By Tony Balasandiran on June 22, 2011
We’ve recently seen several PR crises amplified or muted by the communications of those in the said situations. The logic behind crisis communications is removing your foot from your mouth, or putting out the metaphorical fire you’ve ignited. Tracy Morgan, LeBron James, and Anthony Weiner have made highly-publicized gaffes, but have had opportunities to make [...]
Posted in Crisis Communications | Tagged Anthony Weiner, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, LeBron James, News Stories, PR, Tracy Morgan
By Tony Balasandiran on December 1, 2010
We live in a viral world, where immediacy can be more revered than accuracy. Lately, we’ve been more and more seeing the power of the viral world of misinformation in action. A good example of this is the recent Michael Jordan “response” to the latest LeBron James commercial. Following last month’s premiere of Nike’s “Rise” [...]
Posted in New Media | Tagged Advertising, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, New Media, Nike, Online Engagement, Social Media
By Tony Balasandiran on July 19, 2010
Everyone has an opinion on LeBron James’ recent announcement. Regardless of your opinion about his decision, we can probably all agree that the buzz leading up to “The Decision” was an unprecedented marketing and branding campaign launched by an athlete. And, given this was one the best free agency classes in NBA history, the ride [...]
Posted in Hot Topics | Tagged Brand Integrity, Brand Loyalty, Branding, Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN, Free Agency, Jim Gray, LeBron James, Marketing, Miami Heat, NBA, New Media, News Stories, PR, Social Media, The Decision, Tony Balasandiran
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