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Public Policy Coalition Building: Lessons Learned from 10 Years Leading Coalition Strategy

By Darin Broton, senior consultant, Tunheim Whether you’re in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis or somewhere in-between, unique new campaign names start appearing almost every January in news stories, direct mail pieces, and radio and digital ads. Building America’s Future, Fix the…

TunheimJune 19, 2015

Brand Positioning Digital + Content

Should You Pay the Buck$ for a .Sucks Domain?

Written by Pat Lilja, senior consultant Hundreds of new Top-Level Domains (TLD’s) are joining the likes of .com, .org, and .net, including .sucks. Some businesses now are wondering, with the availability of this TLD for purchase among the Internet trolls…

TunheimJune 3, 2015

Crisis Communications + Issues Management Tunheim News

Crisis Communications Tips Featured in Biz Journal from Noelle Hawton

Noelle Hawton, senior consultant at Tunheim, recently published, “The necessary ingredients for a crisis communications plan” in the “How To: Growth Strategies” series for The Business Journals. Read how organizations can prepare before bad news strikes with well-honed crisis communications…

TunheimMarch 13, 2015

Brand Positioning Digital + Content

Insights, Surprises, Plaudits and Slams from #SXSW2015: Ramblings from our Creative Destruction Officer

Written by Patrick Milan, Creative Destruction Officer; follow him at @pmilan Editor’s note: Patrick Milan, our creative destruction officer at Tunheim, is attending the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, along with many of our global business partners within the IPREX…

Pat MilanMarch 12, 2015

Community Development Management Consulting Public Relations

What is Strategic Communications Consulting?

Written by Lindsay Schroeder Treichel, senior consultant and chief transformation officer; connect with her on LinkedIn For years, I’ve struggled to answer the simple question: “What do you do for a living?” On the surface, it seems like an easy enough question…

Lindsay TreichelFebruary 26, 2015

Sports Marketing Tunheim News

Tunheim’s 3 Reasons for Loving Ryder Cup

Today, Davis Love III was named Team USA’s team captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup, an iconic event in the world of golf that will be held at Minnesota’s Hazeltine National Golf Club. Love then announced Tom Lehman, a Minnesota…

TunheimFebruary 24, 2015

Management Consulting Public Relations

The Future of “Jobs”: The Evolving Definition

Written by Kathy Tunheim, CEO; follow @ktunheim or connect with Kathy on LinkedIn Losing one’s job is difficult — especially for people who have long enjoyed gainful, traditional employment. And after the disbelief, fear, anger, and final acceptance stages, what does…

Kathy TunheimFebruary 19, 2015

Crisis Communications + Issues Management Public Relations

A Veteran’s Perspective on Brian Williams’ Conflation of the Facts

Written by Kris Jensen, ACE; follow @krisjensen or connect with him on LinkedIn Buzz around Brian Williams’ “conflation” of the truth is everywhere — ending Tuesday in a six-month suspension by NBC without pay. How did we get to the point where…

TunheimFebruary 11, 2015

When the Most Digital Generation Goes Analog, Brands Need Research

One Brand, Two Stories? How to Identify if You Have an Internal-External Messaging Gap

Is Your Brand Invisible in the Age of AI?