MARCH Strategies Expertise is built for issues that do not sit neatly in one lane.

Built for the Issues That do Not Sit Neatly in One Lane.

Government decisions affect business. Business decisions affect communities. Community relationships affect growth. MARCH works across those intersections. Our advisory work is organized into four practices, but client challenges often move across more than one. We build engagements around the outcome required, not around forcing a problem into a predetermined service.

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Different Disciplines. Connected Challenges.

Different challenges require different strategies. Our method remains consistent. We understand the environment.

We determine who matters. We identify alignment. Then we develop the strategy that creates movement.

MARCH Strategies Expertise

Government + Public Affairs

Navigate institutions. Advance priorities.

Government environments are complex because policy, politics, institutions and public interest operate at the same time. MARCH helps clients understand that environment and develop thoughtful strategies for engaging it. We work with organizations that need government to understand their priorities, require stronger public-sector positioning or are navigating policy and regulatory environments affecting their work.

Capabilities:

  • Government Relations
  • Public Policy Strategy
  • Legislative Engagement
  • Advocacy Strategy
  • Government Navigation
  • Political + Regulatory
  • Landscape Intelligence
  • Issue Positioning

When Clients Call Us:

  • We need government to understand what we’re trying to do.
  • We need to know who the real decision-makers are.
  • We’re entering a regulatory environment we don’t fully understand.
  • We have an issue that needs a stronger advocacy strategy.
  • We need to understand the political and institutional landscape before we move.
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Strategic Partnerships + Market Development

Turn relationships into growth.

Growth often depends on the relationships surrounding the opportunity. MARCH helps clients understand a market, identify the institutions and people who matter, and develop partnerships that create commercial or strategic value. Our New York market-entry work is particularly suited to organizations with strong businesses elsewhere that need credible entry into the Northeast.

Capabilities:

  • New York Market Entry
  • Market Landscape Intelligence
  • Business Development Strategy
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Institutional Relationships
  • Opportunity Development
  • Corporate Positioning
  • Partner Identification

When Clients Call Us:

  • We need to enter New York.
  • We know there is an opportunity, but we don’t know the landscape.
  • We need the right institutional partners.
  • We’re looking for stronger business-development relationships.
  • We need someone who understands how this market actually works.
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Stakeholder + Coalition Strategy

Build alignment around shared interests.

Stakeholders rarely arrive with the same priorities. MARCH helps organizations understand who needs to be involved, where interests intersect and how to create productive alignment around an initiative. The goal is not agreement for agreement’s sake. The goal is movement.

Capabilities:

  • Stakeholder Mapping
  • Coalition Development
  • Community Relations
  • Community Engagement Strategy
  • Strategic Convening
  • Issue Alignment
  • Stakeholder Communications

When Clients Call Us:

  • Our stakeholders aren’t aligned.
  • We need community support before we move forward.
  • We need the right people at the table.
  • We need to build a coalition around this issue.
  • We need a more thoughtful engagement strategy.
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Economic Development Advisory

Connect growth to place and opportunity.

Economic development is strongest when investment, policy, institutions and local opportunity reinforce one another. MARCH advises organizations developing initiatives designed to strengthen businesses, neighborhoods and economic ecosystems.

Capabilities:

  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Neighborhood Economic Development
  • Inclusive Growth Strategy
  • Business Ecosystem Development
  • Entrepreneurship Initiatives
  • Institutional + Community Investment
  • Small-Business Ecosystem Strategy

When Clients Call Us:

  • We want to build an economic-development initiative.”
  • “We need a stronger connection between business investment and community impact.”
  • “We need to engage entrepreneurs or MWBEs meaningfully.”
  • “We’re creating a public-private partnership.”
  • “We need to understand what this community actually needs.”
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