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Deep South Crisis Manager: We're Back!
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Friday, July 27, 2012. It's been awhile since I posted. That's because I spent the past year in an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of my city, Natchez, Mississippi. During the campaign, I focused on attracting voters rather than new clients or professional relationships. I continued to consult, just not to pursue business development in a systematic way. Please see our Web sit...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: April 2010
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Tiger Woods' Master Class. Now that the dust has settled somewhat on. It is useful to look back and see what lessons can be taken from a communications standpoint. Here are a few:. Communications won't fix everything. Having a good image to begin with helps. Do not think you can control the media. The truth is going to come out. This too shall pass.
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Deep South Crisis Manager: August 2010
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Monday, August 30, 2010. I'm an Adult: Treat Me Like One. When a Mom sees her teenage son standing before her, pawing the ground with the bottoms of his shoes and staring intently at their tops, she knows something is up, right? We propose the following maxim to any company that must tell its customers or others news they’re not going to want to hear:. Mergers and acquisitions...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: April 2008
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Public Opinion and the "Anchoring Effect". By Bill Furlow and Davilynn Furlow. Furlow Communications, LLC. A recent Atlantic Monthly article reminded us of the importance of telling your story on Day One of news coverage of any controversy or crisis. While estimates of Iraqi dead have ranged from 81,020 to one million, the number that is most frequently...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: No Guarantees in Life
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. No Guarantees in Life. We often remind clients that crisis communications is an art, not a science. Even with the benefit of experience, we never know exactly how choosing one course of action over another will work out. The Hewlett-Packard/Mark Hurd soap opera underscores the point. Whether the board made the best decision in firing Hurd is beyond ou...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: I'm an Adult: Treat Me Like One
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Monday, August 30, 2010. I'm an Adult: Treat Me Like One. When a Mom sees her teenage son standing before her, pawing the ground with the bottoms of his shoes and staring intently at their tops, she knows something is up, right? We propose the following maxim to any company that must tell its customers or others news they’re not going to want to hear:. Mergers and acquisitions...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: Help for When You Must Think on Your Feet
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Thursday, October 21, 2010. Help for When You Must Think on Your Feet. Although some crisis situations can – or at least should – be foreseen, many cannot. We recently updated the card, which is a quick way to focus on what needs to be done in the early moments of a crisis. The advice it contains can help avoid a disastrous public gaffe. Here are some excerpts from the card.
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Deep South Crisis Manager: When You're Sued, Never Say "No Comment"
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Friday, July 27, 2012. When You're Sued, Never Say "No Comment". Most executives and attorneys are much more sensitive to the need for good crisis communications than they were when I began consulting in 1995. One thing that has not changed, though, is their propensity to refuse to comment on news stories about lawsuits. Smith Electric Co. sued Stanton Brothers Industries ...
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Deep South Crisis Manager: October 2010
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Deep South Crisis Manager. The blog of Furlow Communications, LLC, specialists in crisis and strategic communications consulting. Thursday, October 21, 2010. Help for When You Must Think on Your Feet. Although some crisis situations can – or at least should – be foreseen, many cannot. We recently updated the card, which is a quick way to focus on what needs to be done in the early moments of a crisis. The advice it contains can help avoid a disastrous public gaffe. Here are some excerpts from the card.