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Social media management tool, Buffer has been hacked, and instead of making it worse by ignoring it or placing blame, the company provides a perfect case...
There is only so much you can do to prepare for stupid, as the recent dismantling of the @NatSecWonk account proves, but there are steps you...
BioMarin continues to be at the center of a crisis management nightmare as they deny a cancer patient a life-saving drug, but their strategy was unveiled...
After a massive protest at the Texas capitol, public officials are making claims they may or may not be able to back up, teaching all businesses...
Brands of all sizes make mistakes, and these eight public relations snafus offer several lessons for professionals and business leaders alike.
Taco Bell had a hard week, but you can learn from their public relations blowup as we take a realistic look at what happened.
The recent IRS scandals bring to life the human behavior that happens within the government, but also at companies of all sizes. Preparation for these kinds...
Not all public relations plans or contracts include crisis management, but many businesses assume they're the same thing - here is how they differ.
Although federal, state, and local governments are well prepared for disasters, the private sector is not, as proven by the response by the West Fertilizer Plant...
Every company of every size can step in it from time to time, but preventing a social media crisis or traditional crisis is not as difficult...
ExxonMobil recently had a substantial spill in a neighborhood and they are doing some things well and some things poorly.
Social media crisis situations may arise for brands of every size, but knowing the root cause and ways to prevent them can save you a lot...
Many small businesses don't have a business continuity plan or even understand what on earth that is, so below is an overview of a critical plan...
Maker's Mark recently announced they would be altering their formula, but fans protested, and they reversed their decision, treating it like a crisis rather than a...
With their new campaign to defend Joe Paterno, his family has taken a path that will likely land them in the crisis management hall of fame...
Oreo made a splash at the Super Bowl by quickly launching a social media ad in response to the lights going out in the stadium, and...
Crisis management isn't reserved for idiot celebrities, and it isn't something done as a reaction to a crisis, rather should be treated as seriously as your...
Lance Armstrong and Manti T'eo have recently dominated headlines, but the lesson for your own business isn't in crisis management, it's in owning your own story.
CBS recently made a series of decisions surrounding awards given by its subsidiaries, leading to the resignation of a tech writer, and an enormous amount of...
Through the basic wisdom of children, crisis management can be easier for any business by calmly looking at the situation with a different perspective.
It can be upsetting when a customer threatens to post a negative review, but there are ways of handling any form of extortion when demands are...
Netflix chooses an uphill battle Netflix recently split their streaming services from their DVD mail delivery services and increased the prices, but have upset many by...