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, on the heels of the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Loss Prevention Conference and EXPO, we interview Ellen Davis, NRF Vice President of Industry Public Relations. During her tenure at NRF, Ms. Davis has been responsible for evaluating NRF positions on ... READ MORE

Last week, Bulletproof Blog launched the Weekly Web Wrap-up - a compilation of key discussions in the media regarding the relevance of social media in business. This week's list of top five digital media articles highlights companies tapping into online resources to condition the marketplace. These executives understand the two-way discourse the Web provides for testing and refining messages with key ... READ MORE

Since my article for Forbes.com was posted yesterday, debate over whether South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford should resign has grown and festered, confirming our view that he accomplished nothing in his press conference except to fan the gathering flames. No such debate has raged over the suitability of Nevada Senator John Ensign remaining in office, nor is it likely to. ... READ MORE

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the National Retail Federation's Loss Prevention Conference in Los Angeles - and if one point was driven home for me more than any other, it's that retailers operate in an almost perpetual state of crisis. During my session with NRF Communications Vice President Ellen Davis, and in the conversations I had with ... 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 Stephen D. Susman of Houston's Susman & Godfrey LLP. In the decades since his landmark 1980 victory, in which he won an award in excess of $550 million for victims of a nationwide ... READ MORE

This summer, the energy industry stands at a crossroads. The global warming debate is all-but decided. Another summer of surging prices is likely on the horizon. Action in Washington on myriad energy issues seems like a forgone conclusion.   In this month's edition of Levick's e-newsletter, High Stakes™, we examine the foremost communications challenges facing four pillars of the energy industry -- ... READ MORE