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Jonathan & Erik Bernstein

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Define Your Goals for Social Media

What do you want out of social media? Every successful voyage needs a defined goal…

Organization Development

SOPA Strike

Bernstein Crisis Management will not be active online today in protest of the proposed PIPA…

Organization Development

NY Times Pays for Errant Email

Oops! The New York Times thought it was sending an email to a few hundred…

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Can Apologies Be Funny?

Going against convention boosts J&J’s brand reputation Apologies are supposed to be serious. If you’re…

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Don’t Let Reputation Damage Become Disaster

You can’t cover up, so just come clean Crisis management can be like presidential politics:…

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Social Media Impacts Customer Service

Does the evolution of tech and communication mean our methods must drastically change? Social media…

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Rumor and Innuendo

Counter rumors with fact You can’t assume that everything you read on the internet is…

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Are You a Crisis Manager?

Answer these simple questions to find out Find yourself stopping blooming Facebook crises in their…

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When Share Price Puts a Value on Brand Reputation

The following guest article, by crisis consultant Tony Jacques, puts some hard figures behind the…

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Role Responsibility

Know your plan and play your role Every company has a organizational chart – a…

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GM’s Crisis Management

High marks for the automaker’s crisis management Late last month, General Motors sparked comparisons to…

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Kansas Gov. Bungles Social Media Crisis Management

What NOT to do Just as with businesses, it’s smart for prominent individuals to set…

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Crafting the Ideal Apology

Say you’re sorry like you mean it It’s common to make mistakes. What’s far less…

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Bring On The Hate

How a dose of negativity can help your organization The natural reaction for most people…

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BofA Gets Brandjacked

Would you be ready to respond? Google Plus Pages for businesses and brands are barely…

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Are You Vulnerable?

If you answered no, you’re fooling yourself. Even those in the most benign of industries…

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