Reputation protection

Too Many Voices

Posted on: September 9, 2012 Last updated on: July 4, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Crisis Management

Confused? Listen to just one voice. Too many cooks spoil the broth. But there’s more than one way to skin a cat. You’ve heard these a hundred times, probably more. They’re treated…

Holding Hands

Posted on: August 26, 2012 Last updated on: July 4, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Reputation Management

Crisis + you = emotional basket case? Meet a crisis PR guy’s alter ego: therapist. When someone’s reputation is under attack, they dissolve quickly into an emotional basket case. This is…

Too Much Ado

Posted on: August 6, 2012 Last updated on: July 4, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Current Event Analysis

Should I fix this? Standard Reputation Management advice: Do what you must to mend fences, lessen the fallout, and make the story go away sooner. Gimme a break! The flap about…

I Am Fully Capable of Handling This Myself…Right?

Posted on: July 30, 2012 Last updated on: July 4, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Media Relations

Do it yourself? DIY is popular for home-improvement projects. After all, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Orchard Supply Hardware built empires out of it. “I read an online article once. So, I’m an…

There are no such things as magical unicorns…or PR do-overs

Posted on: July 30, 2012 Last updated on: July 4, 2023 Written by: Gillott Communications Categorized in: Advice

Too bad these don’t exist in real life…In PR, there are no do overs. Journalists are a lot of things. Forgiving isn’t one of them. (I know, because I was one.) If…