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crisis management • January 24, 2022
A PR Storm Brews For Edelman
The PR industry has spent decades proving that PR really works. The fruits of a quality PR campaign aren’t always easily measurable or even obvious, but we’ve made great strides in demonstrating the power of PR and the value of its outcomes. Climate-change politics and PR That’s why it strikes me as ironic that some […]
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crisis management • January 6, 2022
The PR Winners And Losers Of 2021
It’s only the first week of 2022, but the PR scandals and triumphs of last year already seem distant. But before we let them fade into the rear-view mirror, I couldn’t resist one last list about 2021. Here are my nominees for the PR Winners and Losers of the year. The PR Winners Britney Spears […]
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crisis management • February 22, 2021
Post-Trump, Can We Bring Back The Apology?
When he caught heat for escaping the frigid Texas weather for a few days of R&R in Cancun, Senator Ted Cruz fell back on family excuses. He was just trying to be a good dad, he explained. He was dropping off the kids at the resort, implying that he never intended to stay. Allies jumped […]
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crisis management • September 23, 2020
A PR View Of Ellen’s Apology
It’s not the biggest story in the country today, but it’s instructive for PR and crisis management experts. This week Ellen DeGeneres issued her first on-air apology after reports of her show’s “toxic workplace.” For those who are tapped to help craft redemptive messages for personalities and corporations, a public apology is always useful, and […]
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crisis management • December 31, 2019
The PR Winners Of 2019
For most experts in public relations, it’s easy to identify episodes where companies or individuals made mistakes, often making a bad situation worse. But what about the successes? Those are harder to assess. They may be about the brand that punches above its weight, one that makes a comeback against the odds, or even the […]
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