The Weiner Awards – Recognizing Social Media Darwinism at Work

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[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 horrendously embarrassed yourself using social media?  You send a Tweet, …

Crisis Management Resources for Business from the CDC

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Great example being set by the government org The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has really taken the lead when it comes to government organizations getting on board with online crisis communications and crisis management. For years now, the CDC has been exemplary in its use of web-based education …

Tesla Nails Crisis Management for Viral Car Fire Video

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A demonstration of effective crisis communications Electric vehicle pioneer Tesla Motors has hit a couple of speed bumps this year. First was a dustup with the NY Times, and then one of its vehicles caught fire after a collision and video of the event quickly went viral. What do you …

Booze, Women and another Secret Service Scandal

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Does the Service have crisis management policies in place to cope with misbehavior? Another incident that appears to involve women, sex and booze is further damaging the reputation of the Secret Service, already threatened by revelations related to the scandal in Cartagena. The most recent trouble didn’t start on foreign …

Japanese Airlines Flying in the Face of Reason

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JAL and ANA put unwitting civilian passengers through contested airspace China’s newly declared air defense zone over a disputed area of the East China Sea has drawn the ire of quite a few countries, including the U.S. and neighboring Japan. While it’s not surprising to see the U.S. continuing to …

Crisis Management Quotables…on Setting Goals

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Your efforts are far more effective if you know what you’re working towards It really is incredible how much wisdom from nearly 2,000 years ago can still apply so perfectly to business today. Take this quote from Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the famed Roman philosopher celebrated in the writings of Dante, …

Texas Fertilizer Plant Neglected Crisis Management

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Lack of proper prevention practices led to loss of life Incidents like the devastating explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant are exactly why we push the idea of planning for crisis management so hard, and so often. As was suspected when the federal investigation began months ago, the plant has …