When it Matters
Juniper & Stone provides public affairs consulting services for leaders navigating complex projects, public decisions and moments when trust, alignment and strategy matter. We believe the strongest path forward starts with understanding the room. Who matters, what stands in the way and what needs to happen before a decision is made.
Where Strategy Meets Action
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Strategic Planning
Set priorities. Build the roadmap. Turn big ideas into an actionable plan with ownership, timelines and measurable outcomes.
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Public Affairs & Civic Strategy
Read the room before entering it. Understand the players, anticipate pressure points and prepare for the public process.
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Stakeholder Engagement
Find the voices that can influence the outcome. Bring people into the conversation early and create productive paths through disagreement or lack of information.
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Strategic Communications
Find the message that cuts through. Build the narrative, talking points and communication tools leaders need to own the conversation.
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Executive Counsel
A seasoned outside perspective when the stakes are high, the options aren’t simple and the next decision matters.
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Speaking & Facilitation
Keynotes, workshops and facilitated sessions designed to challenge thinking and move people toward action.
Strategy Built Around the Situation
No two public challenges arrive with the same politics, stakeholders or pressure points. Juniper & Stone’s public affairs consulting services are tailored to the decision in front of you and the environment surrounding it. Our work can include strategic planning, stakeholder mapping and engagement, public affairs strategy, executive counsel, message development and preparation for complex public processes. We help identify where resistance may emerge, where trust needs to be built and what needs to happen before an organization enters the room. The goal is not simply a better presentation. It is a better-prepared path to the decision.
The Juniper Method
Good strategy starts long before the meeting. We believe it starts by understanding the people, knowing the issues and identifying what is standing in the way of success. We establish confidence, build trust and identify a clear path forward.
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LISTEN
Start with the people closest to the issue. Ask the right questions. Hear what others might miss.
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READ THE ROOM
Understand the personalities, history, politics and pressure points shaping the decision.
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MAKE CONNECTIONS
Find where interests overlap, where resistance lives and where momentum is possible.
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PREPARE
Know the room before walking into it. Anticipate the questions, pressure points and opposition. Build the strategy before the conversation begins.
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MOVE THE ROOM
Turn conversation into direction and direction into action.
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PROTECT
Protect the trust that’s been built. Stay ahead of emerging issues, reinforce relationships and keep momentum after the decision is made.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Plans built to be used. The strongest plans don’t end with adoption. They give leaders a way to make decisions, set priorities and measure progress.
Municipal & Community Strategy
From competing priorities to a shared direction. Strategic planning for cities, towns and public organizations that brings leadership, staff and community voices into a process; with priorities people understand, ownership for what happens next and a plan built for action. Strategic plans that live on conference room walls, not on shelves.
Economic Development Strategy
Growth needs more than a wish list. Build a focused strategy around business needs, workforce, infrastructure, investment and the opportunities that can genuinely move a community forward.
Nonprofit Strategy
Mission is the why. Strategy determines what happens next. Bring boards and leadership together around the choices that matter: where to focus, what to prioritize, where to invest and how progress will be measured.
Tourism & Destination Strategy
A destination cannot be everything to everyone. Define what makes a places worth choosing, then connect brand, visitor experience, community priorities and economic impact around a strategy built to perform.
The next move matters.
A difficult decision. A divided room. A plan that needs to move. When the stakes are high, preparation changes the outcome.