Crisis Clients Archive
Three Ways Target Can Avoid a Black Friday Black Eye
November 22nd, 2011
You’ve probably heard about the mega-criticism that mega-retailer Target is facing over opening its stores for sales at midnight on Black Friday. Judging from an online petition that’s collected nearly …
Read MoreHow To Apologize Via Twitter, Part… Ah, We Lost Count
November 16th, 2011
The Penn State sexual abuse scandal and tragedy will prove a significant moment in future crisis public relations case studies. For now, nearly all the attention has rightfully focused on …
Read More9 + 9 + 9 = Ineffective Crisis Management
November 1st, 2011
With Herman Cain, the (d)evolution of his campaign’s response to sexual harassment allegations has marked a total failure on basic crisis public relations principles. Here’s a rundown of all the mistakes …
Read MoreWhat Blackberry Is Doing Right (So Far…)
October 27th, 2011
The last Blog Aesthetic post talked about the recent RIM missteps around the Blackberry. Today’s blog post could continue that theme and examine the PR effect of the delayed/much-needed OS update for …
Read MoreBlackberry BBX = (B)are (B)ones E(X)cuse
October 21st, 2011
In litigation PR, it’s critical to have a holding statement ready to go if when lawsuits are filed against your company or client. ”We are reviewing the allegations … We …
Read MoreDaily Deal: Half-Off Crisis PR
October 18th, 2011
When a damning news story appears about a major company, chances are other big players are involved. In crisis PR, a fundamental element is knowing who your client’s business partners …
Read MoreThe Shaggy Defense Won’t Work for Kenyon Martin
October 11th, 2011
Has it really come to this? NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the first two weeks of the season will be canceled. We, of course, look at this move in …
Read MoreMile-High Crisis PR!
October 7th, 2011
What is it with Southwest Airlines? For some reason, the carrier seems to get caught in a regular media firestorm by kicking off high-profile passengers from their airplanes. The latest …
Read MoreDan Snyder’s Litigation PR Strategy Hits Dead End
September 10th, 2011
Chalk up an amazing victory for great media aesthetic! Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, has dismissed his lawsuit against Washington City Paper, the alternative weekly news publication in …
Read MoreLendio Guest Post: Is Your Business Prepared to Deal with the Shaking?
August 25th, 2011
We’ve just gone online with another guest post at Lendio, this one on the basics of crisis management for small businesses. As we just experienced the Great DC Earthquake of …
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