CQ Solutions

CQ Consulting is a niche strategic communication firm. We offer scalable and personalised integrated communication solutions to meet the needs of our clients where they are at.

We work with solopreneurs to growing small, medium and large multinational organisations to support their journey towards authentic expression, building brand and reputational resilience.

We offer communication strategy development and a range of communication advisory services to help you navigate internal and external communication and reputational opportunities and challenges.

  • Stakeholder-centric communication strategies
  • Communication objectives
  • Stakeholder / audience mapping, research and analysis
  • Communication maturity benchmarking
  • Messaging and positioning
  • Channel audit and analysis
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Crisis communication
  • Internal communication
  • Buyer and influencer communication
  • Leadership communication
  • Intercultural communication
  • Change communication
  • Content strategy and storytelling
  • Measurement and analysis

Ilse Blank provides services as a Fractional Chief Communication Officer and Strategy Advisor. She brings the advantage of a seasoned communication executive who can serve as an embedded member of your leadership team without the entanglement of a long-term commitment or cost of a full-time hire. This service is scalable and is offered on a retainer basis to meet your needs. It is ideal for small and medium sized organisations, as well as interim support.

We are experienced at amplifying voices from the boardroom on critical issues that influence the organisation’s reputation. We provide our expertise in managing those issues with stakeholders – both internal and external – and develop strategies to address reputational threats and opportunities.

We offer expert ghost writing to produce thought-provoking communication on behalf of executives, which can be written for publication in a range of media and communication channels, suited to specific audiences. We work with executives to define their persona and authentic brand voice.

Our writing services include:

  • Thought leadership and opinions
  • Annual integrated and stakeholder reports
  • White paper and research reports
  • Market leadership communication
  • Advertorial and publication feature content
  • Media releases, FAQs, briefing documents
  • Placemats, pitching and positioning documents
  • Internal campaigns and employee engagement communication such as townhall presentations, leadership communication, newsletters, intranets, change communication and reputational issues management
  • Strategy documents, FAQs and playbooks
  • Digital content including websites, intranet, LinkedIn and social media
  • Audio-visual communication including video scripts, presentation scripts, event scripts and presentation narratives

Read more about our business writing subject matter expertise.

We work with those responsible for governance and reporting in organisations to produce stakeholder reports that meet transparency requirements and communicate impactfully. We offer services that including planning, writing, project management, stakeholder engagement and publishing of annual integrated reports, stakeholder reports, impact investment reports, and ESG reports.

We offer in-person, virtual and self-paced coaching and training on specialist communication skills such as:

  • Business writing
  • Report writing
  • Presentation and public speaking
  • Personal branding and presence
  • Reputation management and crisis communication
  • Intercultural communication
  • Media training

Ideal for communication professionals, business leaders and executives, managers and business owners.

We deliver custom workshops and presentations for targeted impact to elevate the standards of the communication profession.

Our range of tried and tested tools and methodologies assist with stakeholder research and benchmarking of communication maturity and strengths on our CQ Index®.

Thought leadership

We help busy executives and communication professionals to write impactful messages and thought leadership that cover a wide range of business issues. In the digital age, these subjects are continuously evolving, and we stay of ahead of the curve by tapping into our research resources.

We design thought leadership to meet audience needs, tailoring it to various media and presentation forms in the voice of the person delivering the message. This ranges from keynote speeches, debates and panel discussions, white papers and research, LinkedIn, media editorial opinions, and video scripts.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Audit and assurance
  • Communication
  • Cyber
  • Data analytics
  • Digital and technology
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
  • Energy
  • ESG
  • Governance
  • Healthcare and medical
  • Human capital and talent management
  • Legal
  • Macroeconomics and geopolitics
  • Risk management
  • Strategy
  • Tax