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, with the industry-leading blog tracking service Technorati having just released its “State of the Blogosphere 2009” report, we interview Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra on the evolving impacts that blogs have had on business in 2009 – and what we ... READ MORE

Bulletproof’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up offers a compilation of key discussions regarding social media’s increasing relevance to business. The big social media news this past week was the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s new rules governing how companies can use social media and celebrity endorsements to market their products and services. With this new set of rules in place, it  is ... READ MORE

From day one, lobbyists have been squarely in President Obama’s sights as he set himself to the task of “changing the way business is done in Washington.” His first concrete steps included an Executive Order aimed at closing the “revolving door” and imposing strict rules on “gifts.” He then loudly proclaimed that “no lobbyists need apply” when it came to ... READ MORE

On Tuesday, regulators and corporate compliance officers from top companies around the world gathered at the Eighth Annual Corporate Accountability Conference in London to discuss the most pressing issues, trends, and challenges that are evident in today’s complex global regulatory environment. If one thing is clear after listening to many of the leading compliance experts at work today, it’s that ... READ MORE

As of yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will now be watching the online space for signs that advertisers masquerading as independent third parties might be taking advantage of the millions of consumers whose buying decisions are increasingly shaped by social media. The FTC will be monitoring blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and myriad other platforms for violations of new rules aimed ... 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 Thomas R. Ajamie, managing partner of Houston, Texas-based Ajamie LLP, a global litigation firm equally distinguished on the defense and plaintiffs’ sides of major cases. As plaintiffs’ counsel, the firm has, in the ... READ MORE