Items tagged with strategic communication

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Crisis Management Case Study: Richard III

Feb 6, 2013

(With heavy credit to dear friend and brilliant blogger Eugene Finerman, who mocks history on a daily basis. If you aren’t subscribed to RDA of Irony, do it now.) The news from Britain is fascinating this week: the remains of the Jimmy Hoffa...

Tagged: crisis management, reputation management, strategic communication, crisis planning, media relations, media training

When A Business’ Actions Are The Message

Jul 23, 2012

A recent Lincoln Journal Star article described the dire situation of the Lincoln public golf courses facing an $800,000 budget deficit.  The story outlines the fiscal challenges facing Lincoln public golf courses and how the financial situat...

Tagged: messaging, strategic communication, media relations

Public Relations Basics: Put Your Best Spokesperson Forward

Apr 19, 2012

When a company is involved in an issue impacting the general public and hopes to generate positive public opinion, who is the best person to respond to the hometown media covering the story? Often, for some inexplicable reason, companies turn to t...

Tagged: media relations, strategic communication, public relations, outcome based communication, communication planning

Netflix: when strategy and communication collide

Sep 22, 2011

Recent developments at Netflix are a textbook example of how not to implement strategic communication in an organization. The team at Netflix made a conscious effort to diversify their business into streaming video along with their traditional DV...

Tagged: netflix, quickster, crisis communication, branding, strategic communication, communication counsel