Smooth crisis management from the Obama administration The U.S. Presidential race is heating up, and with it comes the opportunity to observe crisis management situations on a grand stage. When the oil-rich Koch brothers launched a multimillion dollar attack ad against the Obama administration, a response was required (remember, allowing …
The Crisis Show Ep. 3 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
What’s going on in crisis management? Have you caught The Crisis Show yet? Every week, Jonathan Bernstein, Melissa Agnes, and Rich Klein combine their talents to pick apart the good, bad, and straight out ugly crisis management stories that are making the front page. In the third Crisis Show, our …
Smartphone Growth Dramatically Increases Crisis Management Threat
110 Million smartphones are watching! In 2007, just under 3% of the U.S. population owned a smartphone. Today, it’s 35%. Nearly 110 million Americans. A more-than-tenfold increase in five years! Those astounding figures from comScore Data Mine have profound implications for your organization’s crisis preparedness. Out of any crowd of bystanders, a …
Talk to Your Online Community in Times of Crisis
Crisis management calls for constant communication One of our most-used sayings here at Bernstein Crisis Management is, “in the absence of communication, rumor and innuendo fill the gap.” Never has that been more true than now, where the line between accredited media member and amateur e-reporter is almost completely blurred. …
They Call it an “Ambush”
Crucial crisis management advice for a common conundrum Editor’s note: Many thanks to crisis management/community relations pro Judy Hoffman for allowing us to publish the following article. Perhaps you have heard the term “ambush interview.” It can mean several different things to media trainers like myself. The dictionary defines ambush as …
The Crisis Show Episode 2 — All the News that’s Fit to Criticize
Three pros bring crisis management to your computer or tv, live and archived The Crisis Show’s second episode is up for those of you who missed the live broadcast last night. This week, hosts Jonathan Bernstein, Rich Klein, and Melissa Agnes had plenty of fodder. To kick things off our …
FedEx Gets Crisis Management Right
High marks for reputation management via YouTube Early last month, FedEx came under fire when video of a deliveryman literally hurling a computer monitor over a customer’s fence went viral. Although the video drew millions of hits almost instantly, FedEx’s crisis management team wasn’t far behind. Taking the sage path …