Petersen Consulting Services provides public relations and consulting services to leading agricultural businesses, associations, and institutions. Organized by Robert Petersen, the firm is based in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Petersen's background includes over 25 years in leadership roles for grain exchanges and associations. Drawing from those experiences, the firm offers expertise in such areas as:
- General business processes
- Executive leadership
- Setting priorities
- Achieving results
- Strategic planning
- Public relations
- Understanding perceptions
- Cash grain markets
- Futures trading/exchanges
- Government relations
- Representation with elected officials, government leaders, and government agencies
- Coalition building
- Issue campaigns
- Issue research
- Association management
- Planning for success
- Assisting leaders in making knowledgeable decisions
- Governance
- Achieving consensus
- Market Analysis
- Quantifying market potential for new products