CrossCultures Consulting...

Experts in Public Affairs and Corporate Communications for the Mining and Energy Industries

Believes that an effective communication strategy contributes to a positive perception of your company, builds stronger relations with your host country, increases your ability to expand operations and ultimately generates greater profits.

CrossCultures Consulting specializes in North America-Mexico relationship building

Mexico is a challenging place to do business, with many pitfalls. Key decision-makers in government and the private sector pass judgment and make major decisions based on available information, which is more often than not extremely limited and inaccurate. To overcome that get your point across early. You need to be connected before a crisis occurs. Corporate communications and government relations is a full-time business for a foreign company here. You deserve a communications company that understands the challenges and the opportunities of doing business in Mexico. We’ve been that ¨friend¨ to many US and Canadian companies opening offices here or expanding. Let us help you position your company with the right people in the right sector.

Services

Business Intelligence

The López-Obrador administration and impact of COVID-19 have greatly altered industry landscapes and outlooks. There is business to be done, but key information can make the difference between success and failure. Risk management is at the forefront of our activities.

We offer:

Due diligence: research potential associates and industries thoroughly before making key strategic decisions.

Industry assessments/ presentations: whether it be mining, hydrocarbons, electricity generation from oil and gas or renewables such as geothermal, solar or eolic sources, we give you an insider’s view of business and political landscapes.

SWOT analysis: breakdown your strengths and weaknesses as well as those of your industry and region as a whole.

White Papers: detailed industry and regional research in a readable format with executive summaries.

Corporate Communications
Traditional and social media can be important allies for your business, as well as sounding boards for government policy and competing firms.

We offer:

Messaging: create narratives to develop, protect and improve your reputation

Media contact: mapping and outreach of key media

Content: op-eds, press releases for traditional and social media

Web design and content updates

Crisis communication: develop a crisis plan that includes a decision process and information flow for fast, thoughtful responses.

Community management of social media: develop a consistent, congruent social media strategy that is feasible and targeted to align company goals with key audiences.

Corporate social responsibility: develop a strategy with measurable, high-impact goals that exemplify how your corporate values are aligned with community goals and projects. Make sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) mainstays of your business strategy and communicate them effectively internally and to key stakeholders.

Public Affairs
Understanding the scope and goals of the Lopéz Obrador administration, as well as aligning your corporate goals with those of state and local officials and community leaders is key to success in Mexico today.
We offer:

Government relations

Outreach and lobbying with federal industry ministries

Outreach and lobbying with state and local authorities


Community relations

Town hall meetings

Lobbying with local community leaders regarding social and environmental impacts

Outreach and lobbying with private Mexican industry

NAFTA 2.0 / USMCA

The implementation of new rules under Nafta 2.0 / USMCA is a challenge and opportunity to companies previously established or looking to enter the Mexican market. The cultural differences with the López Obrador administration are new and changing. Strategies that were successful as recently as a year ago may be obsolete under the new order. CrossCultures Consulting draws on years of experience working in Mexico in both business development and communications to level the field, avoid misunderstandings and open the lines of communication so your business can grow as fast as possible.

Clients

Recent Activities

  • CRITICAL RESOURCE

    Critical Resource requested CrossCultures founder, Thomas Eckert, to become their Energy and Political Sr. Advisor for Mining and Energy Affairs in 2018. Mr. Eckert has given in-depth and intelligent country assessments on federal government policy in the Energy and Mining sectors and has provided business intelligence for clients like BHP, Total of France and Petronas of Indonesia, who have a presence in Mexico and have requested independent opinions on the political or economic status of the country. This is an ongoing relationship CCC finds mutually rewarding. C.R.´s clients are all over the globe and ever since 2014 when Mexico´s Oil and Gas sector opened up to public and foreign investment there has been a natural fit between the two companies and the services they offer.

Contact

Thomas Eckert
Calle Shakespeare 200, Colonia Anzures
Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11590
Mexico City
Tel. (52) 55-5104-4752