Our philosophy is simple: Every strategy must be based on solid research. At Gallatin Public Affairs, that means teaming up with the nation’s leading pollsters, developing comprehensive vulnerability audits, conducting extensive public records research – financial, media, legal and policy – all to ensure that the strategies we develop for our clients are grounded in facts, not assumptions.

EXPERTISE

  • Our team of former journalists and researchers help develop a clear-eyed, comprehensive understanding of every client’s unique political and social environment, and develop the right messages needed to achieve success.
  • Our Five-Star public records research process is unique in the industry and reveals valuable, and sometimes obscured information.
  • Vulnerability Audits are an effective way to identify trigger points for potential crisis. This signature Gallatin crisis research product will help you anticipate likely scenarios based on your operations, business practices, cultural norms and geography.
  • We are proficient in Web, phone and opinion leader survey methodologies, and have relationships with the best pollsters in the nation.
  • We provide news monitoring and analysis of how the media covers your business.
  • We conduct focus groups and in-depth interviews to test and refine messages, inform brand development, and gather qualitative data on key issues.
  • Communications Audits take a closer look at all of the ways you communicate with both internal and external audiences, and assess their impact and effectiveness, and offer a set of strategic recommendations to strengthen your communications program.

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