Crisis PR: The Never-ending Toyota Recall Story
When you read news that Toyota is recalling about 1.53 million cars globally you can only wonder: why are they still making cars?
10/22/2010
When you read news that Toyota is recalling about 1.53 million cars globally you can only wonder: why are they still making cars?
A printing company has filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods’ manager Theodore Forstmann, claiming he used inside information to place wagers against his own clients — including Woods.
Who is going to be BP’s new PR head, and what will happen with Andrew Gowers? One can only speculate.
Just when the congregation of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church could use divine guidance, Bishop Eddie Long is emmersed in scandal. According to the news from Atlanta, two congregation members accuse Long of using his position to get sexual favors. Long’s attorneys deny the allegations, but regardless Long’s ministry will
The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, a private school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has decreed a social media blackout for the week.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint it made against a public relations firm Reverb Communications which accused them of using employees to pose as ordinary customers and post reviews of video games on Apple’s iTunes store. The settlement and requires Reverb to delete all misleading reviews and
A nightmare for authorities and construction workers, the 9 day traffic jam in China which might be prolonged for up to a month is a gold mine for local entrepreneurs selling food and other goods to the drivers stuck on the interstate to Beijing in the Heibei Province.
“Leading Under Pressure: From Surviving to Thriving Before, During and After a Crisis”, the new book by Erika Hayes James and Lynn Perry Wooten, analyzes recent major PR crises such as the BP oil spill, the Toyota and Tylenol recalls, or the collapse of the banking industry, to better explain
On Friday last week Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.’s Mark Hurd resigned as chief executive officer (CEO) amidst the accusations of sexual harassment investigation. The claims against Hurd and HP are from a former marketing contractor. Hurd met with the rest of the Board of Directors and they decided that he should
Is Tony Hayward BP’s biggest PR problem? Hardly. He is a PR liability. But at this point, any action BP takes will be scrutinized and dissected.
