O’Dwyer’s knows PR. When it comes to identifying powerhouse agencies in the industry, it’s the one stop shop for news, jobs and rankings. BoardroomPR appeared in O’Dwyer’s 2017 Guide to Crisis Communications. During a crisis, time is of the essence. The crisis management team at[...]
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There’s a saying among parents and pragmatists: Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? Now the question is: Why do politicians – when facing crisis communications or a public relations issue – seem to miss the mark? Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton[...]
Read moreBOARDROOMPR COO DON SILVER SPEAKING ON CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS AT THE LEGAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION’S REGIONAL CONFERENCE
July 22, 2016
BoardroomPR’s Chief Operating Officer Don Silver has been selected to speak on crisis communications at the Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Chapter’s (LMASE) Regional Conference in Orlando. The session titled, “Handling a Crisis in Your Firm- It’s Not If, But When,” will go over challenges law[...]
Read moreProfessional tennis player Maria Sharapova served up an ace of a lesson last week in humility, personal responsibility, and smart public relations – one any South Florida business executive may learn from. When confronted with a failed test for the newly banned drug Meldonium, she[...]
Read moreWith the deception revealed, Volkswagen’s reputation is in flames in what can only be seen as a classic, even colossal crisis P.R. situation. What can a Fort Lauderdale public relations or marketing firm learn from the automaker’s wreckage? Consumers, regulators, investors, even dealers recoiled when[...]
Read moreTHE REDSKINS MAY NEED TO RETHINK THEIR CRISIS MANAGEMENT GAME PLAN
September 11, 2015
The Washington Redskins are getting into some serious social media drama. For those of you who haven’t been following the latest Redskins debacle, here’s what’s happening: Quarterback Robert Griffin III was named the starter in February. Because he suffered from a concussion and has not[...]
Read moreBoardroomPR COO Don Silver was interviewed by Palm Beach Post reporter John Pacenti for a story on a South Florida hospital that had been under fire by CNN and a local activist regarding high mortality rates in its specialized pediatric heart surgery unit. He discussed[...]
Read moreSubway Scandal Started Sooner Than We Thought
July 15, 2015
This past week the media has been flooded with stories regarding Subway’s spokesperson, Jared Fogle, and the FBI raiding his home in a criminal investigation. This situation was a PR nightmare for Subway. What we are now learning is the investigation started back in April,[...]
Read moreIn today’s day of electronic media pushing stories out further than ever before, it is sometimes incumbent upon companies that wish to get their version of a story out to do their own paid public affairs campaigns. While this is not always the answer, there[...]
Read moreWhen you get the facts wrong, is it always a lie? And does it matter?
February 12, 2015
NBC News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended for six months for not telling the truth about being fired upon while in a helicopter in Iraq. But did he tell a lie and thus undermine his credibility as a journalist? Or did his memory fail[...]
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