Octavius

YOUR SUSTAINABLE PARTNER IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ABOUT

Octavius is an independent communication consultancy that helps you in your development, your campaigns and your events. Supported by a team of independent consultants, Octavius proposes solution-oriented services in three main fields: stakeholder engagement, digital communication and event production. Our added value is to provide you with short-term consulting services adapted to your ongoing activities and challenges.

FOUNDER

A Belgian and French national, Pierre-Loïc Nihoul has an academic background in business administration, marketing and international relations. He has a wide content-specific experience in project and account management and implementing pan-European public communication programmes.

Pierre-Loïc has coordinated more than 60 conferences and events for the European Commission since 2008. He is an active member of communication networks, philanthropic associations and think-tanks and gives lectures in universities and high schools.

VALUES

Octavius was built upon a clear vision: provide public and private organisations with human, sustainable and flexible consulting services. Close to you, we aim at responding to challenging issues related to your sustainable development strategy. Our strategic assistance will emphasize the impact of your communication and improve your reputation.

We play the role of a coach for your communication manager, with availability, empathy and positivism. Our aim is to highlight the best side of you.

We are committed to supporting the construction of a strong European Union, and to helping organisations in favour of a sustainable development of our economy in environmental, agricultural, societal and cultural terms.

Octavius is, by essence, passionate about water and the ocean, one of the main challenges of the 21^st century alongside climate action.

FREELANCERS ECO-SYSTEM

Octavius is a sole proprietorship without employees. Aware of our clients’ interest in setting up an ecosystem of advisors, we work hand in hand with 10 freelance consultants sharing the same human and sustainable values.

Depending on each project, their role is to share their expertise in political communication, public policy, copywriting, facilitating, media planning, digital strategies, media data research, web design, graphic design and event production.

EXPERTISE

Founded in 2017, Octavius proposes a range of various communication consulting services.

Stakeholder engagement

Identify stakeholders and document their expectations, prioritise, visualize key stakeholders, mapping each stakeholder’s relative importance, power and influence, engage through understanding each stakeholder’s attitude towards the project and develop targeted communication, animate networks and organise collective intelligence activities, monitor communication effectiveness.

Digital communication

Accompany your organisation in your digital strategy, audit your online notoriety and image, set up social media strategies, target and tailor your online communication activities, coach your communication manager.

Event production

Define the best event format with realism, experience and availability, assist you in the production of conferences, workshops, exhibitions and stands, give you access to a reliable network of suppliers and providers.