New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been a rising national level political star discussed as a possible contender for the 2016 presidency. However, recent revelations in the investigation of suspicious lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee have taken a toll on...
Read moreOver the past several days we at Red Banyan Group have been asked repeatedly what we make of the imbroglio involving fired public relations executive Justine Sacco. For those not familiar with the details, Sacco sent a short and highly offensive tweet from her personal...
Read moreLast week, Lululemon generated an additional round of criticism and confusion.Following Chairman and Co-Founder Chip Wilson’s insensitive comments last month about women’s body types, the executive stepped down from his position. In a concurrent announcement, Lululemon named Laurent Potdevin, formerly of Toms Shoes, as its new CEO....
Read moreThe past year certainly had its fair share of image crisis and public relations challenges, particularly among public figures. So much so that Forbes recently released a list of the year’s biggest career crashes. The diverse inclusions range from athletes to politicians to journalists, many of whom have...
Read moreAt Red Banyan Group, we feel it’s critically important to stay abreast of the latest news in the crisis communications industry, which we often discuss and analyze on our blog. In a similar fashion, Inc. Magazine recently released its list of the “Worst Brand Scandals of 2013.”...
Read moreA new study released by the University of Missouri School of Journalism found that communicating on Facebook during a crisis improves public attitude toward the brand in question. Research participants’ perceptions of fictional groups in crisis significantly improved after they read Facebook posts from the...
Read moreEarlier this month, Red Banyan Group Founder Evan Nierman was interviewed by D.C.-based healthcare publication Inside Health Insurance Exchanges about the Obamacare PR crisis and the healthcare.gov damage control efforts. Now available online, the article calls upon Nierman’s professional insight as a crisis PR expert. Nierman discusses and the Obamacare...
Read moreRed Banyan Group has closely followed the Lululemon public relations challenges of the past year. From the company’s initial “pantsgate” scandal to unflattering reports that stores were asking customers to literally bend over for their refunds to the exit of the company’s Chief Product Officer, Lululemon’s crisis management has already...
Read moreSeveral months ago, Red Banyan Group posted a crisis PR blog entry about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine. The article explored Ford’s less-than-ideal crisis management responses to media covering the issue. Ford attacked the members of the press who had accused...
Read moreLeading crisis management firm Red Banyan Group was once again called upon for its expert opinion on one of the hottest communications topics of the day – the failed rollout of HealthCare.gov. RBG Founder and Principal Evan Nierman was interviewed recently by Washington-based, healthcare publication Inside...
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