Imagine a story so ridiculous that it’s almost hard to believe. But one person believes it and posts it. Then it starts making the rounds. Then a second outlet picks up the post. Now you have an event getting ready to happen. What
Read More →When you’re as big as Big Red (aka Indiana University), there’s limited worrying about brand recognition. But crisis communications? That’s another matter. Indiana University’s Mark Land spoke at the Hoosier PRSA luncheon recently in a brief give-and-take with Inside Indiana Business Host Gerry
Read More →LinkedIn’s Crisis Communication group has a thoughtful conversation going about Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s press bashing. In case you missed it, The AP reported that LePage was playing with an F-35 cockpit simulator on a tour at Pratt & Whitney, U.S.-based aerospace manufactuer when
Read More →INDIANAPOLIS—Kyle Communications, a media and public relations firm based in Indianapolis, added three new awards to its portfolio from the Hoosier Chapter Public Relations Society including the coveted “Best of Show” for crisis communications planning. The Pinnacle Awards, presented May 15, 2013, at
Read More →Issuing a public apology when media expose ill-advised life choices is not only necessary, it’s an absolute must to survive in business, politics – and as Lance Armstrong is finally realizing – in sports. How the banned cyclist’s public apology plays out will
Read More →For Best Use of Company Time for Social Media Marketing No one can be on social media ALL the time. But the average user now spends about 15.5 hours each month on Facebook alone (comScore.com data). Imagine the influencer count when you start
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