In the vast ocean of reputation management, one must be prepared for sudden storms and hidden shoals. Just as sailors navigate turbulent seas with the aid of lighthouses and charts, organizations can…
Tag: crisis prevention
Business Owner’s Guide: When to Bring in a Crisis PR Professional
When you started your business, no one handed you a map. You navigated your own course, making the best decisions with the information at hand. Yet, facing a public relations crisis might…
3 MAJOR Differences Between Traditional PR and Crisis PR
Know what you’re trying to accomplish so that you can hire the right team to achieve your goal. Traditional PR and Crisis PR share a common core but have two very different…
Protocol vs. Risk
Some fixes may work “most of the time.” But the client wants one to work this time. Consider this: Ten labor lawyers are presented with a problem and asked what to…
Truth Is What You Believe It Is
There’s no Truth with a capital “T.” Just perception and what you’re most comfortable with. When the Nobel committee announced the winners of its prize for economics this year, people were left…
The Underbelly of Finessing Reputation
“Can’t fool all the people all the time. But with the internet, you can get close.” Since time immemorial, there have been those who polished the reputations of others. Plato did it…
Is Anyone Really Surprised?
Best result in Crisis PR? No story. Next best: Making it less painful. Recently, a group of people was sitting around a table for an informal chat. The topic du jour: Is…
Definitions, Leaks & Reputation
You have so much at stake. Don’t let it slip away. Protect it. At the end of the day, it all depends on how you define things. For the secret court that…
Don’t Over-Think It
Surprises are rarely positive and never desirable. Not overthinking may be a good general-purpose rule for most people. It’s pleasant to sail along blissfully, unaware (or at least unbothered) by all the…
Fashion & Style
Fashion is seasonal. Style is forever. The same is true for high-stakes Crisis PR. There’s a saying in the high-end rag trade: “Fashion is seasonal. Style is forever.” The same applies…