WHY HIRE US
Intersection Strategies will position your business or organization at the intersection of success and growth while protecting your brand, investments, and reputation. Protecting your reputation and telling your story accurately and effectively is critical in today’s 24/7 media cycle, citizen journalist explosion, fake news phenomenon, and the new social media norm. However, with every threat to your business or organization, there are also opportunities. At Intersection Strategies we will empower you to take advantage of those opportunities and ward off the threats through strategic communications, policy and regulatory strategy, crisis management, government affairs, and research.
OUR SERVICES
Crisis Management
Not effectively dealing with a problem is bad. Not seeing potential problems ahead of time is worse. While we can never control every variable in life or business, we can develop techniques and plans to prevent crisis situations as much as possible. At Intersection Strategies we have the experience and skills to help you prevent a public scandal or crisis situation from impacting your business or organization. And we provide the strategic, real-time crisis communications and management when an unfortunate situation arises. In a crisis, we provide the unique skill set of speed, strategy and effectiveness. We are tried and true in turning threats into opportunities and protecting your brand, investments and reputation.
Strategic Communications
At Intersection Strategies we believe that you should work with the media to achieve your goals. The media provides a vital service to the citizens it serves, so we teach you how to partner with the media so they can effectively inform the public while you reach new customers with your message. The old saying of “any press is good press” may work for Hollywood stars and socialites, but when it comes to your business or organization, we know “strategic press is the key to success.”
Policy & Regulatory Strategy
All businesses and organizations interact with regulatory, legal, and policy-making bodies, so its key to understand how to most effectively communicate with these bodies. These interactions can make or break your company or organization, so it is critical to be prepared, informed and have a strategic plan. Negative or lackadaisical interactions can greatly harm your goals, public image, and ultimately your bottom line. At Intersection Strategies we will assist you through your interactions after we have crafted a strategic plan that allows you to mitigate negative circumstances and achieve your goals.
Research
While some sayings go out of style, the old adage of “information is power” never will. We believe comprehensive research about your competitors, potential competitors, regulatory and policy-making bodies, and potential customers is critical to your success. At Intersection Strategies we compile and acquire research in order to empower your business or organization to attain its goals. Obtaining records and information can be a daunting, frustrating and a time-consuming task, but we have the skill set and experience to execute quickly and effectively. We package research in a manner that allows you to make strategic decisions to grow and protect your business or organization.
Government Affairs
At Intersection Strategies we believe that government affairs goes hand in hand with strategic communications. You may not realize it, but every article, headline, social media post, or viral video communicates with government officials. This indirect communication can also be marked by a lack of public presence. At Intersection Strategies we will develop a strategic communications plan for you to effectively communicate indirectly with government officials and entities through public mediums. We will also provide you with the best plan for your direct communications. We develop your plans based on the target audience and achieving your unique goals.
ABOUT US
We are a Hispanic-owned business representing clients as diverse as technology companies, media personalities, professional athletes and coaches, and government agencies. Intersections Strategies, LLC was founded by James Hallinan shortly after his successful 2018 election cycle in which he served as the campaign communications director for Governor Lujan Grisham and Lt. Governor Howie Morales, campaign general consultant for Attorney General Hector Balderas, and campaign general consultant for State Auditor Brian Colón. Hallinan previously served as communications director to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy and Connecticut Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman. James has also worked for and closely with countless elected officials around the country including Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, New Mexico Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, former New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish, former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, and many members of Congress, attorneys general, statewide elected officials, state legislators, and local elected officials.
James Hallinan has over a decade of experience working with national and international media. He also has extensive experience working in the United States’ largest media markets such as Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia, medium-sized markets like Albuquerque, Las Vegas and New Orleans, and smaller TV markets such as Amarillo, El Paso and Reno. Hallinan also has the extremely rare accomplishment of having succeeded in the removal of four different false political TV ads from the air in three different TV markets- one in Albuquerque, two in Philadelphia, and one in Reno.
Combining his extensive experience working for government agencies and elected officials with his strategic communication success around the country, Hallinan was uniquely situated to found a firm that will put your business or organization at the intersection of success and growth while protecting your brand, investments, and reputation.
