crisis PR – Page 6

$37 Billion Memo

Posted on: January 11, 2015 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Caution: If it’s in writing, it will be discovered. As the U.S. Justice Department and states investigated wrong-doing that led to the financial collapse, the nation’s biggest banks dumped tens of millions…

Fool Me Once…

Posted on: January 4, 2015 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Reputation Management

Sin once, you may escape. Sin again, and you won’t. Generations came and went, but they endured. Oscar de la Renta. Ben Bradlee. Joan Rivers. Nelson Bunker Hunt. All were born in…

A Christmas Story

Posted on: December 21, 2014 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Good Crisis PR can turn a lump of coal into a gift. The holiday season is a busy time. Santa isn’t the only one who brings packages on Christmas Eve. So do judges.…

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Hard Facts, Soft Feelings

Posted on: December 14, 2014 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Reputation Management

Media’s power is immense. Use it to your advantage. Regardless of what economists say, pundits prefer their own definition of economic hard times: “A recession is when your neighbor is unemployed. A…

On Second Thought

Posted on: December 7, 2014 Last updated on: February 7, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Current Event Analysis

History is often revised. But seldom in short term. Time softens the sharp edges. As memories fade, events are reinterpreted. Sometimes to reflect new evidence. More often to better fit with what…

Be Very Afraid

Posted on: November 30, 2014 Last updated on: February 7, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Surviving a crisis is tough. Preparing eases the pain. “It’s only a matter of the ‘when,’ not the ‘if,’ that we are going to see something dramatic.” ~ Admiral Michael Rogers, Director…

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3 Deadly Sins

Posted on: November 23, 2014 Last updated on: February 7, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Guilty of committing one of the 3 Deadly Sins of Crisis PR? “I won’t dignify that with a response.” It conjures up images of high-brow society (very Downton Abbey or Masterpiece Theatre).…

Fantastical

Posted on: November 16, 2014 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Reputation Management

Building up goodwill helps you in the future. For ages, men gazed skyward and dreamt of going to distant planets. It’s long been a theme of science fiction. Comets were another matter.…

Alien Realities

Posted on: November 9, 2014 Last updated on: March 30, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Ultimate Goal Of Crisis Pr: Create A Favorable Reality HG Wells wrote about it. So did Isaac Asimov. It was a recurring theme for Rod Serling on The Twilight Zone. Earthlings encounter aliens…

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Fringe & Mainstream

Posted on: November 2, 2014 Last updated on: February 7, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Current Event Analysis

In a crisis, change is fast. Be prepared for the worst. “I aimed at the public’s heart, and … hit it in the stomach.” ~ Upton Sinclair, American socialist and novelist Sinclair…