Crisis PR

french public relations

France using PR to fight against discrimination

With the swelling numbers of immigrants and fear of militant jihadists throughout Europe, there has been a growing trend toward intolerance from far-right groups. Like many places, France has some views that support both sides of the problem, but within the last couple of weeks, they’ve begun PR campaigns to

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texas lgbt pr

Texas Joins LGBT protest

Even as the presidential race dominates nearly every news cycle, a second socio-political drama is playing out just below the biggest print. As the President presses for a nationwide ban on discriminatory bathroom laws, at least two states are standing in stark opposition. North Carolina has been in the headlines

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Crisis Management Communications PR

Crisis Management Done Wrong

Taking a look at the collapse of Chase Bank Kenya in early April offers information to those wanting to learn about PR crisis management in social media. A team of people at Odipo Dev used their Dive Analytics tool to study what happened on Twitter preceding the fall of a

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Political Funding Public Relations

Crisis PR: When Political Funding Backfires

It’s no secret that corporate profits help fund many of the big campaigns backing elected politicians. This helps large corporations and wealthy owners to ensure the people in power are those which best represent their personal and business interests. However, as at least 45 companies found out recently, this doesn’t

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flint water public relations

Flint Drinking Water Crisis becomes Big Business in DC

According to Greenwire, approximately two dozen entities have been lobbying during the first quarter of 2016 regarding the Flint drinking water crisis. These groups include environmental organizations, law firms, unions, children’s health advocates, and infrastructure groups. Their efforts center around legislation on Capitol Hill providing aid to residents of the

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Putin and Syria Public Relations

World PR: Putin and Syria and their Global PR Reach

In mid-March, Putin announced a withdrawal of most Russian troops and military efforts from Syria. It all looked good – Russia had the opportunity while there to demonstrate several of their new weaponry including long-range cruise missiles and new fighter jets. They also were able to announce they were responsible

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australian government public relations

Aussie government apologizes for smearing charity

The Australian government is offering its most sincere “sorry, mate” to Save the Children Australia for a completely erroneous report that claimed the charity was “inciting asylum seekers to self-harm.” The government offered to settle with an undisclosed cash payment for damages incurred to the charity. There have been a

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Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland Metroparks and Crisis PR

In the last several years Cleveland Metroparks and its CEO, Brian Zimmerman, have enlisted the help of Crisis PR specialists, Hennes Communications (formerly known as Hennes-Paynter Communications), spending less than $25K over those years for the service. Hennes currently charges $400 per hour for their base fee and more for

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animal pr

Walleye Population Decline causes PR Worries for Mille Lacs

From as early as the summer of 2013, Lake Mille Lacs began to experience a decline in the walleye population. The situation did not improve; causing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to act on that desperation in March. This action included banning residents from keeping walleye, and then from

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