The Bell Pottinger catastrophe is a harsh reminder of the value of values. The British firm co-founded by Lord Tim Bell, to whom the New…
Peter WilkinsonFebruary 6, 2018
Effective crisis PR for sex abuse and bullying allegations starts with a hard truth: we are now entering a painful period for many people, mainly…
Peter WilkinsonNovember 20, 2017
I struggled with the concept for years. It seemed to imply that I should, a) spend less time doing the work I loved while fighting…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 28, 2017
Ian Narev (Commonwealth Bank), Ahmed Fahour (Australia Post), Deb Thomas (Dreamworld) are all defined by events in which they lost control of the narrative. Their…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 21, 2017
There are four common fail points in a crisis The narrative. If the behaviours and key messages aren't convincing, the response fails. The spokesperson. If…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 4, 2017
James Ashby (Hanson’s chief-of-staff) was caught on tape describing a way to describing a way to ‘skim’ money from taxpayers and the party’s candidates. There…
Peter WilkinsonMay 24, 2017
Watching Trump carries lessons for us all, especially for practitioners in Crisis PR. If your boss doesn’t have values grounded in solid foundations, beware. That…
Peter WilkinsonMay 16, 2017
Hilary Clinton: experienced, competent, smart; but sub-par as a leader. Malcolm Turnbull: intelligent, successful, capable; again, failing as a leader. What did JFK, Ronald Reagan…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 5, 2016
We can learn a lot about public relations and how CEOs should manage their companies by watching politicians. Public Relations rule: The vision thing Shortly…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 19, 2016