By David Chavez, President & CEO, ProSports MVP Yesterday, NBA center Jason Collins became the first male athlete in a major professional sport to admit he is gay. The 34-year-old, a free agent who...
Reese Witherspoon and Crisis Communications
By Steven Fink, President and CEO, Lexicon Communications Corp. I don’t know whether Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon has read my latest book on crisis communications, but she has...
The Sandy Hook Tragedy: Effective Communications in Critical Times (Teleseminar Recor...
Editor’s Note: This teleseminar was originally published on January 14, 2013, on CommPRO.biz In the Green Room With Gerard Braud Teleseminar Recording On-Demand REGISTER SESSION...
Reflections on Recent Crises
By Deborah Radman, APR, Editorial Director, CommPRO.biz Amid the heartbreak of every tragedy we always hear, “No one ever thought it would happen here.” The “never happen here” attitude creates...
Scandals and College Sports: At the Tipping Point?
By David E. Johnson,CEO, Strategic Vision, LLC College sports has taken a hit over the past several weeks. While scandals in college athletics is nothing new, the number of PR black eyes that it...
Pope Resigns; But It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to Susan’s post, “The Vatican Speaks Out, or Does It?“. By Susan Tellem, Partner, Tellem Grody PR Yesterday, Italian time, Pope Benedict XVI...
Burger King Twitter Account Hacked: A Whopper of a Mess
Editor’s Note: Originally published on February 18, 2013, on CommPRO.biz By Gerard Braud In 2013 there is no excuse for such failed crisis communications. Any and every company should be ready to...
Effective Communications for Your School’s Shooting
By Gerard Braud Do the communications surrounding school shootings drive you nuts? The repetitive communications failures are enough to drive a communications specialist insane. While the debate over...
One Month After Sandy Hook: Effective Crisis Communications In Critical Times
Publisher’s Note: In the month since the Sandy Hook tragedy, communications professionals continue to lament, “No one every thought it would happen here.” The “never happen here”...
Superstorm Sandy’s Impact on NYC PR Pros: Free Public Service Webinar Featuring Crisi...
Critical Mention is pleased to partner with Edelman, JetBlue and BDI to provide the PR and marketing communities a free public service webinar that will share the crisis communications lessons learned...
Wagging the Dog: Penn State’s Crisis Offers Guidance to Other Universities and Instit...
By Michael Fineman, President, Fineman PR Penn State isn’t the only NCAA major conference school with serious public relations issues related to their athletic department. Athletic programs are fraught...
Be Prepared: What the Batman Murders, Warner Bros. and the Boy Scouts Teach Us
By Susan Tellem, Tellem Grody Public Relations After doing PR and crisis management for 30 years, nothing surprises me anymore. Instead of assigning blame, I’m guessing the murders at a midnight...












