The House of Public Affairs

Climate change, digitization, demographic change – the coming years will be characterized by dramatic transformations and insecurities. hbpa advises and supports its clients in mastering upcoming challenges as a committed partner of politics in the service of society.

hbpa is a member of the

Unser aktuelles Interview mit Nicole Bauer, MdB (FDP)

In unserem aktuellen Magazin hbpa WISSEN No 5 beleuchten wir die Folgen des demografischen Wandels für unsere Gesellschaft:

Services

Strategy Development

hbpa creates tailor-made Public Affairs strategies that are based on a thorough analysis of political developments and processes and reflect our customers’ targets and topics. Consequently, we also provide our customers with advice regarding (re-)positioning, issue management and digital transformation.

Services at a glance

Strategy Development

  • 360-degree analysis of the political, competitive and social media environment
  • Conception and moderation of strategy workshops
  • Strategy development including scheduling, planning of measures and resources
  • Development of innovative communication formats
  • Long-term support of our customers’ strategy implementation
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Policy Analysis

hbpa’s team of policy experts is systematically and continuously observing legislative procedures relevant for our customers. Additionally, hbpa screens and evaluates relevant coverage in the media and social media channels.
The results of our monitoring are summarized in customer-specific weekly, bi-weekly or monthly reports which are accessible through a customer-login on this website (test login on request).

Services at a glance

Policy Analysis

  • Policy Reports: Regular briefings on relevant political developments
  • AdHoc News: Proactive updates (event-driven)
  • Political Event Outlook: Sights set on the next quarter
  • LegTrack: All relevant draft bills at a glance
  • Next week in parliament: Preview of the upcoming sitting week
  • Executive Brief: The “long view” of politics

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Stakeholder Management

Crucial for a better understanding between businesses and politics are direct and topic-oriented talks. hbpa organizes individual “1:1”-meetings between business representatives and political decision-makers. Additionally, we also prepare and follow-up on these conversations.

Services at a glance

Stakeholder Management

  • Stakeholder mapping: identifying relevant actors in government, parliament and state agencies
  • Stakeholder profiling: profiles and evaluations of political decision-makers
  • Prioritization of contacts depending on the respective public affairs strategy
  • Conception and support of company or site visits with MoP from the respective constituency
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Content Creation

Content and its appealing delivery (“story telling”) are the basis of any modern political communication. hbpa plans and creates narratives, position papers as well as booklets on special topics, in print and digital form. Layout and design are created in cooperation with selected creative partners. We further support our customers with the distribution of their publication by creating mailing lists and cover letters.

Services at a glance

Content Creation

  • Position papers - Political issue brochures
  • Factsheets, booklets on special topics, newsletters
  • Company and association reports
  • Webpages (concept, text)
  • Ghostwriting (speeches, essays, etc.), text editing 
  • Info graphics

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Platforms & Dialogue

Focused event formats stimulate the exchange between entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and government representatives as well as the society as a whole. hbpa plans and organizes events of various degrees and thus increases the customer’s visibility in the political space. Important factors that contribute to the events’ success are content relevance and an appealing setting.

Services at a glance

Platforms & Dialogue

  • Parliamentary breakfasts, round-tables, panel debates, parliamentary evenings
  • Innovative formats such as pitches, fish-bowls, etc.
  • Special formats for MOP staffers
  • Overall concept, acquisition of guest speakers and moderators
  • Complete organization
  • Social media coverage
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Social Media Management

Social Media and digital channels have become an inherent part of political communication. In order to be noticed by the digital public and take part in the debates one needs to have a clear Social Media strategy, relevant content as well as a professional appearance.
hbpa analyzes the customers’ digital environment and develops target-oriented issue- and posting-strategies for Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Services at a glance

Social Media Management

  • Analyzing and monitoring of relevant social media environments (participants, topics and trends)
  • Creation of customer-specific social media strategies (target groups, content, channels)
  • Conception and development of social media presences (Facebook, Twitter, Blog, etc.)
  • Composing of social media content plans (topics, occasions, messages)
  • Continuous editing of the various platforms and social media channels
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People

At hbpa, we are, first and foremost, a team. Together we give everything for our clients. Respect and a culture of open dialogue are key for us as we strive to act fact-oriented, fair and future-proof.

hbpa supports its clients with its staff as well as with a circle of independent expert partners.

The hbpa team in the heart of political Berlin:
Bellstedt

Dr. Hans
Bellstedt

Founder and Managing Partner

Schedler

Tasha
Schedler

Member of the Management Team

Rudenko

Maria
Rudenko

Junior Associate and Social Media

Appel

Fabian
Appel

Junior Associate

Feddersen

Tine
Feddersen

Junior Associate

Bellstedt

Katharina Sophie
Bellstedt

Public Affairs Researcher

Schulz

Leoni
Schulz

Public Affairs intern

Rock

Katharina
Rock

Public Affairs Advisor

The hbpa expert partners:
Fischer-Jung

Sebastian
Fischer-Jung

Digital Public Affairs; Political Design Thinking

Husen

Peter
Husen

Transport Policy; Telecommunication & Digital

Näumann

Johannes
Näumann

Climate & Energy; Circular Economy

Weiler

Dr. Tobias
Weiler

Life Sciences & Health Care

What is it like to spend an internship at <b>hb</b>pa? What would be your tasks, which issues would you be dealing with? And what could be your benefits? One of our recent interns (July till Dec 2021), Aaron Forster, is happy to share his experiences with you.


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Forecast

In unserer Videoreihe „forecast“ sprechen wir regelmäßig mit Politikerinnen und Politikern zu aktuellen Themen.
Zuletzt waren u.a. Johann Saathoff MdB (SPD), jetzt Parl.

Staatssekretär im BMI, Chris Kühn MdB (Grüne), jetzt Parl. Staatssekretär im BMUV, und Mario Brandenburg MdB (FDP), jetzt Parl. Staatssekretär im BMBF, bei uns zu Gast.


Word creations in light of the "Zeitenwende"
"We are constantly expanding our vocabulary," stated a Deutschlandfunk presenter recently with a view to the language that Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner used at their press conference on September 29, 2022 to present the 200 billion Euro rescue program.



The pandemic has permanently changed all of our lives - and work. While flexible working hours and the possibility of working from home are nothing new in PA consulting, numerous other questions about working together arise in the context of New Work, which have been heightened as a result of the pandemic. How can we ensure that we communicate with each other remotely while coordinating our work as best as possible?



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After 16 years, Germany has a new chancellor, and the Greens are part of the federal government again after an equally long hiatus. In the conclusion of our series on the energy system of tomorrow, we explain the goals that the incoming government has in store for energy policy and how it aims to achieve them.



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Magazine

In our magazine, hbpa Wissen, we look beyond our daily business to current future trends that move society, politics and business.

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Hans Bellstedt Public Affairs GmbH

Managing Partner:
Dr. Hans Bellstedt
Französische Straße 14 · D-10117 Berlin

 

tel +49 30 83 21 680 - 50
fax +49 30 83 21 680 - 88
mail@hbpa.eu

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