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The Very High Cost of Being Unprepared

Posted on: May 12, 2013 Last updated on: March 28, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

A crisis is no time for wondering what to do. Every organization is vulnerable to PR crises at any moment. Government investigation. Nasty litigation. Financial turmoil. Sudden management change. Data breach. Product…

Speed & Accuracy

Posted on: May 4, 2013 Last updated on: March 28, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

The world isn’t going to get slower. So Crisis PR needs to get even faster. There are few, if any, better training grounds for journalists and Crisis PR people than The Associated…

Just a Little Bit Pregnant

Posted on: April 28, 2013 Last updated on: March 3, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Reputation Management

Hubris has a very high cost. The higher people are in business or social circles, the more they believe they can get away with it. It’s hubris, writ large. When Scott London,…

“Go in a Pope. Come Out a Cardinal.”

Posted on: April 21, 2013 Last updated on: March 27, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Wishful thinking lets matters fester. When 115 Roman Catholic cardinals walked into the Sistine Chapel recently, any of them could have become the next Pope. Some believed they would. When they walked…

Cleaning House

Posted on: April 14, 2013 Last updated on: March 3, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Current Event Analysis

Cleaning house is better than covering up. Penn State got it right. Rutgers didn’t. Amid a sex-with-boys scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, Penn State’s Board of Trustees took no prisoners. They…

News Industry Isn’t Dying. It’s Evolving.

Posted on: April 7, 2013 Last updated on: March 3, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Media Relations

As media rush out news, errors are inevitable. You must act faster to protect your reputation. Daily Variety, the Hollywood trade paper, was the latest to succumb, ceasing daily publication and becoming…

Don’t Mistake Inaction for Inactivity

Posted on: March 31, 2013 Last updated on: March 16, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

If you’re good, don’t flail. Exude calm. Some people thrive on action, whether they’re doing it or watching it. If you’re not in motion, you’re deemed to be doing nothing. Long ago,…

Belief & Proof

Posted on: March 17, 2013 Last updated on: February 16, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.” –Stuart Chase, 20th-century American economist and social commentator When your reputation is on the line,…

It All Started With Cave Drawings & Papyrus

Posted on: March 10, 2013 Last updated on: March 16, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Current Event Analysis

For better or worse, sharing information has been democratized. Throughout history, societies have communicated using whatever means were available. Usually, the most convenient and efficient. Why should now be any different? …

No Wasted Words

Posted on: March 3, 2013 Last updated on: March 16, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Strategic Communications

Choose your words wisely and make each count. In a recent interview, a popular nonfiction author was asked if his daily output of polished writing was 1,000 words — a respectable number.…