Slowdown in China? We’re Not Seeing it in Hong Kong

Written by Patrick Milan, creative destruction officer The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted this week that the growth of China’s economy will drop below 7 percent this year to 6.8 percent as China’s economy is transforming away from exports and manufacturing to a greater focus on consumption and services. The rub is that many U.S. companies are…

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Tunheim Hosts Global Partners, Discuss the Evolving Agency Industry

Over the weekend Tunheim hosted the fall meeting for the Americas region of IPREX, a $250 million network of communications agencies in which Tunheim is a leading partner, in downtown Minneapolis. The meeting brought together a collection of 35 colleagues from across North and South America, as well as partners from Europe and the Asia…

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Tunheim Welcomes Sydney-Based InsideOut Public Relations to IPREX

InsideOut Public Relations, a leading Sydney-based agency specializing in internal and external communication for corporate and consumer brands, has been elected a partner in IPREX, the global network of communication agencies in which Tunheim is a leading partner. Founded in 2005 by Nicole Reaney, InsideOut, with its extensive in-house experience, offers clients a refreshing take…

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Why Exporting a U.S. Brand to Europe Can Be Disastrous

Intercultural brand transfer is a new tool for global brand builders By Patrick Milan, creative insights officer U.S.-based companies looking for new areas of growth are finding Europe to be a tempting place to export their brands. American brands are exploiting opportunities to steal market share from European competitors that, as the result of the long economic downturn…

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