In ‘The Fundamentals of Crisis Communications (I)’, we outlined the importance of crisis communications and its various aspects. In this post, we are going to take a look at what can happen when an organisation faces a crisis without a proper crisis communications plan in place. The early stage of a crisis is especially crucial. […]
The Fundamentals of Crisis Communication
Crisis communications is hugely important for any organisation. “It is imperative for all organisations to have in place a very robust crisis communications management programme,” says Paul Dillon, senior associate at Baird’s CMC and crisis communications veteran. “While all areas require crisis communications strategies, certain industries are more vulnerable, including healthcare, food, mining, heavy industry, […]
The Changing World of Development Aid: New Technologies
One of the aspects of development we at Baird’s CMC will be watching with particularly close attention this year is the application of new technologies. “Looking to the future, there will be significant opportunities in this field, particularly with the delivering of health. Things like telemedicine and e-health, for instance, have the potential to be […]
The Changing World of Development Aid: Post-MDG Landscape
“With the Millennium Development Goals slated to reach their end point next year, I think 2014 is going to be a landmark year of sorts, in that we’re likely to see a new chapter being written in the discussion about overseas development aid,” explains Paul Dillon, senior associate at Baird’s CMC and a veteran in […]
Corporate Reputation and Risks: Elements of a Successful Strategy
In our recent posts on this topic, we discussed some of the essentials of reputation management and risks, the repercussions of not having an effective reputation risk management strategy in place, and the role of the CEO. What are the characteristics of a successful reputational risk management approach? The mistake many companies make is focusing […]