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A small group of public affairs and communications consultants focused on ensuring the critical needs of our clients are heard, understood, and acted upon.
Our clients are companies, municipal governments, and non-profit organizations that have unique challenges getting their needs addressed – especially by governments, regulators, media, and other influential entities.
Often, we overcome longstanding barriers that have held our clients back from achieving their goals.
While we’d like prospective clients to seek our counsel early, we are often brought in at critical moments – when other methods have failed.
The ARGUMENT, repeated by the speaker, then repeated by others (x)
Multiplied by the combined power of speaker’s REPUTATION and the EMOTIONAL RESONANCE of the speaker with the audience. Both factors grow exponentially, the greater the reputation and the resonance.
Then, the important (but relatively weaker factor) – PROOF POINTS. As we’ve seen, even lies and misinformation can be used, explaining the power of the persuasion process to work even when the facts are in dispute.
For a more complete analysis of The Fixers Group persuasion process, download the whitepaper here.
Ted Griffith discusses the challenges his clients face communicating in a world that has become so influenced by lies, misinformation, and hyperbole.
Why clients choose The Fixers Group
Persuasive communications, Part 1: How it works
Persuasive communications Part 2: Making persuasive arguments
Ted Griffith
Ted has advised corporate and government leaders on public affairs and marketing issues for more than four decades. More than a consultant, he is highly experienced writer, internationally published author, and television producer He has managed communications programs for many large national and provincial campaigns and special projects. Ted is a problem solver who is trusted by CEOs, board members, and political leaders to deliver counsel that is strategic and effective.
Steven Bright
Steve has been working with Ted for also two decades, providing strategy, excellence in writing and project management, and a keen eye for detail. A skilled researcher, he is also working on his PhD in History. Steve has delivered results in the energy, finance, development, and banking sectors for 25 years
Chris Holz
Chris represents our government relation partner, Campbell Strategies, on many of the lobbying needs of our clients. With The Fixers, Chris and his team have delivered solutions for municipalities, non-profits, and companies in the finance, energy, agriculture, tourism, and water sectors. He is a former senior communications staffer in several Ontario government ministries.
Heather Bastedo
Heather is our research lead, holding a PhD and MA in Political Science (University of Toronto) – specializing in political psychology and motivation. Her Mayor’s Project provided a national analysis of the issues facing Canada’s municipal leaders. Her passion is civic engagement and understanding the nuances of public opinion. Heather ensures our strategies are based on research that is laser focused on the issues our clients are facing.
A small group of public affairs and communications consultants focused on ensuring the critical needs of our clients are heard, understood, and acted upon.
One of Canada’s top public affairs and government relationship firms. Founded by Barry Campbell, former MP and Parliamentary Secretary to Paul Martin, Minister of Finance.
A Toronto-based full service branding, marketing, digital media, video production, and event management company.
Public Square is a boutique research shop that specializes in accessing and engaging stakeholders, donors and communities that are often hard to reach.
Since our formation in 2013, we have served clients on the following sectors
Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport
Tainted Blood Donations
Blood Donor Recruitment
New Housing Developments
Electricity Conservation
Siting of Nuclear Power Infrastructure
Labour Negotiations, Lockouts and Strikes
Siting of Tourism Attractions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Industrial Accidents
Land Applications of Biosolids
Chemical Contamination
Wastewater Infrastructure
Our blog on lies and misinformation in world and how we as consumers, voters, and leaders can address them.
Alberta to give misinformation a seat at its cabinet table.
Alberta may be Canada’s most American province, and often Texas-like in its culture. Lots of ranches, even more oil, a fondness for cowbo...
Nov 22, 2023 / Read More
If media wants to fight misinformation, then its editorial boards have to start calling it out.
Canadians have become used to calling out the lies of the American right and its standard bearer for misinformation and hyperbole, former...
Nov 03, 2023 / Read More
Misinformation and Persuasion (or what I learned from Donald Trump)
How three years of research into lies and misinformation helped me better understand that persuasion is both an art and science.
Oct 03, 2023 / Read More
Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is not about protecting children.
The lies, their repetition, and now widespread legislation is giving people permission to express their hate.
Jun 12, 2023 / Read More
Sweet lies are easy to swallow.
We often think of misinformation as a political failing, but corporations, too, can be guilty (and those of us who willingly go along wit...
Jun 02, 2023 / Read More
Theatre of Lies, by Ted Griffith
Non-fiction book on the world of lies, misinformation, and propaganda. How we go here. How we can fix it – and why we must.
Publication date, early 2024