BulletProofBlog the blog on crisis communications

Each week, Bulletproof Blog features exclusive interviews with thought leaders on issues of critical importance to companies and countries. This week, as public companies continue to deal with the effects of the global financial crisis, we interview Glenn Tyranski, Senior Vice President for Financial Compliance at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), who is responsible for the financial reviews of ... READ MORE

Bulletproof’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up offers a compilation of key discussions regarding social media’s increasing relevance to business. Only one month into the New Year and 2010 is already shaping up to be the year of hyper-local, customized Web content. With its constantly expanding location-based capabilities, Twitter has been leading the charge with tools like “Local Trends,” and new features that advance ... READ MORE

Toyota’s decision to halt sales and production of eight of its 10 best-selling models in North America is a costly course of action. But it’s a step the automaker – and the U.S. Department of Transportation – felt was necessary to reassure consumers. The temporary shutdown sent Toyota shares tumbling nine percent on the New York Stock Exchange and erased $13 ... READ MORE

By the end of 2009, there were 133 million blogs worldwide, 350 million people on Facebook, 27 million tweets every 24 hours, and 1.2 billion YouTube views each day. With these staggering statistics likely to grow in 2010, the opportunities to engage critical audiences provided by social media are incalculable as are the forums they provide to manage reputational crises. In ... READ MORE

In this regular feature, Bulletproof interviews top plaintiffs' attorneys for their perspective on the crises likely to affect businesses in the near future. Today we talk to Michael Childress, a founding partner of Childress Duffy Goldblatt, a national plaintiff’s trial firm with offices in Chicago and Florida. Mr. Childress’ experience cuts across a wide range of plaintiff’s issues. He has ... READ MORE

Last month, a largely unnoticed wrinkle emerged in the executive compensation debate that promises to take on added significance in the coming months. Soon, it won’t just be C-Suite pay practices that are under the microscope; the board members who decide executive compensation policy will be in the spotlight as well – though not for the reason many might think. In ... READ MORE