New Balance shoes is the latest unfortunate victim of the “be careful what you say getting taken out of context” syndrome, aka what happens when your mainstream media interview collides with social media. Read more
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What Were They Thinking? “Pokemon Go”
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
CommCore Presents Crisis Communications Seminar for PRSA
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CommCore Presents Crisis Communications Seminar for PRSA
(Washington, DC, April 25, 2016) – Determining if an incident is an “emergency” or a “crisis” is a crucial step for any organization, CommCore Senior Vice President Nicholas F. Read more
What Were They Thinking?! Texas Updates Its Zika Virus Crisis Response Strategy
What Were They Thinking?! Maria Sharapova Gets Ahead of the Press
CommCore SVP Dale Weiss explains why Maria Sharapova’s proactive press conference could end up working in her favor. Read more
What’s Your Industry’s Trust-Breaker-Issue and What Will It Be In 2016?
For the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, the Trust-Breaker is drug/product prices. For automotive it has always been safety, but today cheating the EPA is just as hot. In banking and finance, it’s CEO’s pay and annual bonuses versus the average worker. Read more
Survey Says: Social Media, Cyber Fears Dominate PR Media Training and Crisis Communication Trends
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Survey Says: Social Media, Cyber Fears Dominate PR Media Training and Crisis Communications Trends
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Oct. 21, 2015 — A survey of Public Relations professionals by specialty communications firm CommCore confirms that Social Media is the prime driver of change in Media Training best practices, and that cyber-attacks and hacking are the greatest concerns of crisis communications managers. Read more
CommCore Quoted in NYT on VW Crisis
CommCore CEO Andy Gilman quoted in New York Times “VW’s Pitch to Americans Relied on Fun and Fantasy” September 27, 2015.
Read more“If your focus is on the brand, the issue comes down to trust,” said Andrew Gilman, the president of CommCore Consulting Group.
Crisis Communications: How to Build the New, Trusted VW: 4 PR Views – PR News
Andy Gilman, CommCore CEO, was recently asked his view on the VW crisis. He states that it will all come down to trust. Read more of his comments and of others in the September 28, 2015 edition of PR News: VW_Crisis_PRNews9.28.15. Read more