Interviews with Lynn, Part 2: “What is the Biggest Mistake Clients Make when Confronted with a Crisis?”

This is the second episode of “Interviews with Lynn” a seven-part series from Culloton + Bauer Luce on the issues facing public affairs and crisis management practitioners and their clients. Lynn Holley, senior consultant at CBL and a former financial news anchor, interviews founding partners Dennis Culloton and Natalie Bauer Luce. These communications strategists

2022-08-03T16:55:32+00:00August 3, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Interviews with Lynn, Part 1: “Can Someone Get Un-Canceled?”

This is the first episode of “Interviews with Lynn” a seven-part series from Culloton + Bauer Luce on the issues facing public affairs and crisis management practitioners and their clients. Lynn Holley, senior consultant at CBL and a former financial news anchor, interviews founding partners Dennis Culloton and Natalie Bauer Luce. These communications strategists

2022-06-22T23:39:22+00:00June 22, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

The Parenting School of Crisis Management

At home, I’m the mom of two rambunctious, fun and occasionally out-of-control little boys. At work, I’m a partner in our public affairs and crisis management firm. While the two roles may seem vastly different, it turns out my 9-to-5 is not that all that dissimilar from my other full-time job of parent. Here’s a

2022-05-17T19:27:58+00:00May 17, 2022|

Hello Dolly: Legendary singer shows PR pros how to do their job better

I was half-heartedly watching a music award show while multi-tasking when I heard country music star and coronavirus fighter Dolly Parton dedicate the show to the people of Ukraine. Matthew Ramsey of Old Dominion told the audience it felt “strange” to celebrate winning an award while a war rages in Ukraine. “There are people fighting

2022-03-08T15:58:20+00:00March 8, 2022|

A lesson in crisis communications: “Gone Girl”

Do you remember the book "Gone Girl" written by Gillian Flynn? Whether you read the book, saw the movie starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, or both, I think most of us had the same initial reaction of "wow, that's messed up." But after joining the Culloton + Bauer Luce team and recently re-watching the

The digital mindset: How to reach your target audience

Whether you’re a Fortune 500 company or a nonprofit community organization, success in the digital space starts with being able to reach your target audience. But with new digital platforms emerging almost daily, which channels should you be using to effectively communicate to your intended audience? To put it simply (and unhelpfully), it depends. Are

2022-04-20T14:07:37+00:00February 15, 2022|

Pulled forward: The evolution of the business of government

As we enter another year of the COVID-era, we reflect on all the habits, routines and practices that have been permanently impacted. One transformational change is the actual business of government. Just like executives had to find a way to keep their businesses moving, so did our officials and administrators in the typically stodgy business

2022-02-01T18:54:21+00:00February 1, 2022|

Meet the Crisis Expert: Courtney Avery

Get to know the individuals who make up Culloton + Bauer Luce’s team of expert counselors in our “Meet the Crisis Expert” blog series. Next up, Senior Consultant Courtney Avery. Courtney joined the firm in November and brings nearly two decades of leadership experience with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) to

2021-12-21T16:05:34+00:00December 21, 2021|

Courtney Avery joins Culloton + Bauer Luce

Former Administrator, Chair of Health Facilities and Services Review Board to advise CBL’s growing ranks of health care clients Chicago (Dec. 14, 2021) — Culloton + Bauer Luce today announced Courtney Avery has joined the public affairs and crisis management firm as a Senior Consultant after nearly two decades of leadership with the Illinois Health

2021-12-14T14:46:04+00:00December 13, 2021|

Who would you invite to Thanksgiving dinner: Dennis Culloton

Several years ago, our team posted a blog answering the question, "Who would you invite to Thanksgiving dinner, dead or alive?" It turned out to be one of our most popular posts ever, continuing to resonate today. I was struck by how serious everyone took it and the interesting tables of guests they created. Without consulting

2021-11-24T16:39:21+00:00November 24, 2021|
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