In the first half of 2013, according to Swiss Re, natural catastrophes and man-made disasters caused insured losses of $20 billion. Including non-insured losses the January-June total was $56 billion of total economic losses.
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When Silence Is Not Golden
For a public-facing retail business, silence in a crisis can only worsen things by creating a crisis of confidence with customers, the media, public safety officials and other stakeholders. St. Louis-based regional grocery chain Schnuks is finding out the hard way. Read more
The After-Crisis Analysis. Did it work?
It’s always easy to analyze a crisis in real time. But how do you measure the success of the crisis communications? Simple. Is the story still in the news? Read more
Video Blog: “A tale of two universities”
NEGATIVE HEADLINES: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROACTIVE MEDIA RELATIONS AND MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT
Most people know intuitively that eating healthy food is a good thing; one generally doesn’t associate a negative news headline associated with it. But at a time when the state of the economy has consumers tightening their family budgets, the questions is, at what price will they still opt for healthier fare?
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Passing the Red Faced, Smell Test
If you have never heard the term before, this means you are in a crisis double whammy. Most PR and Crisis experts recommend that if an action, project or activity will cause embarrassment, then think twice before going ahead. Read more