CommCore SVP Nick Peters discusses Facebook and Instagram’s fat shaming faux pas in this edition of “What Were They Thinking?”
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What Were They Thinking? Flooding in Paris: Crisis Planning Pays
CommCore SVP Nick Peters discusses how Paris’ crisis strategy is paying off in the midst of the flooding taking over the city.
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Communication and Emotion: How to Connect
Sabrina Horn’s recent article “Loving Communications: 10 Tips to Humanize Your Brand’s Message,” emphasizes inserting more emotion into marketing campaigns in an age when technology tends to dehumanize communication.
This is especially true, she says, when mainstream news media coverage of technology increasingly plays up threats from cyber-crime including data breaches, identity theft, and loss of privacy. Read more
Is Your Crisis Plan Updated for Cyber?
Of all the Crisis categories – natural disasters, human error, ethical lapses, product recalls -Cyber is growing the fastest and exponentially. A report by non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center shows from 2014 to 2015:
- Breaches rose from 783 to 3,930
- Records exposed jumped from 85 million to 736 million
- Estimated financial losses from compromised records leaped from $400 million to $14.9 billion
The report recommends five security principles CEOs should take direct responsibility for.
Read more Andy Gilman Discusses EgyptAir Crisis Communications on Ragan.com
CommCore CEO was quoted on Ragan.com about how EgyptAir missed the mark in their post-Flight MS804 crisis communications.
“In a breaking news situation when people want answers, it is extremely hard to calm down the media and the Twitterverse,” Gilman said. Read more
Andy Gilman Quoted in The Wall Street Journal About LendingClub Scandal
In the weekly column, Andy Gilman discusses how LendingClub is handling its recent SEC investigation. “When you’re caught up in a crisis, management must first figure out which ‘V’ bucket it is in,” says Gilman. Read more
What Were They Thinking?! Al Roker’s Food Allergy Faux Pas
CommCore CEO Andy Gilman discusses the issue with Al Roker poking fun at food allergies in today’s “What Were They Thinking?!”
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What Were They Thinking?! Uber & Lyft Leave the Austin City Limits
CommCore SVP Nick Peters discusses what went wrong with Uber and Lyft’s joint campaign to get Proposition 1 passed.
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