
The Five Operating Principles of Crisis Communications
Five operating principles separate crisis communications work that contains a crisis from work that amplifies it. The framework, the failures, the modern additions.

Five operating principles separate crisis communications work that contains a crisis from work that amplifies it. The framework, the failures, the modern additions.

In the age of instant information and hyperconnected communities, any brand can find itself at the center of a PR crisis.

Religious leaders face the most-difficult media environments of any institutional principal. The four failure patterns faith organizations repeat — and what media training has to teach religious principals in 2026.

A positive corporate brand image is crucial for long-term success in today's competitive business landscape.
The OceanGate Titan implosion became the canonical case study in how a niche category loses its license to operate when one operator fails catastrophically. The five-step trust-rebuild framework, what the U.S. Coast Guard investigation documented, and why the lesson extends beyond submersibles.

Businesses can face unexpected challenges in our interconnected world.

This move by State Farm follows similar actions taken by other major insurance companies in the past year.

A social media crisis used to have a news cycle. That cycle is over. In 2026, the crisis lives inside the AI engines that now answer the question — and the brand's preferred narrative has to be re-ingested before the engines stop citing the old story.

During a crisis, brands need a clear and concise response.

Silicon Valley Bank's failure has left the banking market and its customers in an uncertain situation.