Forty years
of insight
that endures.
A research-driven strategic advisory and communications firm. For four decades, leaders have brought us their hardest decisions — and we answer with clarity.
Markets do not resist change.
They resist confusion.
Nothing meaningful happens without understanding first. Before design, there is research. Before communications, there is strategy. Before marketing, there is judgment.
Our role is not simply to create visibility. Our role is to create clarity.
Research. Strategy. Marketing. Not as departments.
One sequence, proven for four decades. Research informs strategy. Strategy guides communications. Communications create momentum.
Research
Public opinion, market analysis, economic impact, and organizational assessment. We replace assumption with evidence.
Strategy
Alignment, positioning, growth, and crisis guidance. Clear thinking before the decision is made.
Marketing
Communications, branding, film, and digital. Execution that expresses the thinking and moves people.
Institutional proof, curated.
Not everything we have done — the kind of complex organizations that trust HCP.
increase in volunteerism, with $250,000 in earned media value
Voices for Children
Research-led strategy that reframed the case for volunteering and turned community attention into measurable commitment.
a media buy reshaped by original market research
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Original market research that redirected the Orlando media investment and shaped the “Real-Life Movie Star Madness” campaign.
a tourism asset analysis, built with JLL
Visit Tampa Bay
An asset analysis now embedded in the bureau’s long-range strategic planning.
Important decisions rarely begin with marketing. They begin with understanding.
Guided by experience, not delegated.
Sean A. Coniglio
Business strategy, organizational alignment, public-sector engagement, and executive advisory.
Eric R. Polins
Brand positioning, narrative, strategic and crisis communications, film, and executive messaging.
Robert Allen Jr.
Research leadership, strategic facilitation, public opinion, and organizational intelligence.
Let’s think clearly, before the decision.
If your organization is facing change, growth, public scrutiny, or emerging opportunity, we invite you to start a conversation. Every engagement begins with listening, research, and perspective.
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A research-driven strategic advisory and communications firm. For 40 years, HCP has helped leadership think clearly before important decisions are made.
HCP Associates, Inc.
The Joseph Garcia International Center
1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 301
Tampa, Florida 33602
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