Media Training – When It’s Your Reputation On The Line
Content expert and media trainer Kevin Hasler explains why in the 24 hour news cycle and always on social media, what you say as an organization has never been more…
What is Poor Communication Costing Your Company?
Donald Macintyre, senior consultant and former journalist at Time Magazine and Bloomberg News talks about the cost of poor communication and explains what companies can do to make sustainable improvements…
Communications for leaders: People skills are the fundamental building blocks of future leadership
Global engagement guru Charlie Miller explains how people skills with communications at the very core are now recognised as the essential route to leadership success. Failure to communicate effectively both…
Effective Business Communications
Tantalus communications expert Robin Tickle invites you to discuss how to protect your business' reputation and improve performance. https://youtu.be/d3j4hXG7QxE Transcript My name is Robin Tickle. I'm a Tantalus Senior Consultant…
The power of clear, simple language
Tantalus communications expert David Woodruff explains the real costs of using unclear language. David has nearly four decades of experience in senior communications and media roles in the United States…
Adding power to your prose to connect with customers
Better writing can help your business – and save you money. Fresh off a writing course for a renewable energy company in Abu Dhabi and what struck me was how many participants…
Conversation Asia: Where is the best place for startups in Asia – Hong Kong or Singapore?
Where's the best place for startups in Asia - Hong Kong or Singapore? Both are thriving business hubs and great places to live. In this second installment of “Conversation Asia,” Donald…
Conversation Asia: Where’s the best place to put your regional headquarters in Asia – Hong Kong or Singapore?
Where's the best place to put your regional headquarters in Asia - Hong Kong or Singapore? In the first instalment of Conversation Asia, Donald Macintyre & Dick Wright pick sides. Hong Kong…
How Virtual Reality can enhance employee experience
Getting real with VR Companies like Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and Atlassian allow their employees to work from home. The finance sector may be next – and not only during the…
How the Event Industry Can Bounce Back
26 million people have direct or indirect jobs in the event industry 1.5 billion people worldwide participate in business events annually $2.5 trillion is in direct and indirect spending as…
Digital Communication Strategy – Using Video
What to consider when using video as part of your digital communication strategy
Is your business part of the 81% of all businesses that use video as a communications tool? (Hubspot). More than ever, preference for the written word is declining. Audiences that are pressed for time or even intimidated by reams of text are choosing video as their primary medium for accessing information.
Reopening Economies Amidst Covid19 and The 10 Precepts of Reputation
What a difference a month makes. When I last wrote, we were entering uncharted waters with lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders around the world. Today, many countries are reopening their economies amidst Covid19, albeit slowly.
Crisis Communications: Coronavirus crisis provides another lesson on the importance of being prepared
John Bailey, 26 Feb 2020
The responses of Governments and businesses to the global spread of the novel coronavirus (covid-19) have offered an object lesson in the importance of planning to deal with major business interruptions. They have also demonstrated the importance of effective communication in a crisis – and how badly organisations and their leaders can be damaged by a failure to respond effectively.
US-China Relations Seminar
US-China Relations: A Potentially Nasty Final Confrontation?
If you are involved in US-China trade, investment, science and technology, research, education, tourism or any other bilateral businesses, you are facing the biggest potential crisis of your lifetime.
Our clients and colleagues tell us that US-China relations are a major concern.
Your 2019 Coaching and Corporate Communications Consulting Kickstart
We are hitting the ground running with trips underway to Singapore, the Emirates and Sri Lanka. We also have new corporate communications consulting professionals joining in Dubai and Toronto.
As with years past, Tantalus is committed to supporting you with the latest insights from the world of corporate consulting in 2019.
What is executive leadership coaching?
So, just what is this leadership coaching thing all about?
Would you be surprised if I told you that according to Forbes, 50 percent of today’s Fortune 500 companies subscribe to executive leadership coaching? And might you be intrigued to learn that coaching results in increased productivity, improved self-confidence and relationships, as well as better work-life balance?
The mission of corporate communications
Corporate communications, public relations or public affairs is based on the understanding that people abhor the unknown – and, conversely, that familiarity breeds not contempt but favorability.
Writing and Editing
It’s important to first know your audience. Start with the basic understanding that various stakeholders have different expectations. It’s our role to anticipate, manage and meet those expectations.
What is reputation?
The Tantalus Group works from the premise that business leaders should use communications as a strategic tool, to drive the success of the company and reap the recognition it needs for the business to continue to grow.
Strategy and counsel
The objectives of all corporate communications are to enhance and protect the company image as a corporate asset by making audiences informed and supportive of company goals and actions.
Search engine optimization (SEO) for press releases
Identify the core keywords/phrases of your chosen topic. You do this by using the Google Keyword Selector Tool to identify the top search keywords globally for your chosen topic.