Talk about bad press… Landing on anyone’s “most hated” list is a sign that you may be in trouble, but finding yourself among 24/7 Wall St.’s “10 Most Hated Companies in America” means you’re in desperate need of crisis management. …
Car Service Hack No Fender Bender
Improperly stored private information leads to a heck of a crisis Hackers who broke into the Corporate Car Online servers must’ve felt like it was Christmas morning when they came across a TEXT file listing everything from credit card numbers …
Crisis Management Advice for McDonalds after ANOTHER Web Content Fail
Burger giant can’t seem to get things right when it comes to the web McDonald’s can’t seem to figure out web content, and whether it’s just bad luck and repeated misunderstandings or a sign of just how out of touch …
Crisis Management Musts – Understanding Digital Security
The Internet can create serious issues for your organization, educate yourself to avoid danger If you work with the Internet a lot, and that includes pretty much all of us at this point, understanding digital security is a crisis management …
The Weiner Awards – Recognizing Social Media Darwinism at Work
[Editor’s note: We’re happy to announce the first-ever Weiner Awards, a fun way to remind everyone out there that the way you use social media can bring some seriously nasty consequences!] LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 — Have you ever …
Crisis Management Time for Luluemon after Dallas Store Bashes Charity
Didn’t think we needed to say it, but don’t talk smack about charitable organizations… [Editor’s note: This post was written before the latest uproar over comments from Luluelmon’s CEO regarding body types, which we’ll be covering tomorrow!] Yoga outfitter Lululemon …
Crisis Management Musts: Plan for Cyber Attacks
It’s no longer a question of “if”, but “when” you will face an online attack Convinced your data is secure because you’re using a phrase password from your favorite book or movie, something like, “Call me Ishmael?” Think again! Ars …
Panera Needs Social Media Crisis Management after Campaign Backfires
Stop, think and listen – a necessary social media pre-publishing fire-drill Panera Bread wanted to give the fact that it uses only antibiotic-free chicken a little PR boost, so it did what many organizations are doing and took to Twitter. …
Clorox’s Social Media Crisis Management #Fail
How did this one ever get the green light? In a move that’s making a serious run for “most preventable crisis of the year,” Clorox published an article on its Facebook page late last month that degraded the parenting skills …
Crisis Management Tactics: Online Reputation Management
Protecting your good name online is key to success Welcome to another entry in our Crisis Management Tactics series! Today we’re discussing a tactic that many are familiar with, but few have mastered – online reputation management. Right now, most …
AussieMite’s Social Media Crisis Management Revisited
We revisit the embattled Australian company’s situation after the flames die down The hallmark of an intelligent business isn’t that it never encounters trouble, but rather how it manages to continue on afterwards. In a recent blog post, we blasted …
The Three P’s of Cyber-Survival
The cyber war is on, protect yourself now South Korea was hit by a major cyber attack Wednesday as the computer systems of two major banks, three broadcasters and others simultaneously crashed, raising suspicions that North Korea was to blame. …
Crisis Management & Cyber War
Defend your virtual borders We recently wrote on the NY Times Hacking and what it means to you, but the latest news from the world of cyber-threats makes that attack look like small potatoes. In a groundbreaking move, U.S. computer …