Media Relations

When it comes to even a hint of a recall of a children’s product, a delayed statement is like gasoline on a fire.

Dave Hogan discusses two new investor-friendly social media sites that are helping investor relations pros deliver earnings announcements to wider audiences.

Dave Hogan discusses two new investor-friendly social media sites that are helping investor relations pros deliver earnings announcements to wider audiences.

With more than 100 million members and an IPO that values the company at more than $4 billion, LinkedIn has become a popular outlet for driving brand awareness that deserves more attention from PR pros.

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ president reacted swiftly and effectively to a player’s incendiary tweets.

Apple’s failure to take a proactive approach to its recent data-tracking issue was a missed opportunity.

With their fingers on the pulse of stakeholder awareness, PR professionals are uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of an organization’s name change.

As the economy slowly picks up, major media coverage of the top 100 U.S. corporations (tracked Dec. 2010 – April 2011) is decidedly positive, particularly management-themed stories—despite their low share of voice. Could it be… Continued

As we’ve seen recently, a serious crisis puts serious pressure on executive leadership. And, sadly, the same denial-based crisis response pattern repeats itself far too often.

For most PR pros, being prepared for crises is a major staple of the discipline. IR professionals, however, often don’t have an effective crisis management plan in place.