Crisis Management

Data security incidents are causing consumers to think twice about doing business with brand victims. That’s why PR should be front and center in pre- and post-security crisis efforts.

Understanding the pressures that your leader faces daily will help communicators become trusted strategic advisors.

The Yahoo communications team could have been more consistent and transparent in communicating with employees during its crisis involving (now former) CEO Scott Thompson.

Integrating Twitter’s free and paid offerings is an underused way to reach a wider group of users or spark engagement from existing followers.

Anticipating potential hurdles and creating functional backup plans are keys to overcoming on-site event problems—which are almost guaranteed to happen at large-scale events.

Three PR agency heads discuss the issues that come into play when deciding whether or not to take on a controversial client.

As a rash of crises threatens corporate reputations and leadership, organizations must prove their commitment to cooperate with authorities and work toward resolutions.

Invisible Children’s CEO responded quickly and efficiently to public critiques of his organization, but there are times when a quick response to a crisis can serve to inflame rather than cool down a situation.

The news that Johnson & Johnson’s longtime CEO Bill Weldon is stepping down as of April 1 has the business world buzzing: Is the 63-year-old Weldon’s departure and the appointment of Alex Gorsky as the… Continued

In a PR crisis for the ages, Katie Paine gives Susan G. Komen for the Cure mostly failing grades, while Planned Parenthood gets excellent marks for its response.