Crisis communications experts like to say that every organization is going to have a crisis sooner or later, and that in fact, the underlying reasons for your crisis are probably already festering in your organization. Larry Smith, president of the Institute for Crisis Management, likes to point...
It always amazes me when business executives want to get the greatest possible publicity for the dullest pieces of information. I think I understand the paradox: executives are naturally risk-averse, so they want to say as little as possible, while the rest of us are interested in hearing about...
More from PRWeek's wrap-up of the year just past in their 2007 Book of Lists. Today: media companies on the rise, and those that took a hit in 2007: Media on the rise in 2007: Dow Jones: DJ must be happy to be under...
As the mortgage crisis rolls along, I've been surprised at the relative lack of positive PR from the mortgage industry. Maybe they are just too busy righting their ships to worry about PR, but it seems to me that they ought to have been out there with some positive...
Barry Bonds, the home run king and alleged steroid user, may still have Major League baseball skills. But no team in either league has picked him up for this season, including my hometime Giants. It's not his skills that are in question, though -- it's his demeanor. He's had the...
Do you trust the firm you've entrusted your retirement savings to? I mean, really trust them? Because this week, if you don't, or if your investment manager was Lehman Bros., you're having a bad week, and you're looking at more of the same for awhile. And if...
Frustrated with the stock market, your mind-numbing job or your boss? Need a little thrill to lighten up your day? Or have you always wanted to go off at a reporter who gave your company the shaft? Either way, have I got the video...
With all the financial and political news dominating the headlines, there's a school of thought that marketers should consider delaying announcements until a better time. My verdict: there will be no better time. Not because I think the current crisis will not end, but...
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