| Category: Crisis Communications | Return to Latest News |
 |
| Putting together a playbook for agency life in the post-COVID world is the topic of the two latest video interviews produced by D S Simon Media in partnership with O’Dwyer’s. This week features MWWPR founder and CEO Michael Kempner and Ketchum partner and managing director Tamara Norman. |
Shirley & McVicker Public Affairs is promoting the push against Michigan's lock-down strategy designed to stop the spread of COVID-19. (1 reader comment)
How one PR agency found itself controlling the messages for two high-profile COVID-19 news stories on the same day, proving the adage that there’s no template for a crisis.
 |
| O’Dwyer’s has joined forces with Doug Simon, CEO and founder of D S Simon Media, on a series of video interviews to provide an up-close look at the insights and opinions of some of the most innovative and original figures in the PR field. This week features BCW global president Jim Joseph and Edelman chief operating officer Lisa Ross. (1 reader comment) |
U.S. airlines have begun taking different stances on the issue of passenger face mask requirements, positions that could be met with either public praise or peril.
Rubenstein will help develop messaging for the Coalition for NYC Hospitality & Tourism Recovery, which launched May 13 to promote the Big Apple when it opens for business in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. (1 reader comment)
Weber Shandwick has cut and furloughed staff to counter client cutbacks across various sectors, according to an internal memo from CEO Gail Heimann.
The third negative story in five years has ice cream and frozen treats maker Blue Bell Creameries back in the news and once again struggling to regain consumer confidence.
Publicly-traded companies are facing backlash after taking millions in PPP loans intended for small businesses. Now, the banks that processed the loans have become targets as well, after a series of class-action lawsuits accused these lenders of deliberately leaving cash-strapped small businesses in limbo. (2 reader comments)
The All Americans Movement launches to help minority communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and to counter racist attacks against Asian-Americans.
Reckitt Benckiser Group, maker of Lysol and Dettol, swings into action after president Trump suggests people inject themselves with disinfectants. (3 reader comments)
Professional stock car racing driver Kyle Larson lost his team and his sponsors after using a racial slur during a recent virtual race.
The committee of independent directors of Wells Fargo has hired Harbinger Strategies to deal with ongoing Congressional oversight of the scandal-tainted bank.
Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky is apologizing after statements he made downplaying the potential threat of the COVID-19 outbreak went viral on social media. (5 reader comments)
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a renewed focus in local news, according to a recent report.
Most companies seem to understand the importance of communicating with employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a discrepancy exists between what information employees want to hear and what they’re actually being told, according to a new study.
The speed and scale of the coronavirus pandemic is beyond the crisis plans companies have developed in the past. It’s not business as usual, and the number one lesson in making decisions and crafting communications is to be compassionate. (1 reader comment)
Stephanie Grisham out as White House press secretary after eight months during which she held no regular press briefings. Kayleigh McEnany, 31-year-old Trump campaign spokesperson, will take over for Grisham. (3 reader comments)
New York’s public relations sector has endured the brunt of the layoffs and lost revenues that’ve shaken the industry in light of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new survey. (1 reader comment)
As clients scale back their marketing budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PR firms are reporting an upswing in employee layoffs and salary cuts, as well as terminated client contracts and campaigns put on hold, according to a Gould+Partners survey.
A summary and analysis of how CEOs are positioning themselves in response to the media’s appetite for insight into how businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remote video-conferencing platform Zoom has seen usage surge in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a series of recent privacy and security concerns has the service falling short of users’ expectations.
A leaked memo shows Amazon resorting to brass-knuckle tactics against a former employee who claimed he was fired for organizing a strike at the e-commerce giant’s Staten Island fulfillment center.
| More » |
