by John Hellerman | Nov 19, 2013 | Crisis, John Hellerman, Litigation, Reputation
Grading the Statement is a periodic feature on Sound Bites in which we judge the effectiveness of news releases and other public statements. In the Where’s Waldo? series of books, young readers are challenged to find a wackily dressed Waldo character in crowd scenes...
by John Hellerman | Nov 12, 2013 | Crisis, John Hellerman, Law, Litigation, Reputation
Freshfields recently conducted a survey of more than 100 senior crisis communications professionals from 12 different countries, including the U.S. The report demonstrates persuasively that many corporations are not prepared to handle potentially damaging “digital...
by John Hellerman | Aug 15, 2013 | Crisis, John Hellerman, Law, Litigation, Reputation
Grading the Statement is a periodic feature on our Blog in which we judge the effectiveness of news releases and other public statements. Russells Solicitors had a plum assignment. As legal counsel to J.K. Rowling, the British firm was party to the publishing secret...
by John Hellerman | Jul 18, 2013 | Branding, John Hellerman, Reputation, Social Media
Just last month, we applauded appellate attorney Theodore Boutrous (@BoutrousTed) for embracing Twitter. Well, its time CEOs do too. The Washington Business Journal recently found that, “only 2 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are on Twitter, and only a small fraction of...
by John Hellerman | Jun 5, 2013 | Branding, Case Study, John Hellerman, Law, Reputation
Situation/Objective: When Pravin Rao joined the law firm Perkins Coie, he brought a wealth of government experience. His young career already included stints as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Branch Chief, and...
by John Hellerman | Apr 29, 2013 | Branding, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Reputation, Social Media
Along with InsideCounsel, our friends at Greentarget and Zeughauser Group have issued the 3rd edition of their excellent survey examining how in-house counsel use new media and digital tools. The 2013 In-House Counsel New Media Engagement Survey reveals that more...
