CEO Bravado Risks ‘Trivializing’ Geopolitical Crisis

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Frederic Lee, Agenda, August 9, 2024Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has found a new potential opponent in the ring in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who challenged Musk to a matchup after the billionaire questioned Maduro’s proclaimed victory...

Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz Made PR Blunder With Late Apology

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Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg, July 19, 2024CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz co-wrote a book that’s commonly referred to as the bible of computer security. When it comes to crisis management, though, he’s on...

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

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Lindsay Frost, Agenda, June 28, 2021AMC 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...

Franklin Fires Staffer the Day After Park Video Goes Viral

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Annie Massa, Bloomberg, May 26, 2020The 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...

Managing Your Bank’s COVID-19 Communications in Social Media

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Steve Cocheo, The Financial Brand, March 19, 2020Financial institution marketing is changing rapidly as the nation hunkers down with mobile devices, laptops and connected TVs. Isolation, working from home and more screen time than ever puts more importance on what...

Sexual Harassment Reports in Steep Decline After #MeToo Peak

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Jeff Green, Bloomberg, June 17, 2019Public accusations of corporate misbehavior and harassment have fallen to their lowest level since October 2017, when allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement.Twelve complaints...