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The Business Journals Turns to Red Banyan® Founder Evan Nierman for Expert Crisis Management Analysis

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The tumultuous times impacting American Apparel have been the focus of a series of stories by the highly-regarded National Business Journals. Reporter Hilary Burns has authored a series of excellent in-depth reports on efforts by the company’s new leadership to turn the company around.

For her most recent story she interviewed Red Banyan® Group Founder Evan Nierman to get his expert analysis of the company’s public relations efforts.

The piece is entitled “Expelling Dov Charney: The next big battle in the fight to turn American Apparel around”. It can be read here on the National Business Journals website.

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