Communications/Brownfields
Companies want to secure cost effective environmental remedies. The most sensitive environmental cleanups must be supported through effective communications, political savvy and the ability to build trust with local political leaders and communities. Mr. Boudreau has worked on multi-million dollar cleanups in New York, New Jersey, Florida and several other states. He has been a strategic partner with engineering teams and developers to build support for remedies that allow for redevelopment and the creation of jobs. In his most recent project he worked to build community support in New York for a remedy that will result in the cleanup of a site that has been stalled for 20 years.

Crisis Communications
Organizations doing business in the competitive global marketplace sometimes must take actions to improve their competitive position through restructuring of their operations. Mr. Boudreau has developed and executed communications plans to drive and support major reorganization announcements to close plants and reorganize operations in 10 states. His approach includes a comprehensive plan to reach out in a clear and consistent voice to all affected stakeholders. He can help your organization effectively communicate to a variety of constituencies during sensitive situations.

Local/State Incentives
States and local communities have sophisticated programs to attract business and investment. Mr. Boudreau can help you understand government incentives and develop strategies to secure funding for your projects. His most recent economic development effort involved locating a $30 million IT support center in a mid- Atlantic state. He led a corporate team of real estate executives and IT managers in a site selection process that involved meetings and negotiations with several states before selecting the location for this investment.

Branded Community Programs
Organizations receive numerous requests for funding from a variety of local community programs. Companies with limited resources must determine where they can have an impact while also achieving a strategic fit between the identity of the company and the community need being addressed. Mr. Boudreau helped establish an array of branded community programs in housing; children’s safety; and math and science education that have won 25 industry and cause marketing awards. He can help you focus your community relations programs so they will have more impact and build support amongst your employees, shareholders and customers.

Organizational Effectiveness/Audit
Growing organizations are faced with the need to determine the level of resources required to meet their external challenges. This includes the alignment of both internal and external resources to ensure the right level of support for your special project or ongoing functional team. Paul Boudreau & Associates can help you focus and execute a strategic approach to public affairs to ensure that your team provides measurable value- add to your business.