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Who we are ?
Vae Solis Communications is a communication strategy and crisis management consultancy, resulting from the merger of Footprint Consultants and Vae Solis Corporate.
Taken from the Latin expression that means \”woe to he who goes alone \”, our name carries our positioning: to independently support and advise corporate executives in all circumstances, from improving their image to defending their reputation.
Headed by Philippe Manière and directed by Arnaud Dupui-Castérès, Vae Solis Communications is a multidisciplinary team counting 45 consultants, managed by a collective of experts composed of 14 executive directors.
The diversity of our educational and professional backgrounds (public and private sectors, politics and media, etc.) allows us to benefit from complementary experiences and expertise, and thus provide a transversal approach: from advising to implementing information and communication strategies.
Our approach
We prioritise emergence trends, logic of influence and dialogue with stakeholders to entirely focus our approach on image and reputation management.
Our interventions aim at helping our clients building their image, defining their messages and reaching their audiences, either through anticipative communication strategy or active communication strategy.
Our objectives are:
- Building an image/defining messages: positioning and information strategy
Because we work on the identity and image of companies and institutions, we define the positioning, narratives, key messages to introduce the organizations and make them heard in the public debate.
- Developing and valuing reputation: influence and dialogue devices, emerging actions
Relations with key opinion leaders are crucial to enhance awareness and visibility, to improve reputation and to build-up an image. We work at boosting our clients’ relations with stakeholders through public affairs, press relations and lobbying.
- Protecting the value of brands and organizations: risk prevention and crisis management
We aspire to be a true “security” for our clients by preserving their image value (brand, market share, rating…), protecting their trust capital.
Facts & Figures
contributors
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active missions
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A few dates
2002
- Creation of Leo Corporate, in partnership with the Leo Burnett group
2005
- Launch of the Sanitary Risks Observatory
2007
- The firm turns independent and becomes Vae Solis Corporate
- Launch of 365°: first issue of our annual news tank
2009
- Creation of gestiondecrise.com
2014
- Creation of Vae Solis Europe, opening of the Brussels office
2020
- Footprint consultants and Vae Solis Corporate merge to form Vae Solis Communications
Our Engagements
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Being alert with regard to good practices and ethics
- All our missions are performed in the utmost respect of common professional practices and professional secrecy – covered by confidentiality agreements. All the necessary means are engaged to deliver missions given by our clients in respect with our “High Service Quality” standard.
- Vae Solis Corporate is the 1st SME to be certified “anti-corruption” by the international agency ETHIC Intelligence. We act accordingly to the highest ethical norms. This certification validates our actions over the past years to develop our integrity and deontology policy. The anti-corruption certification covers a large scope that includes: respect of laws and regulations, management of conflicts of interest, gifts and invitations, charities, sponsoring, ethics for purchasing, etc. It also includes internal communication about rules, procedures and ethical values.
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Being attentive to human capital
- The consultancy is committed to ensure a “women-men balanced workforce” at all levels
- No fixed-term or temporary workers are hired. Independent workers are called for missions requiring specific competences (e.g.: journalists, graphic designers, etc.)
- The VSC Academy provides internal trainings on a regular basis to improve consultants’ knowledge and expertise.
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Contributing to the public debate
- Vae Solis is a partner, speaker and member among various circles and key-events: Economic Forum of Aix-en-Provence, XXIst Century Club, Communication & Entreprise association, etc.
- In addition, consultants are, individually, authors of a number of publications and provide trainings with high level programs (Business schools, National school for magistrates, Political science post-graduates, school of journalism, etc.)
Équipe
Vae Solis Communications est un collectif d’experts, de plus de 45 consultants multidisciplinaires, aux profils et expériences complémentaires dans les secteurs public, politique et privé.
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