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Case Study

Landify

The Challenge

The largest company in the management and reclamation of excavated soil in Europe sought to expand its business in the United States but needed a partner in local government. Landify’s innovative model of re-using excavated soil to build new public parks at no cost to the public was completely unprecedented in California. When presented with the idea, local officials were intrigued but skeptical and reluctant to commit to partnering with Landify.

Our Strategy

Madaffer Enterprises introduced Landify to officials across the San Diego region and helped the company build relationships through a series of meetings and presentations with elected officials, senior city staff, and key community stakeholders in the City of Chula Vista. We guided Landify through an extended process of negotiation and planning as they worked with Chula Vista officials to craft an agreement that would satisfy the needs of both parties.

The Result

The City Council voted to unanimously approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Landify, and City staff subsequently approved an operating agreement that established one of Landify’s first pilot projects in the United States at Chula Vista’s University Site. The project has generated hundreds of thousands in revenues and provided a successful model that is helping Landify expand to other projects in the region and across the state.

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What is Public Affairs?

Public Affairs is about building trust and often includes creating a strong brand and great reputation to allow you to build relationships with the public. For your company, those relationships might be with the general public; consumers – potential customers and clients; investors; employees; government officials, agencies and regulators; and the media. Great PR creates mutually beneficial relationships and incites change. Great PR can help you change behaviors and opinions in your favor.

What is Media Relations?
Media relations is such an important and well-known component of public relations that people often mistakenly believe that PR is media relations. Our media relations professionals work with members of the media to publicize companies and their products through what we call "earned media coverage." Earned media coverage happens when the news features your company, brand product, service or spokesperson. Unlike advertising, which sponsors the news, public relations uses earned media coverage to integrate you into the news content, not leave you a separate entity from that content. Earned media coverage appears in print, broadcast and online media. Madaffer Enterprises can show you how to maximize your media relations efforts.
Why should I use PR instead of advertising?
No one tunes into the news to see who's advertising; people switch to news channels and visit news websites because that's how they ensure they're informed, educated and entertained. Do you regularly turn to any website, TV show, newspaper or magazine for the advertisements?

Studies show that people are far more likely to believe a news story than an advertisement, and the ROI on public relations leaves advertising's ROI in the dust. People have trained themselves to ignore advertising. For less cost than advertising, PR creates a more credible message.

Will I be buying articles, advertising or space?
No. We will be working to acquire earned media placement of stories about your company. With earned media, unlike advertising, companies do not pay for placement of news stories. One of the key advantages of public relations over other marketing channels is that earned media helps establish credibility for a company and its products or services. PR is not instant or overnight, but it is a very powerful way to build your company's brand and reputation.
Why choose Madaffer Enterprises?
Because our clients love us. According to a survey, nine out of 10 Madaffer Enterprises clients are either “highly likely” or “extremely likely” to refer us to their colleagues and friends.