In the past, a business reputation was made slowly and surely over a period of months and years. Public opinion was largely formed through word of mouth when you did business with other companies or consumers in your community. When a news story about your business or one like yours broke, the effects passed quickly …
10 steps to successful crisis communications
It’s easy to tell when a company is caught flat-footed in the face of a public relations crisis. Often, their response is characterized by tone-deaf responses, bland and non-committal statements or, even worse, no response at all. Having a plan in place means that your organization is far better equipped to handle whatever bumps and …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #36: The Big Launch
Continuing our three-part series on Communication – Episode #36 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast focuses on the new product launch — what do you do when you’re ready to launch your new initiative, system, project, or product inside of a company? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba discuss …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #33: Communication and Awareness Strategies
How often does a leader in security, crisis management, or business continuity find that their team is doing great things, but absolutely no one in the company knows anything about it? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk candidly about communications and awareness strategies in the first part …
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Active Shooter Training: Management Essentials
Run. Hide. Fight. These words may not seem like much of a battle plan when it comes to dealing with the threat of an active shooter incident in your business. However, they define the fundamentals of responding to an active shooter, and if your employees and managers do not understand them, fatalities during an incident …
Reacting to a crisis: What your frontline managers need to know
A crisis can come to your company’s doorstep in countless ways. From a data security breach, to workplace violence, to a plain old public relations (PR) disaster, your frontline managers should be prepared to respond to a wide range of incidents with a clear head, and a mind for how to secure your employees, your assets, …
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10 Tips for Reputation Management in the Digital Age
An executive drops a religious comment in an interview; hours later, it spreads on Twitter and Facebook, with many fans swearing never to patronize his establishments again. A woman makes an off color joke on Twitter before getting on a plane to travel overseas; by the time she finishes her 11-hour flight, she has been …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #2 – The McDonald’s Radar Screen
Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser, along with Senior Consultant Jen Otremba, talk about the McDonald’s social media flap from this week, the need for companies to have a “radar screen” through a command center or social media monitoring center, and a bit about crisis management and crisis communications. Show Notes / Links: McDonald’s twitter …
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