Research is an essential first step in creating any effective public affairs and communications strategy. Our public records research – financial, media, legal, and policy – is designed to discover your opportunities and risks.  And through public opinion research, we develop a clear-eyed understanding of your unique political environment and the right message needed to achieve success.

EXPERTISE
  • Belief in research-based planning and strategy
  • Unique Five-Star public records research process
  • Phone, focus group and opinion leader surveys
  • Relationships with the best pollsters in the nation
  • News monitoring and analysis

SELECTED CLIENTS

  • Plum Creek Timber Co.
  • Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
  • Babcock & Brown Infrastructure
  • City of Missoula
  • Revett Minerals
  • University of Idaho
  • St. Luke’s Health System
  • Ida-West Energy

SUCCESS STORY:

"When the City of Missoula needed help with a survey to check the community's pulse, we called on Gallatin Public Affairs. From crafting unbiased questions to explaining complex answers, Gallatin's staff delivered.  We now have a credible tool with which to make better decisions for Missoula."

John Engen, Mayor of Missoula, MT