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The Hurricane No One Saw Coming

Waxing UnLyrical

In all the chatter over Hurricane Irene (which, thankfully, left everyone I know as well as myself more or less unscathed), a hurricane of its own tore through the public relations world on Friday: VMS (Video Monitoring Services of America, LP) has closed its doors. Maybe a hurricane waiting to happen?

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4 Corporate Communications Lessons From Hurricane Harvey

PRSay

Nearly six months after Hurricane Harvey slammed Houston late last August, we Houstonians can look back and derive important lessons about preparing for a major natural disaster and managing its aftermath. When my family undertook major renovations on our house in 2014, we began by interviewing several contractors. Find your allies.

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The Cherry on the Cake

Maxim Behar

Voice-over: Tonight, the Seychelles are docking at the “The cherry on the cake". Maxim Behar: Hello, my name is Maxim Behar and tonight I'm the host of "The cherry on the cake". Maxim Behar: Hello, my name is Maxim Behar and tonight I'm the host of "The cherry on the cake". Maxim Behar: Are there hearts of palm? Salesman : Sure!

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In Praise of Freedom

Waxing UnLyrical

you probably heard of the unbelievably harsh storm – a super derecho or land hurricane, see pic – that hit many of us, particularly on the East Coast but apparently as far into the country as Indiana, this past weekend. Storm clouds gather. Even if you don’t live in the U.S., For us, it was Friday night (June 29).

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Credit Union Times: CU Crisis Planning Essential

Reputation Us

From cyber attacks, to hurricanes, to mergers gone wrong; the negative headlines seem to rule the front pages in media outlets across the CU world. I’ve had people who will call me and say, ‘Anthony, I saw you talk six months ago. manage a crisis when criminals attached a skimming device on an ATM, siphoning funds from member accounts.

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2017 in Review: Disruptions Drive Rates Up

Ryan Foran

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. Extreme weather (including Hurricanes Harvey and Irma). By January 2017, I saw clear signals that the 18-month freight recession was over , and spot market rates started to climb in earnest. E-commerce. Electronic logging devices.

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My Business Is 20 Years Old! 20 Lessons for Longevity

Solo PR Pro

I can’t really wrap my brain around it, but there’s one thing I know for sure: that’s a long time! In 1995, the first entirely computer-animated film, Toy Story , made a splash; OJ Simpson was on trial for murder; Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette won Album of the Year at the Grammys; and Crane Communications was born.