Monthly Archives: September 2010

Talk to the media, or not?–O'Donnell battles national media

Posted on September 23, 2010 by admin

Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party candidate for VP Biden’s Delaware senate seat, has been the latest national media sensation, or victim, depending on your point of view. Ironically, on a national “news” show, Hannity’s America, she announced she would no … Continue reading →

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Thinking about resilience

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

I suppose this is a bit like sausage being made but at 30 some thousand feet on another too-soon business trip had a little time to think about my presentation coming up for the PRSA International Conference in October. My … Continue reading →

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The link between reputation and company value–BP shows the high cost

Posted on September 16, 2010 by admin

Public relations pros often deal with the question as to how to get CEOs to pay more attention to the vital role of reputation management. Some CEO’s seems to inherently “get it,” and others, often financial-metric driven, have a harder … Continue reading →

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Burson Marsteller study validates the importance of a "go direct" crisis comm strategy

Posted on September 16, 2010 by admin

A couple of years ago I presented at a major conference on crisis and risk communications and several of the highly respected speakers talked about the need to “partner with the media” in communicating with the public about major events. … Continue reading →

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How the media game is played–without accountability

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

I know I’m starting to sound like a stuck record relating to my analysis of how the media operates. I also realize that most of the rest of the world has moved on from the Gulf Spill and has a … Continue reading →

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A powerful video for communication training

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

All you communication trainers including media trainers may be interested in another compelling video for training purposes–on what not to do. This, along with perennial favorites “What are you sinking about?” and “The front fell off the ship.” Here is … Continue reading →

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A special day with Iraq-bound soldiers

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

This is off-topic for crisisblogger readers but wanted to share with you a very special day yesterday. As some of you know, I am a history buff, particularly WWII history and I was privileged to write the biography of a … Continue reading →

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