Our team helps clients navigate the changing world of work and its impact on their business and employees so they can drive engagement, empower their people and build trust. 

In a world where corporates may have as many as five generations working for them and many teams working remotely, it has never been more important and complex to find ways to build trust and engagement. For clients navigating a business transformation, we help ensure the buy-in, mindset and behavioural change needed.  

We specialise in crafting strong, resilient narratives designed to showcase our clients’ credentials, enhance their brands and solidify their position as industry leaders.

We ensure complex stories are told clearly and concisely so that they are fully understood by their intended audiences, using a creative, multi-channel approach. Leveraging deep industry expertise, we bring our clients new perspectives, ideas and stronger relationships across media, politics and the private sector. Our London and New York offices work seamlessly together, bridging client mandates globally.

We collaborate with executives and investor relations teams at fast growing private businesses and listed companies to effectively communicate their business strategies and financial narratives with investors, analysts and potential partners.

Our strategic counsel involves advising companies across the financial calendar, covering critical junctures such as M&A, fundraisings, hostile takeovers, leadership transitions and crisis management. Our approach is underpinned by in-depth analysis of market intelligence and investor sentiment and is enhanced with proactive engagement with core financial stakeholder groups.

Our political advisory team has years of combined experience in Westminster, Whitehall, devolved administrations, local government and across the spectrum of political parties, as well as experts from print media, international institutions, think tanks, trade associations and regulatory bodies.

We work with clients to develop compelling political messaging and engagement strategies and drive forward impactful campaigns that achieve political, policy and regulatory goals. We have strong networks across all political parties and the policy-making community. We work across clients in the tech, media, financial services, energy and infrastructure sectors supporting some of the globe’s largest brands in their political engagement.

Our team of digital specialists help individuals and businesses take ownership of their online presence through a combination of smart content creation and optimisation strategies.

We use data insights to shape digital strategies, which empower clients to effectively tell their story and reach target audience groups. Our approach is to ensure that clients’ channels are fit-for-purpose and achieve organisational and business objectives.

We prepare clients to identify and manage issues that could threaten their reputations. Using extensive research techniques, we develop risk profiles and mitigation plans that build resilience.

Over the past decade we have worked on extensive corporate restructurings, activist investor and shareholder issues and cyber-attacks as well as high profile strikes on individuals and organisations.  

In many instances we work alongside leading law firms across Europe, the Middle East, US, Asia, and Africa supporting clients in individual and commercial disputes, extradition, libel and family matters. 

Our team uses the latest software and market-leading search tools to underpin communication strategies and to understand the reputational risk facing our clients.

Our investigations identify problematic pieces of publicly available information. Our analysis interprets the opinions, conversations and thinking of audiences allowing us to build holistic communications strategies. Our analytics evaluate the reputational impact of actions taken in risk management and communications strategies.

Our international clients engage Hawthorn to build and deliver strategies out of London and New York, whilst also deploying strategies across local markets, using tried and tested partners in the region as required. 

We work with governments, corporates, NGOs and high-profile individuals in Europe, Africa, North America, and the Middle East. 

We help leaders and organisations navigate complex environmental and social issues to drive meaningful action.

We help them to understand specific challenges, identify and manifest purpose, pre-empt concerns, build better relationships with stakeholders and develop credible positions from which they can make the most impact. Our work is informed by our deep understanding of the environment, politics, supply chains and financial systems.