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COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

It’s About Confidence, People

My friend James Carville uttered the phrase ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ back in 1991 or ’92, a galvanizing and clarifying pronouncement for the ultimately successful effort of Governor Bill Clinton to ascend to the White House. As the tsunami of…

Kathy TunheimMarch 24, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Crisis Communication for COVID-19

Communications professionals all over the world are currently scrambling to prepare statements their organization may need to make regarding COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Because our team has answered so many calls on the topic of how…

TunheimMarch 19, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

May We Live in Interesting Times

We all know the Chinese proverb: May we live in interesting times. OK - done. 'Interesting' may be a more positive descriptor of these current times than most would use, but let's give ourselves time to reflect on the idea.…

Kathy TunheimMarch 19, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Surviving Coronavirus: Why Getting a Haircut, Buying a Dog and Practicing Your Flash Mob Moves Are Really Good Tips

Thursday (3/19) morning at 8:00 a.m. CST, Tunheim is hosting a live webinar with leaders from our network offices in Hong Kong and Milan. Both offices have been in lockdown mode since government leaders took drastic steps to halt the…

Pat MilanMarch 18, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

THIS IS NOT A WARNING; REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A WARNING

Enough with warnings and dire predictions. It’s time to look beyond this coronavirus moment and remember the big picture. Remember The Great Recession? We learned a lot from that difficult and scary period. Today we want to share some key…

Pat MilanMarch 17, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

A ‘Bunker Mentality’ Impacts Decision Making and Communication Best Practices

The cascading series of events triggered by the COVID-19 coronavirus has led to what we at Tunheim call a “bunker mentality” within organizations. Executives are being bombarded so widely, repeatedly and in some cases, excessively, that their heads are on…

Pat MilanMarch 16, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Four Words in Your COVID-19 News Release Are Annoying Reporters

There is a growing sense among some reporters and editors that a game of one-upsmanship is occurring among companies and organizations regarding the tidal wave of announcements regarding COVID-19. To reporters and editors, it feels like every company is rushing…

Pat MilanMarch 13, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Communications + Issues Management

Communicating About Coronavirus

Communications professionals all over the world are currently scrambling to prepare statements their organization may need to make regarding COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Because our team has answered so many calls on the topic of how organizations…

TunheimMarch 9, 2020

Tuned In With Tunheim

You could live inside a Buffalo Wild Wings for March Madness

Stop by every Friday for Tunheim's take on the week's thumb-stopping and thought-provoking headlines in digital, communications, marketing and public affairs. You could live inside a Buffalo Wild Wings for March Madness For its March Madness promotion this year, Buffalo…

TunheimMarch 6, 2020

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It’s About Confidence, People

Crisis Communication for COVID-19

May We Live in Interesting Times

Surviving Coronavirus: Why Getting a Haircut, Buying a Dog and Practicing Your Flash Mob Moves Are Really Good Tips

THIS IS NOT A WARNING; REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A WARNING

A ‘Bunker Mentality’ Impacts Decision Making and Communication Best Practices

Four Words in Your COVID-19 News Release Are Annoying Reporters

Communicating About Coronavirus

You could live inside a Buffalo Wild Wings for March Madness

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