Mandy Sharp, founder and CEO of Tin Man Communications, on what it’s like running a consumer PR firm during the Covid-19 lockdown

On today’s show, we talked to Mandy Sharp, founder and CEO of Tin Man Communications. Mandy and I discussed her experiences of running a consumer PR firm during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Here’s a summary of what Mandy and I talked about:

  • How has it been for Mandy and Tin Man since the Covid-19 crisis kicked off?
  • Why one of the problems for consumer PR firms has been that a lot of their work is project-based.
  • Hilton is one of Tin Man’s clients, Mandy and I discuss this impact of Covid-19 on the account team and the client.
  • Whether Tin Man has furloughed any employees.
  • How Mandy has changed the priorities and financial targets for Tin Man for the next few months.
  • Mandy talks us through some stats from Tin Man’s Covid Tracker.
  • Mandy tells us when she hopes brand campaigns will return.

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