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Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Stock Prices vs. Economic Reality: Reputational Risks

The phenomena of economic disparity in this country is captured neatly in this recent headline from Forbes.com: “The Disconnect Between Stock Performance and The Economy.” It also perfectly summarizes the communications challenge of any publicly traded company looking to satisfy…

Kathy TunheimAugust 11, 2020

Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Words Really Do Matter – Tips for Corporate Communications in an Unprecedented Time

Corporate communications—including both internal and external communications to key stakeholders—has never been more important, or more challenging, than it is today. With employees and customers working remotely with little or no face-to-face time, the words we use, when we use…

Paula WrightAugust 7, 2020

Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Words to Inspire

I have begun acknowledging to family, friends and colleagues that the impacts of the pandemic and the devastation it has unleashed are starting to get to me. I am incredibly fortunate: I can work from home, and our business is…

Kathy TunheimAugust 4, 2020

Community Development

Minnesota Hospital Association Navigates the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tunheim sat down with our longtime friend and former client, Minnesota Hospital Association’s Vice President of Communications and Public Relations, Wendy Burt, to discuss how they have been handling the current health pandemic and their approach to COVID-19 and The…

TunheimJuly 30, 2020

Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Kudos to Great Communicators

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was dubbed ‘The Great Communicator’ during his tenure for a potent ability to use storytelling, word pictures and empathy to bring Americans along with his policy choices. He acknowledged that he…

Kathy TunheimJuly 28, 2020

Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Staying Power

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives, the communications challenges for leaders have evolved away from crisis management toward perseverance and accommodation. At a time that people are craving certainty and clarity, leaders cannot honestly deliver those. While…

Kathy TunheimJuly 23, 2020

Don’t React to AI. Teach It.

Why Nobody Knows What You Do Anymore: A Story About Fractured Branding

Why You Need a Team to Build Your PR Plan (and What Happens When You Don’t)

Stock Prices vs. Economic Reality: Reputational Risks

Words Really Do Matter – Tips for Corporate Communications in an Unprecedented Time

Words to Inspire

Minnesota Hospital Association Navigates the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kudos to Great Communicators

Staying Power

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