From Ashley Carman, writing for The Verge… You’ve probably seen this by now, but to catch you up if not: On Monday, Neil Young issued an ultimatum to Spotify: keep Joe Rogan or me. It can’t have both on the service. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines — potentially causing death […]
By Thom Fladung, Hennes Communications The title says “schools,” but everything below is applicable to all businesses, organizations and professional service firms. Congratulations, School Leaders. You survived 2020-21 – a school year unlike any other, featuring the continuation of a public health pandemic, the most hyper-charged political atmosphere in memory and social justice issues that […]
By Thom Fladung, Hennes Communications Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, faced with escalating COVID-19 outbreaks across the state, has put businesses on notice: Require masks for employees and customers or risk being shut down. “As of today, every single one of our 88 counties has a high rate of virus spread, and areas of our state […]
by Howard Fencl, Hennes Communications Very soon, likely now within weeks, executive leadership across every single market sector will be confronted by a dramatic change in the way they are currently managing their office response to COVID-19. Because of past inconsistent – and often contradictory – advice coming from a wide variety of social media […]
We’re all still fully engaged fighting the invisible threat of COVID-19 on every level. How do you communicate your phased re-opening? https://www.facebook.com/CrisisComm/videos/2665989107013986/
[by Howard Fencl, Hennes Communications] We’re all still fully engaged fighting the invisible threat of COVID-19 on every level. We’re trying to keep ourselves from getting it. We’re trying to keep our families safe. And for companies deemed non-essential, we’re trying to conduct some semblance of business while kids, cats and dogs Zoombomb our virtual […]
By Howard Fencl, Hennes Communications The only thing certain about COVID-19 is uncertainty. That’s the primary challenge facing communicators as coronavirus clusters bloom and fatalities mount world-wide. But as Christopher Moore and John Kaag write in The Uncertainty Principle, “Humans crave certainty. We long to know what will happen, what to believe, and how to […]