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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

They didn’t trust the bank. The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. The preceding cryptocurrency meltdown toppled a bank or two and reminded us of the financial ghosts; and Uncertainty. They lost confidence.

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Why Your Technology Company Needs PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A high-impact PR program can be a technology company’s greatest asset – provided it’s well conceived and skillfully executed. Mark Cuban famously advised against it for most early-stage companies, and for some it’s simply premature. Here’s how any tech company can benefit from the right PR campaign.

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Navigating New Terrain: SEC’s Cyber Incident Reporting Rules and What They Mean for Public Companies

5W PR

million in 2022, and companies need to be aware of the latest technological and regulatory trends to ensure a baseline organizational readiness to keep the company on strong footing and assuage the concerns of their many stakeholders, namely investors. These companies will have to file an 8-K form with the SEC.

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PR Lessons From The Biggest Failures of 2023

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

After the outcry from the company’s most important stakeholders — both investors and its workforce — the Board members were replaced and Altman’s position restored. It was a comedy of poor communication on top of a structure that no longer worked for a company with its growth goals.

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Crisis Avoidance Strategy: Neighbour of Choice

Melissa Agnes

By Garth Rowan, Communications Consultant and member of the Agnes + Day Crisis Intelligence Team. When you can’t change who you are or what you do; when your business is the type that no one wants; what are your options to build up credit in the trust bank should a crisis strike? Crisis Prevention Food for Thought'

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6 Reasons Your Tech Company Needs PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A high-impact PR program can be a technology company’s greatest asset – provided it’s well conceived and skillfully executed. Mark Cuban famously advised against it for most early-stage companies, and for some it’s simply premature. Here’s how any tech company can benefit from the right PR campaign.

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What Shadow Banking Means for Your Financial Services PR Program

Shift Communications

The Rise of Shadow Banking. As expected, the “big” banks offer something in all of these areas. Many Silicon Valley and New York based startups like Venmo or Betterment have filled service gaps that were either traditionally owned by financial services companies or abandoned due to lack of vision or profits—with great success.

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