If you are a busy lawyer swamped with the demands of a heavy caseload, it’s understandable why a call from the media might be the last thing you want to address. It makes sense to be wary of reporters, but it is also important to...
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Evan Nierman, Founder and CEO of global crisis public relations firm Red Banyan, discussed actor Alec Baldwin’s lack of preparedness in a Washington Post article on the actor’s recent involuntary manslaughter charge. Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 on the movie set of...
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Crisis management for colleges should be an essential part of every educational institution’s strategic public relations plan. When it comes to safeguarding college students, crisis preparation is a mandatory step that no college can afford to forego. Creating a crisis response plan takes thought and...
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When a law firm lands a big client, the lawyers assigned to the case focus their energy on researching strategies to defend their client. However, if the case is high-profile or controversial, it may draw the attention of the media. And knowing whether you should...
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Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman recently spoke with CBC News Network about William and Kate’s royal visit to the United States, the bubbling tensions across the pond, and the pending controversy surrounding Harry and Meghan’s upcoming Netflix docudrama. In the interview, Evan notes...
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Red Banyan CEO Evan Nierman discusses in The Washington Post why the no-longer secret affair of married anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes on ABC’s “GMA3” matters to the Network and its viewers. The Daily Mail recently published an in-depth investigation that outed the secret...
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Red Banyan brand expert Dave Quast weighed during a recent discussion on Hollywood “nepotism babies,” telling Fox News Digital that the “built-in” advantage of having parents whose friends include successful producers and directors certainly doesn’t hurt. “Obviously, if someone can audition for producers or directors...
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As the popularity of social media continues to grow, higher education crisis communication planning has become more urgent than ever. All someone must do is hit “send” and bad news can spread at the speed of light via the internet. No matter if the “news”...
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When it comes to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, Red Banyan CEO Evan Nierman urges patience. In an article in The Hill, Evan says Twitter users should wait to see what kind of changes Musk actually institutes before jumping ship. Just days after the transaction closed,...
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Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman recently spoke at Southern Methodist University in Dallas after being invited to meet with students to discuss crisis communications. Nierman, the author of Amazon bestseller Crisis Averted and a go-to crisis PR source for the media, visited the...
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