Government Relations

Bisinella Developments

Client
Bisinella Developments
Project type
Media Campaign, Government Relations, Stakeholder Management
Project date
2024
Bisinella Developments representatives and guests in high visibility vests at the new industrial site, with earthmoving equipment behind them.

The brief

National award-winning family-run business Bisinella Developments is one of the largest local residential and industrial developers in the City of Greater Geelong, generating a significant share of investment and jobs in the region.

Bisinella wanted proactive government relations, stakeholder management and media support to promote the launch of a new industrial development in Geelong, set to create 100 local jobs.

This included inviting and then leveraging a visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Corio Hon Richard Marles MP to strengthen government engagement and demonstrate the project’s regional economic importance.

Our approach

  • Coordinating government engagement with the DPM’s office, establishing clear messaging, confirming ministerial priorities and aligning expectations ahead of the visit.
  • Advising Bisinella on government-facing messaging and preparing detailed briefing documents, positioning the new site as catalyst for job creation and long-term regional economic growth.
  • Drafting a media release that tied the significance of the launch event to how the new industrial development would enhance Geelong’s infrastructure and expand opportunities for local businesses.
  • Developing extensive targeted media hit list and crafting a tight pitch, using key messages, to attract media interest
  • Organising and coordinating on-the-ground talent and vision capture.
  • Developing an attractive “media kit” consisting of compelling content and imagery for distribution to media pre and post-event for journalists who could not attend the media opportunity.

The results

  • Strengthened Bisinella’s relationship with the DPM and his office, reinforcing the company as a trusted partner in regional development and job creation.
  • Demonstrated the economic significance of the new industrial site to federal stakeholders, supporting Bisinella’s long-term government engagement objectives.
  • Secured extensive media coverage across newspaper, and online, reaching a total audience of more than 15 million.
  • Developed rapport with key media contacts in a primary location for Bisinella Developments
  • Achieved substantial uplift across Bisinella’s owned social channels, including a 167% increase in Facebook interactions, a 1500% rise in LinkedIn followers and a 358% increase in Instagram engagement.
  • Maintained momentum post-announcement through ongoing content amplification across Bisinella’s digital channels.

Coverage

  • A Bisinella Developments worker in a hard hat and hi-vis vest inside a large shed.

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