Red Banyan crisis PR experts Evan Nierman and Mark Sachs’ new cancel culture book was recently featured in an article in ParklandTalk. The article defines cancel culture and highlights the complexities surrounding the phenomenon. The duo address this cultural debate in their newly released book,...
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Red Banyan crisis communications expert Kelcey Kintner – in an article in The Drum – weighed in on the Anheuser-Busch PR disaster that occurred after the company teamed up on an NCAA March Madness sweepstakes with popular transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The partnership sparked divisive...
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Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman eulogized his friend and mentor, Washington PR legend Richard Levick in a recent article in The Hill. Mr. Levick died on April 11, 2023 from cancer at a hospice in Bethesda, MD. He was 65. Evan noted that...
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Cancel culture expert Evan Nierman, the CEO of the global PR firm Red Banyan, discussed the power of comedians and their ability to shape public perceptions in a Newsweek article entitled, “When Comedians Become Cult Leaders.” “Comedians enjoy an elevated status because they are often...
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Cancel culture expert and author Evan Nierman discusses in The Hill a new effort to cancel Hollywood A-lister Will Smith, this time using 7-year-old comments the actor made months before the 2016 presidential election. Thanks to the media, a 7-year-old YouTube clip of the actor denouncing Trump...
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In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, Red Banyan Senior Vice President Kelcey Kintner – in an article in Fortune – noted some specific flaws in the bank’s crisis communications. Kintner argued that the bank spilled too much ink painting “a rosy...
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Why is a new “anti-cancel culture” comedy club in Texas making headlines these days? Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman discusses the reason in an article in The Hill that explains why the need for such a venue is a worrisome development. Comedy Mothership,...
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Accused in 2019 of staging an elaborate hate crime hoax, actor Jussie Smollett will be back in the public eye as his legal appeal winds its way through the courts, Red Banyan Vice President Kelcey Kintner told Fox News. Revisiting the troubling details of his...
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Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman discusses in a recent article in The Hill the canceling of Haitian soccer executive Yves Jean-Bart and his reinstatement to the Haitian Football Federation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Jean-Bart had served two decades as President...
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Red Banyan Founder and CEO Evan Nierman first crossed paths with PR giant Howard Bragman 11 years ago shortly after he opened his own PR agency. Bragman, a PR legend and champion of LGBTQ+ rights, took Evan’s call when he didn’t have to. In the wake...
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