The highly anticipated meeting of Facebook’s CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg before the Congressional committee surprisingly turned into an anti-climax. Some news sites tried to decode Mark’s Zuckerberg body language; others reserved their criticism for the ill-prepared senators. All said and done, the no-news result was a huge victory for Facebook and its PR team. […]
What Not To Do During A PR Crisis
PR professionals and military personnel are much alike; they practice during peacetime to be battle-hardened during an emergency. Some even go the extent of simulating a fake PR crisis. When things are normal, the PR team can help organizations build a positive reputation. But when disaster strikes, they take charge and hammer out a plan […]
Facebook Woes Show Need for Crisis Comms Strategy
The social networking giant lost more than $80 billion in stock value since the latest data scandal. But Facebook’s woes go beyond the rise and fall of stock prices and strikes right at the necessity of having a solid crisis communications strategy and team… The recent Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data revelations have had a […]
Oscars 2018: PR Lessons From Hollywood’s Biggest Night
From Jennifer Garner’s epiphany to Jimmy Kimmel’s funny take on the envelopegate gaffe, there was plenty of entertainment this year. An Academy Award (or even a nomination for that matter) automatically translates into big bucks and an even bigger career for the people involved. But there’s more to the glitz, glamour and the razzmatazz of […]