Cardinal Rules of Crisis Communication in the wake of the Paula Deen Today Show interview
Address those who may have been hurt or offended. Acknowledge the hurt you may have caused. Don’t defend the indefensible…
Word of Mouth Marketing – It’s Not Just Verbal Anymore
Word-of-mouth referrals are like solid gold to marketing and communications professionals.
Breaking up with your cell phone
Happy hour with colleagues should be about weekend plans and stories recapping the past week, but all too often, chit-chatting can turn to dead silence in no time because everyone is on their smartphones.
Just because it’s virtual doesn’t mean it’s not real
Several weeks ago, I attended a San Francisco Public Relations Round Table Lunch featuring Kit Yarrow as a guest speaker….
Fineman PR – A Year in Review
This past year, Fineman PR marked another year of success with further development of the agency’s crisis communications practice, especially…
Standing Apart From the Crowd
I was caught ridiculously off guard during a recent new business client presentation. The potential client asked what three qualities…
For Your (Everyone’s) Eyes Only
What do fine wines, James Bond, Wikipedia, venture capitalists, control freaks and online privacy have to do with each other?…