Emerging from origination, the Greenfield stage is instrumental in positioning the project for success, assessing the intersect of project development, public acceptance, and land acquisition.
At the onset of land acquisition efforts, stakeholder engagement becomes crucial.
We support developers in identifying potential allies and remain vigilant for possible challenges that might disrupt the project downstream. The incremental and agile approach gathers valuable insights without inviting unnecessary attention.
Comprehensive Community Assessments & Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
Bantam offers comprehensive Community Assessment Reports that analyze the local political environment, identify influencers, and uncover development challenges and opportunities. These reports are vital before engaging a project community, providing influencer power mapping, insights on government allies and opposition, and strategic insights on local economics and demographics.
At the onset of land acquisition efforts, stakeholder engagement becomes crucial. The goal is to identify potential allies and remain vigilant for possible challenges that might disrupt the project downstream.

With extensive experience in communication programs for renewable energy projects, Bantam provides project development teams with a clear strategic approach and community outreach roadmap. We understand the permit and approvals process and create efficient communication programs aligned with the development timeline. We measure, reassess, and offer ongoing counsel, suggesting additional tactics or research when needed.
We proceed incrementally, but nimbly, gathering information without attracting unnecessary premature attention. Close coordination with land acquisition efforts is crucial.
By the end of this stage, the project should have a well-crafted engagement plan and the trinity of project development, public acceptance, and land acquisition should be in harmony.

Paid Media
Bantam produces unique paid advertising strategies designed for the specific needs of our clean energy clients across corporate and project-level goals. From amplifying thought leadership content and ensuring attendance to industry webinars to educating townships of project benefits specific to their community to cultivate local support networks, we know how to leverage the paid media landscape to make your objectives a reality.
+ Platform setup and strategy
+ Campaign creative production
+ Intelligent targeting
+ Performance-oriented benchmarks and reporting

Social Media
Social media management enables clean energy organizations to leverage the unique 1:1 communication abilities social platforms’ offer.We produce and manage ongoing social media strategies that cultivate trust and authority in the industry and educate project communities on the long-term benefits of a project in their township, sharing positive earned media, local community news, and educational material.
+ Platform setup and strategy
+ Content production and scheduling
+ Social listening
+ Community management
+ Performance-oriented benchmarks and reporting

Community Management
Properly answering questions and correcting misconceptions is a powerful and persuasive ongoing communications strategy. Bantam Community Managers monitor your social presence across platforms and engage your supporters and critics. Over the years, we have accumulated a reliable “community response matrix,” allowing us to deal tactfully with challenging questions facing wind and solar communities.
+ 24-7 social media listening and monitoring
+ Sharing pre-approved responses to community questions and comment
+ Hiding comments that violate the pages community guidelines
+ Blocking accounts that violate the pages community guidelines
+ Monthly community sentiment reports