Oct. 8, 2009 - To some flacks, all communications crises are the same. There is an all-purpose response roadmap to follow, standard announcements to write, clients to soothe.But then something like this comes along: The former Chief Operating Officer of a cryonics laboratory alleges abuse of corpses and other misdeeds. Oh boy…
Larry Johnson, who was […]
Entries Categorized as 'crisis communications'
Book Thrusts Cryonics Into Spotlight
October 12, 2009
Tide Turns Against Bottled Water
August 13, 2009
Aug. 13, 2009 - Bottled water is finally falling out of fashion - a fact that owes more to the recession than reproachful environmental ad campaigns. For more than 20 years - since the aerobics craze of the 1980s - it’s been cool to tote disposable containers everywhere. Now there’s a dramatic shift underway that […]
Public Relations Crisis Management Planning
July 24, 2009
From our friends at PublicRelationsBlogger.com, here is a post today about the role of public relations in business by Ashley Wirthlin:
When your company experiences a crisis there needs to be a plan that can easily be implemented. Planning is crucial for getting things right. After the planning process it really comes down to trial and […]
Dunkin’ Donuts Struggles to Expand
July 23, 2009
July 23, 2009 - Despite a heavily promoted branding campaign and even a new iPhone application, Dunkin’ Donuts is struggling to expand its franchise outside its Northeastern home base. Financing troubles amongst franchisees are only adding to the chain’s difficulties. The latest indignity is losing 13 store locations in New York City to Canadian chain […]
“Luv Gov” Needs Crisis Control
June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009 - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is undoubtedly in need of crisis control. His web site has apparently crashed and it’s a sure bet that every PR agency with a public affairs or crisis practice is overwhelming the phone lines to the state house in Columbia.
In the midst of calls for his […]