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Crisis Communications: It’s Not Just Another Line on a Law Firm’s Website

In recent years, it seems nearly every PR firm now claims to offer crisis communications. If an agency already sells marketing plans, product launches, social media, branding, employee engagement, investor relations, and digital marketing — it’s all too easy to simply add “crisis communications” to the list, often without experienced professionals to back it up. […]


7 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Crisis Communications Firm

Crisis communications is a sub-specialty of the public relations profession that is designed to protect and defend an individual, company, or organization facing a public challenge to its reputation. Crisis communications is aimed at raising awareness of a specific type of threat, the magnitude, outcomes, and specific behaviors to adopt to reduce the threat. – Wikipedia Over the last […]


Battling the Waves: How a Crisis Communication Playbook Keeps Your Organization Afloat

From FTI Consulting… They say “failing to prepare is preparing to fail”, but in today’s world of growing and varied crises, what does real preparation look like? We’re told to “expect the unexpected,” but how does that translate into tangible actions to protect businesses and organizations when the stakes are so high? In Turbulent Waters, Trusted […]


Crisis Communications: Before, During, and After Disasters

By Dan Stoneking, Dr. Joseph V. Trahan III, Scott Thomsen, and Justin Graney, writing for Homeland Security Today In all the years that we’ve published Crisis Communications Today, we don’t believe we’ve ever written “This is a MUST-READ.”  This one is. Which came first, the classroom or the disaster?  It doesn’t matter.  They are interwoven […]


If You Attended One of Our Seminars in the Last Few Years, We Can Help Arrange for You to Receive One Free Credit Hour Towards a Graduate Certificate in Crisis Communications

Are you ready to elevate your career and become an indispensable asset to your organization? Ohio University’s prestigious Scripps College of Communication offers an exceptional opportunity that could transform your professional trajectory. Through an innovative partnership with Hennes Communications, if you recently attended a seminar with Bruce Hennes, you can receive one free credit hour […]


Speaking Out or Staying Silent: A Guide to Creating Communications Plans for Bars

By Nick Hansen, writing for The American Bar Association “If you can see it coming, it’s not a crisis,” said Bruce Hennes, CEO of Hennes Communications, to audience members at his 2024 Bar Leadership Institute workshop “Speaking Out or Strategic Silence? Organizational Approaches to Issuing Public Statements.”Hennes, along with (now former) Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association […]


The Skill Set That Got You Into the C-Suite Isn’t Necessarily the Skill Set You Need to Manage a Crisis

By Bruce Hennes, Hennes Communications It’s a simple fact: Controversies today are tried in the Court of Public Opinion more often than the Court of Law. News now breaks first on social media, with traditional media sweeping Twitter/X, Facebook and YouTube for leads. Whether your organization is immersed in crisis or dealing with a hot-button […]


Cyberattacks: Must-Haves for a Crisis Communication Plan

By Julia Petryk for PRNews This spring, the second-largest telecommunications company in the United States, AT&T, fell victim to cyberattacks, twice. These breaches led to hackers accessing call records and messages from over 100 million people. At first, the company concealed information about the data breach, but once it became public, AT&T’s stock value dropped—potential losses […]


How Can PR Protect Companies During a Cyberattack?

By Edge Editors for Dark Reading Question: What value do public relations experts bring to a company during a cybersecurity incident? Ronn Torossian, founder, 5WPR: The threat of a cyberattack is ever-present, making cybersecurity a top priority for organizations of all sizes. But when a cybersecurity incident occurs, it’s not just IT systems and data that are […]


Consortium of State School Boards Associations Names Hennes Communications as Preferred Provider of Crisis Communications Services

We are pleased to announce that Hennes Communications has been named Preferred Provider of Crisis Communications Services for the Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA). COSSBA represents 25 state school boards associations across the United States, serving more than 7,700 local public school districts. About Hennes Communications Founded in 1989, Hennes Communications is one […]


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