“There’s a ‘Fanatical Group of Worshippers’ in Your Stock. What’s Next?”

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Lindsay Frost, Agenda, June 28, 2021 AMC Entertainment Holdings CEO Adam Aron has been actively embracing on Twitter, YouTube and other platforms a new trove of investors who propelled the company’s stock price up more than 300% in the past month. The latest...

Red Corporation, Blue Corporation? Corporate political speech becomes a board issue

by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management

April Hall, Directors & Boards, 2021 Second Quarter After the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, many companies announced that they would halt political contributions, either permanently or for a defined period. Some discontinuations involved a particular...

Felicity Huffman lands 1st acting role since college admissions scandal

by | | Audio & Visual Clips, Crisis Management, In the News, Reputation Management

Good Morning America, December 1, 2020 The actress, who served 11 days in jail after pleading guilty in the Varsity Blues scandal, will star in an ABC comedy as the unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team. “She’s been truly contrite and regretful,...

Franklin Fires Staffer the Day After Park Video Goes Viral

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Annie Massa, Bloomberg, May 26, 2020 The video of an altercation on Monday between a white female executive and a black man in Central Park went viral almost immediately. Within 24 hours, the woman was out of a job. The woman, an employee of Franklin Templeton, is...

‘Sometimes the Crisis Makes the Leader’: Andrew Cuomo and Five Lessons on Leadership

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Kathryn Dill and Te-Ping Chen, The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2020 The nation is watching how New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is handling the coronavirus outbreak, and it likes what it sees. Here’s how five crisis communications experts rate and react to his...

Victoria’s Secret Faces New Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Jordyn Holman and Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg, February 3, 2020 New allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced at Victoria’s Secret as the brand tries to remake its image after years of scandal and slumping sales. Female models and executives were bullied and harassed...