Flashpoints

Jonathan Bernstein crisis communications, crisis management, crisis manager, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Response, reputation management

This week’s guest article by Jacquelyn Lynn, managing editor of Flashpoints, sticks to the theme of crisis management in the workplace, offering several effective tips for stopping rumors before they can take hold. To subscribe to the free Crisis Manager newsletter, just click here. The BCM Blogging Teamhttps://www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com/

The Dark Side of Social Media

Jonathan Bernstein crisis management, crisis manager, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Response, reputation management

Social media has exploded onto the scene, bringing promises of more interaction with, and among, customers. This platform, which appears to be a marketers dream, has also shown itself to be dangerous, most recently causing trouble for corporate giants Johnson & Johnson and Pepsi. In her guest article from the …

More Crisis Manager!

Jonathan Bernstein crisis management, crisis manager, social media

We’ve uploaded a new edition of the Crisis Manager newsletter to our website, and, as always, it’s stuffed with information you really can’t afford to miss! In this issue our first guest, University of South Carolina Professor Karen Mallia, offers up a powerful review of two recent advertising campaigns torn …

A Vital Tool

Jonathan Bernstein communications, crisis manager, reputation management

“An organisation’s reputation is derived from how stakeholders perceive the organisation, its communication and behaviour within the marketplace. Stakeholders are the people behind an organisation’s reputation and the representatives of the image of the organisation. Therefore, the reputation of a company is vitally important for a number of reasons; not …

I Ain’t Lyin

Jonathan Bernstein crisis management expert, crisis manager, reputation management

Businesses are not the only ones that can suffer a reputation crisis, individuals are vulnerable as well. Unfortunately for them, sports figures Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps are finding that out the hard way. In the latest issue of Crisis Manager, guest author Rick Kelly explores the reputation management strategies …

Nine Years Young!

Jonathan Bernstein crisis management consultant, crisis manager, Journalism

Hopefully my readers will forgive me a bit of horn-tooting here as I celebrate another successful year for Crisis Manager! This newsletter has been a major part of my life – publishing two issues a month, every month, with very few exceptions during its entire nine-year run. I’d like to …

Managing in a Meltdown

Jonathan Bernstein crisis manager, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Response

Published December 29, 2008 by William Hoffman, Managing in a Meltdown offers insight into shippers fears of unprecedented disruptions to supply chains. Manufacturers and retailers are recognizing that coping with today’s economy requires attention to not only their own financial picture but also to that of their transportation and logistics …

How to Prevent Situations from Becoming Crises

Jonathan Bernstein crisis avoidance strategy, crisis management, crisis manager

In the November 2008 Crisis Manager, an article by Rene A. Henry offers 10 steps a company, organization or institution needs to take or have in place to prevent a crisis.  These steps include anticipating and having a Plan, responding immediately, avoiding overtalk, truth-telling, accepting responsibility, choosing the right spokesperson, …