You can’t rely on others to tell your story The inspiration for today’s Crisis Management Quotable hardly needs any introduction. Carol Burnett is one of the most famous actresses and comedians of all time, and she’s left a trail of quotes sharing wisdom and laughter throughout her career. Words, once …
[Infographic] Why Lawyers Need Online Reputation Management
Online reputation and review management are critical to every industry today. More than 70% of potential customers will do a Google search before deciding whether to do business with you, and all it takes is a couple negative results for your competition getting the call instead. A large number of …
“Prank” News Story Goes Viral – Why you need to fact-check before sharing
Did you catch this viral story? You likely caught one of the many links sharing the story of a Popeye’s manager “arrested for dipping chicken in cocaine” early this month. The story went viral and was widely distributed as legitimate, something that personally pained me to see considering the page …
Why You Need to Care About Who Americans Trust
Do you think traditional news media remains a viable means of communicating during a crisis? Maybe it’s a lower priority than you think. A 2016 Gallup poll surveyed Americans on trust levels for various institutions and found that former bastions of trust like newspapers and TV news now rank among …
5 Essential Cyber Security Strategies You Need to Know
[Editor’s note: In light of the 45,000+ ransomware attacks being reported today, we thought this guest post from tech writer Rick Delgado to be particularly pertinent.] 5 Essential Cyber Security Strategies You Need to Know Securing your business has taken on a whole new meaning with the different opportunities cyber thieves …
How do nonprofit communications experts spend their time?
We speak to a lot of students around the country, and one thing we’re frequently asked is “what does your typical day look like?”. One of the fun things about this field is that the “typical” day for any type of PR specialty looks completely different depending on who you …
Crisis Management Quotables…on a Different Vision
Thoughts on language and communication Federico Fellini is one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, which automatically gives him some credibility when it comes to insight on how people think (in my book at least!). Let’s head straight into the quote, we’ll talk about what it means to …