Our Services

Supporting Companies, Governments, and Candidates internationally to achieve their priorities.

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Insight

We are one of only two UK agencies led by former Labour Cabinet Ministers. We bring together a wealth of experience with knowledge, insight and understanding across the political spectrum.​

Practical Application

Because of our extensive experience, we provide a rare combination of insight and strategy that is intellectually rigorous and has real-life practical application.

Experience

Our team is made up of truly outstanding individuals with proven experience in business, government, strategic communications, and politics.

Corporate Advisory

We offer clients compelling insights and sophisticated understanding. Our unique experience of current affairs, and an innovative approach to thought leadership, helps ensure that our corporate and charity clients are listened to, and their ideas respected.

We provide a rare combination of insight and strategy that is intellectually rigorous and has real-life practical application.

  • Political monitoring paired with insightful analysis of the latest developments and how they may impact your business.
  • Developing a corporate narrative to support your engagement with decision makers.
  • Mapping and analysis of political stakeholders that share your interests and can inform your engagement.
  • Support in building stronger relations with employees and their trade unions.  
  • Analysis of politicians and advisors’ perceptions of your business and recommendations on improving perceptions. 
  • A comprehensive support package for the political party conferences, tailored to your business goals. 
  • Demystifying the major parties’ policy making processes and manifesto development.
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Global Services

The Arden team has advised almost thirty Presidents and Prime Ministers globally, and candidates on every continent have benefited from our support.  

Arden provides a range of services globally including pre-empting and tackling disinformation and support for recovering stolen public money.

Our experienced team supports inspiring democratic candidates and parties across the world. We offer the full spectrum of election campaign services incorporating outstanding traditional campaign support alongside innovative digital communication and engagement strategies.

Working with our clients we formulate campaign messaging, policy offer, clarity of political definition, activist mobilisation and voter turnout strategies.

We also connect candidates and their campaigns with the international media by offering invaluable insight and guidance on establishing trusted connections with the most important newspapers, broadcasters and digital news platforms across the world.

Crucially, we are led by a senior team of former politicians and campaign strategists who are steeped in the fast paced and high-pressure atmosphere of election planning.

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Strategic Communications

We offer clients an unparalleled expertise in crafting compelling narratives and devising winning communications campaigns. 

Drawing on our team’s deep experience in print, broadcast and online, we help our clients develop a strategic frame while curating trusted media relationships to help achieve a clear set of communications objectives.

Whether it be crisis comms, reputation management, narrative development, or stakeholder engagement we provide support to trusted corporate and charity clients in the UK and across the world.

Arden also offers bespoke media training to c-suite executives whether in advance of annual results or in response to an impending crisis. We combine practical exercises and skill development with insight and intelligence, guaranteeing that our clients are equipped and confident in preparation for their media engagements.

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Labour Directorate

We are a non-partisan agency with a deep understanding of the Labour Party. 

Led by our founder Jim Murphy, the former Labour Cabinet Minister,  our Labour Directorate brings together a wealth of experience. Former Labour politicians, Special Advisors in ten different departments and senior parliamentary staffers bring real-life knowledge, insight and understanding of Labour.

We provide unrivalled insight, to help business understand Labour and Labour to understand business. We support corporate clients with knowledge of Labour policies, priorities, and personalities. 

  • High-level strategy sessions to help you understand how the Labour Party works, its influences and policy priorities.   
  • Comprehensive mapping and analysis of political stakeholders that share your company’s interests.  
  • Reporting and analysis of politicians and advisors’ perceptions of your business and recommendations on how perceptions can be improved.
  • A comprehensive support package for companies attending the Labour Party conference, including arranging meetings and fringe events, supporting you in organising an exhibition stand, and providing briefings and insights ahead of specific business engagement events.
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Devolved Administrations

Arden has a deep understanding of the UK’s devolved administrations. 

We have substantial experience of devolved government across the regions and nations, and provide unrivalled insight into the processes, politics, and personalities at all levels of government.

  • Political monitoring paired with insightful analysis of the latest developments at devolved levels and how they may impact your business. 
  • Comprehensive mapping and analysis of political stakeholders that share your company’s interests.  
  • Support in engaging positively with relevant trade unions. 
  • Reporting and analysis of politicians and advisors’ perceptions of your business and recommendations for improving perceptions.
  • Demystifying the major parties’ policy making processes and manifesto development.
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Thought Leadership

Arden Strategies offers unparalleled expertise in developing thought leadership programmes to enhance your reputation and engagement strategies. 

Our political experience allows us to work with you to create a strong corporate narrative and style which reflects your interests and positions you as a leader in your field, and simultaneously appeals to policymakers.

  • Assist you in authoring reports, taking part in panel discussions, and establishing commissions on policies that align with the priorities of political stakeholders.
  • Support CEOs to connect with other influential figures in relevant industries to help boost your connections and solidify your profile.
  • Reporting and analysis of politicians and advisors’ perceptions of your business and recommendations on how that perception can be improved. 
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book an event

All of the events listed below will take place in our lounge on Level 2 of the ECL (next to the entrance to the link bridge) unless stated otherwise in the event description. 

Please note that as our lounge is inside the secure zone and you need a conference pass to attend these events. 

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book a table

We have a limited number of two and four person tables available to reserve in our lounge. Our conference lounge is the most prestigious lounge at Labour Party Conference venue, and is the ideal space for your informal meetings.

If you would like to reserve a table in our lounge, please use the booking form below.

Please note that due to high demand for this space, bookings are limited to one table per person per day. If you would like to make additional reservations please contact your account manager or email labourdirectorate@ardenstrategies.com

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book a table

We have a limited number of two and four person tables available to reserve in our lounge. Our conference lounge is the most prestigious lounge at Labour Party Conference venue, and is the ideal space for your informal meetings.

Please note that due to high demand for this space, bookings are limited to one table per person per day. If you would like to make additional reservations please contact your account manager or email labourdirectorate@ardenstrategies.com

By providing your information, you are agreeing that we can use it to contact you. For more information please see our privacy policy.