Turning potentially negative communications into positive PR opportunities Welcome to When Legal Meets PR! Today every legal move has potential for PR ramifications and vice versa. That’s why it’s critical that your legal and PR work in tandem to produce …
Media Training Tips: Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes
Empathy is key to reaching your target audience Have you ever tried to resolve an argument with a loved one without acknowledging their feelings first? Have you ever started apologizing, only to be told, “That’s not even what upset me in …
Tools You Can Use When the Media Goes Too Far
We’ve been speaking out about what’s now been coined “fake news”, an overall lack of fact-checking, and unethical behavior from the media for many years. While many journalists strive to honestly bring news to the people, there are just as …
Why your official spokesperson isn’t the only one who needs media training
Is a lack of preparedness for media interest leaving you vulnerable to crisis? So you have an official spokesperson and they’re media trained to the point that they’d get your message across no matter what the situation. That’s a valuable …
[Guest Post] To Avoid a Reputation Crisis Don’t Do What I Did!
To Avoid a Reputation Crisis Don’t Do What I Did! On October 7, 2014 my life blew up. I was serving as First Lady of Oregon, partner to the Governor who was running for reelection. A notoriously mudslinging reporter who …
[Guest Post] Leveraging technology in unique ways to expand emergency notifications
[This guest post, which dives into the many ways emergency notification systems can be used to reduce the impact of crises, was written by Sean Bergesen was originally shared to the Omnilert blog.] Today, the ways to notify your people …
4 Quick Media Training Tips
Quick advice to start your course to being media-ready A lot goes into being prepared to speak to the media, and it can be a daunting skill to learn. But, in our experience, if you’re an expert in your field …
Why You Need the 3 C’s of Credibility in Your Communications
3 simple items guaranteed to improve your messaging Credibility. It’s what every communicator strives for, especially when you’re discussing a crisis situation. And, it’s what many communicators fail to achieve – not through lack of speaking or writing skill, but …
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 …
Guest Post: Weasel Words Scream Insincerity
[Editor’s note: The following guest blog came to us from David Kalson, Partner, Beacon Advisors in reaction to our Feb. 28 newsletter “PwC Steps into La La Land”. If you have thoughts on crisis management and would like to share reach out to …
Analyzing Another J&J Baby Powder Case
Setting the tone for nearly 2,000 pending cases A St. Louis jury deliberated for barely three hours before returning with a $70 million award for a woman who claimed decades of using baby powder resulted in her being diagnosed with …
Crisis Management Review: HP Sneaks in Update Blocking 3rd Party Ink
The dangers of deception When HP quietly pushed out a “security update” that caused many of its printers to stop working with third party and recycled ink cartridges that had been fine the day before, consumers and activists were outraged. This …
Skittles Steers Away from Trump Controversy
You aren’t dragging this candy company into a political debate When Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a picture of a bowl of Skittles to support his take on the Syrian Refugee crisis the @Skittles twitter account was flooded with users tagging them …
Samsung Crises Spin out of Control
Suds won’t clean this crisis up The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is actively and cooperatively working with Samsung to address safety issues related to certain top-load washing machines made between March 2011 and April 2016. CPSC is advising …
Moana Costume Blunder Leaves Disney Saying “Sorry!”
Designers thought they were respecting Pacific Island culture, but critics disagreed Okay, we get it. If you’re Disney, and putting out a fall movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, then you’d like to cash in on that fact with a …