User:Schulte/Tunheim Partners
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public relations |
| Founded | Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990]] |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Key people | Kathy Tunheim President and CEO; Pat Milan Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer; Noelle Hawton Senior Vice President; Patrick Lilja Director of e-Strategy; |
| Products | Strategic communication consulting services including public relations, public affairs, crisis communications, media relations, strategic positioning, sponsorship communications, internal communications, corporate consulting, special events, e-Strategy and green communications. |
Number of employees | 26 |
| Website | tunheim.com, e-Strategy.com |
Tunheim Partners is an Minneapolis-based public relations and public affairs firm that opened in 1990.
History[edit]
1990 - 1999[edit]
The company was founded by six former Honeywell communications employees and was named, Tunheim Santrizos Company. In three short years it became the third largest independent public relations firm in the Twin Cities. Over the next several years, the firm established an ACE Panel which formalized partnerships with external affiliates, consultants and experts.
2000 - 2010[edit]
In 2000 the firm official changes name from the Tunheim Santrizos Company to Tunheim Partners. Only a year later the company was acquired by GCI of New York and two years after that returned to independent status. In 2008, Tunheim Partners merges with New School Communications.
Business Model[edit]
Current operations and clients[edit]
The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Well-known clients of Tunheim Partners in more recent years include organizations such as 3M, AARP, Andersen Corporation, Cub Foods, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Medtronic, Minnesota Twins, NCAAP, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Science Museum of Minnesota , Target Corporation, Thrivent, Xcel Energy and the YMCA.
Recognition[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- tunheimpartners.com Tunheim Partners website
- e-Strategy.com The Internet Marketing Practice Of Tunheim Partners website