The #MeToo movement shook up the entertainment industry with back-to-back accusations of sexual abuse and misconduct by many of Hollywood’s household names. As some of these men, are now reportedly planning their return to the public sphere, can reputation management experts help reboot their careers?...
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We are excited to announce the promotion of Vlad Drazdovich to Senior Account Executive at Red Banyan. In Vlad’s almost three years as an Account Executive at the agency, he was able to secure numerous pieces of earned media coverage in top local and national outlets...
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Since Harvey Weinstein, more than 70 high-profile male executives and celebrities have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct. As Lucia Graves of The Guardian notes in her recent piece titled “How Famous Men Toppled by #MeToo Plot Their Comeback,” some of these men are now contemplating ways...
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If you are planning on getting your afternoon coffee fix at Starbucks today, you should hurry up. The cafe chain is closing its stores nationwide starting between 1-2 p.m. today for four hours in order to put nearly 175,000 of its U.S. employees through racial...
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Manhattan lawyer, Aaron Schlossberg, has made national news recently after being recorded arguing with a sandwich shop manager and making anti-Latino comments because some of the employees were speaking Spanish. “Your staff is speaking Spanish to customers when they should be speaking English,” the attorney...
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Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School prom torpedoed into a PR crisis when a caged tiger was wheeled into the center of the room to entertain the students. The “Welcome to the Jungle” themed spectacle didn’t end there. Other surprising animals in attendance included birds, a...
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Social media worked itself into a frenzy this week when “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively made some drastic changes to her Instagram account. The famous actress and popular social media influencer deleted all of her images and unfollowed everyone on her account, including even her...
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Allegiant Airlines has recently come under fire following a blistering report by CBS’ 60 Minutes, thatcriticized the Las Vegas-based air carrier’s safety track record. According to 60 Minutes, Allegiant Airlines stood out among other airlines for having a higher number of reported mechanical incidents, including aborted takeoffs, rapid...
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Can sexual harassers redeem themselves and make a career comeback? And if they can, what should the path to public forgiveness look like for those accused of inappropriate behavior? This was the topic of CNN’s Headline News during Carol Costello’s show Across America last week featuring crisis PR...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently sat in front of Congress for a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committee hearing, following the company’s recent privacy scandal. Perhaps affected by the intense interrogation, somehow Zuckerberg left a cheat sheet of the talking points he had prepared for the hearing...
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