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|name=VN Strategic Communications|logo=VN Comms.png|logo_caption=Logo of VN Strategic Communications|image=|image_size=|image_caption=|native_name=|native_name_lang=|type=Private Company|ISIN=|industry=Data Mining, Data Analysis, Political Consulting, Public Relations|predecessors=|founded=2000|founders=Erik Valter and Hans Norbert|hq_location_city=Leidenstad|hq_location_country=[[Cryria]]|area_served=Worldwide|key_people={{unbulleted list|Erik Valter (CEO)|Hans Norbert (CEO)|Saga Tynam (Investor)}}|products=|services=|revenue=|revenue_year=|operating_income=|income_year=|net_income=|net_income_year=|assets=|assets_year=|equity=|equity_year=|num_employees=|num_employees_year=|divisions=|subsid=|website=}}'''VN Strategic Communications''' (Also known as '''Valter-Norbert Strategic Communications''' or '''VNSC''') is a private Cryrian data mining and consulting company. It was originally formed in 2000 by advertising executive Erik Valter and former Conservative Party strategist Hans Norbert, but did not rise to prominence until the 2010s when the rise of social media and its purchase by Cryrian aristocrat Saga Tynam allowed the company to significantly expand its operations. VNSC describes itself as a "Public Relations Consultant," and it is believed to have developed close ties with the Cryrian Conservative Party as well as governing institutions like the Royal Family, military, and security forces. |
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}}'''VN Strategic Communications''' (Also known as '''Valter-Norbert Strategic Communications''' or '''VNSC''') is a private Cryrian data mining and consulting company. It was originally formed in 1992 by retired Ambassador Erik Valter and former CID officer Hans Norbert. VNSC initially served corporate clients by gathering data and intelligence in high-risk markets such as Southwest Gondwana, and did not rise to prominence in the public eye until the 2010s when the rise of social media and its purchase by Cryrian aristocrat Saga Tynam allowed the company to significantly expand its operations. VNSC describes itself as a "Public Relations Consultant," though its detractors labeled it as a private intelligence agency after it gained publicity during the Lindström-Rahar Scandal. It is believed to have developed close ties with the Cryrian Conservative Party as well as governing institutions like the Royal Family, military, and security forces. |
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== History == |
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In 1987, Erik Valter retired from his position at the Cryrian Foreign Ministry and opened a private consulting firm called General Image Solutions. GIS was later hired as a political advisor for Serramali President Manjit Rahar, but ultimately dissolved in 1990 after a failure to comply with Cryrian lobbying and foreign agent regulations led to crippling fines and lawsuits. Valter ultimately avoided criminal prosecution and retired to his Honningfjord estate. |
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About three years later, Valter was contacted by a former colleague who had later transferred to the Cryrian Intelligence Directorate, Hans Norbert. Norbert himself had been hired by Ellesborg Mining Cooperative, which sought to secure rights to newly discovered lithium deposits in areas of northern Serramal that had previously been deemed too politically unstable to operate in. Norbert had been tasked with ascertaining the Rahar administration's claims surrounding security in the region, and he invited Valter as well as several other regional specialists from the Cryrian Foreign Ministry and intelligence agencies. |
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Norbert further recognized a rising corporate interest in mineral rich Serramal, which was growing increasingly stable in the decades following the Civil War. He proposed a reformation of Valter's old business venture, but one which would cater to multinationals seeking assurances and information before entering these risky markets, rather than to local governments themselves. This resulted in the formation of VN Strategic Communications, which proposed itself as a go-between and consultant for foreign business interests looking to expand in Southwest Gondwana. In its early years, VNSC would heavily rely on retired Cryrian government personnel who had gained considerable experience and contacts in the country due to Leidenstad's position as one of the few governments to maintain relations with Marago. Over the subsequent decade however, VNSC expanded beyond its initially niche area and greatly broadened its geographic portfolio, particularly after the Ellesborg Emergency in 2010. |
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Beginning in the 2010s, VNSC began to contract with the Cryrian Conservative Party. At this time, the company was still relatively unknown outside of security and intelligence circles, and it was billed primarily as a communications consultant for what was expected to be a hotly contested general election in 2012. The company had previously pioneered techniques in data gathering and media campaigning utilizing social media for the EMC during the Ellesborg Emergency, and it is believed to have proposed a similar strategy for the election. |
