C&R Advisory

C&R Advisory is a boutique Strategic Communications and Corporate Affairs agency.

It was born from a passion for helping businesses prepare for and lead change, manage through adversity and strengthen their reputation by using clear, timely and effective communications to connect with their audiences.

It was born from a passion for helping businesses prepare for and lead change, manage through adversity and strengthen their reputation by using clear, timely and effective communications to connect with their audiences.

WHAT WE DO

C&R Advisory specialises in providing ongoing and project-based strategic communications advice and support to companies, CEOs and their boards; reputation, issues and media management; stakeholder engagement and integrated communications planning; and building communications capability within organisations.

ABOUT US

Director Mark Gardy combines hands-on Corporate Affairs experience with a 25-year career in Media as a Journalist, Editor and Senior Executive, including as Victorian Director of News Corp Australia. Having managed large commercial teams through major change in the media sector, Mark went on to direct communications at Australia Post as it successfully campaigned for parliamentary approval for critical mail reforms and led Corporate Affairs at Latitude Financial ahead of its successful IPO and as an ASX-listed company.


C&R Advisory regularly works with Blue Dot Media to meet the strategic communications needs of our clients. Mark Gardy and Blue Dot Media director Stephen Dabkowski have a proven track record built over several years of working collaboratively to design and deliver successful communications and stakeholder plans for major organisations.


Stephen is a former Business Editor of The Age newspaper based in Melbourne as well as a former senior writer/Editor for News Limited and brings to his role as Director of Blue Dot Media the ability to analyse, stress-test, role rehearse, media train and co-ordinate communications and crisis management situations. Stephen has worked for a range of Government clients, including assisting with stakeholder communications management and Senate Estimates preparation at Australia Post, and a range of Corporates as a consultant, including crisis management for a number of private clients.