Experience
WATATAWA’s Clients
Candour, integrity and discretion are at the foundation of all our client relationships. We work with clients on communications issues that are important to their business and often challenging to address and manage. We do not discuss or cite specific relationships or case studies except with express client permission.
Our portfolio includes corporate positioning, financial communications, issues management, stakeholder engagement and media engagement for clients across a broad spectrum of business sectors — including healthcare, agri-business and commodities, real estate, technology, banking and finance, and insurance.
Our current and recent work has included
- Stakeholder communications on US$13 billion of financial transactions, including IPOs, M&A and divestments
- Helped shape, launch and provide public information on global sustainability programmes aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Launched and promoted innovative companies and their technologies and perspectives in payment systems, driverless cars, AI, enterprise solutions and digital engagement
- Shaped and delivered COVID-19 response messaging across 5 different business sectors regionally and globally
- Communicated public policy initiatives regionally for world-leading companies in energy, social media communities, healthcare, shipping and financial markets
- Built the profiles of companies and their leaders through integrated social media engagement
- Managed crises and issues related to natural disasters, product recalls, short-seller attacks, loss of lives and assets, legal disputes, and leadership changes
- Developed and rolled out points-of-view campaigns on climate change, developing economies, financial regulation, access to capital, corporate purpose and values, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, and the role of companies in society