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The precise impacts of VNSC in Cryrian politics remains difficult to measure, but the company's role was ultimately thrust into the public spotlight after Lindström-Rahar Scandal. Though the company was relatively uninvolved in the Scandal itself, a series of documents obtained by investigative journalists at the Cryrian News Network served to shed light on its activities, as well as the fact that it had been purchased by Duchess Saga of Tynam in 2010 via her own Arna Group Holdings. The revelations around the company were largely overshadowed by the wider Scandal which served to unseat the Conservative government in 2020, but they nonetheless caused some controversy and led to a tightening of data protection laws within the Kingdom. The Conservative Party stated that it was no longer retaining VNSC's services as of 2020, but later contacted the company again in 2022 in anticipation of the 2024 Generals Elections. |
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Revision as of 17:49, 30 August 2022
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| Type | Private Company |
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| Industry | Data Mining, Data Analysis, Political Consulting, Private Intelligence |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Erik Valter and Hans Norbert |
| Headquarters | Leidenstad , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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VN Strategic Communications (Also known as Valter-Norbert Strategic Communications or VNSC) is a private Cryrian data mining and consulting company. It was originally formed in 1992 by retired Ambassador Erik Valter and former CID officer Hans Norbert. VNSC initially served corporate clients by gathering data and intelligence in high-risk markets such as Southwest Gondwana, and did not rise to prominence in the public eye until the 2010s when the rise of social media and its purchase by Cryrian aristocrat Saga Tynam allowed the company to significantly expand its operations. VNSC describes itself as a "Public Relations Consultant," though its detractors labeled it as a private intelligence agency after it gained publicity during the Lindström-Rahar Scandal. It is believed to have developed close ties with the Cryrian Conservative Party as well as governing institutions like the Royal Family, military, and security forces.
History
In 1987, Erik Valter retired from his position at the Cryrian Foreign Ministry and opened a private consulting firm called General Image Solutions. GIS was later hired as a political advisor for Serramali President Manjit Rahar, but ultimately dissolved in 1990 after a failure to comply with Cryrian lobbying and foreign agent regulations led to crippling fines and lawsuits. Valter ultimately avoided criminal prosecution and retired to his Honningfjord estate.
About three years later, Valter was contacted by a former colleague who had later transferred to the Cryrian Intelligence Directorate, Hans Norbert. Norbert himself had been hired by Ellesborg Mining Cooperative, which sought to secure rights to newly discovered lithium deposits in areas of northern Serramal that had previously been deemed too politically unstable to operate in. Norbert had been tasked with ascertaining the Rahar administration's claims surrounding security in the region, and he invited Valter as well as several other regional specialists from the Cryrian Foreign Ministry and intelligence agencies.
Norbert further recognized a rising corporate interest in mineral rich Serramal, which was growing increasingly stable in the decades following the Civil War. He proposed a reformation of Valter's old business venture, but one which would cater to multinationals seeking assurances and information before entering these risky markets, rather than to local governments themselves. This resulted in the formation of VN Strategic Communications, which proposed itself as a go-between and consultant for foreign business interests looking to expand in Southwest Gondwana. In its early years, VNSC would heavily rely on retired Cryrian government personnel who had gained considerable experience and contacts in the country due to Leidenstad's position as one of the few governments to maintain relations with Marago. Over the subsequent decade however, VNSC expanded beyond its initially niche area and greatly broadened its geographic portfolio, particularly after the Ellesborg Emergency in 2010.
Beginning in the 2010s, VNSC began to contract with the Cryrian Conservative Party. At this time, the company was still relatively unknown outside of security and intelligence circles, and it was billed primarily as a communications consultant for what was expected to be a hotly contested general election in 2012. The company had previously pioneered techniques in data gathering and media campaigning utilizing social media for the EMC during the Ellesborg Emergency, and it is believed to have proposed a similar strategy for the election.
The precise impacts of VNSC in Cryrian politics remains difficult to measure, but the company's role was ultimately thrust into the public spotlight after Lindström-Rahar Scandal. Though the company was relatively uninvolved in the Scandal itself, a series of documents obtained by investigative journalists at the Cryrian News Network served to shed light on its activities, as well as the fact that it had been purchased by Duchess Saga of Tynam in 2010 via her own Arna Group Holdings. The revelations around the company were largely overshadowed by the wider Scandal which served to unseat the Conservative government in 2020, but they nonetheless caused some controversy and led to a tightening of data protection laws within the Kingdom. The Conservative Party stated that it was no longer retaining VNSC's services as of 2020, but later contacted the company again in 2022 in anticipation of the 2024 Generals Elections.