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Social Media Darwinism Celebrated by New Award Program

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 10, 2013

[Editor’s note: Today we introduce The Weiner Awards, our way to have a bit of fun while spreading the word that the way you use social media can, and often does, bring heavy negative consequences!  Here’s a teaser from the lead to the release – the full text can be found on The Weiner Awards […]

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Social Media and the Conversation Prism

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 9, 2013

Anything that assists in staying on top of this incredibly fast-moving medium is an asset Think you’re up to date on the social web? This broad term has come to envelop an incredible number of services and platforms, many of which we use every day. A vital part of being a successful businesses these days, […]

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Don We Now Our…Fun Apparel? – Hallmark’s Crisis Management Mess

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 6, 2013

Retailer needs crisis management after changing classic song lyrics for 2013 Keepsake ornament With every holiday season comes a new set of crises, and it looks like we’re seeing our first major Christmas-related reputation hit. Hallmark is taking a ton of heat online due to the ornament shown below, part of its 2013 Keepsake collection: […]

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White House Cans Security Official Over Anonymous Twitter Account

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 5, 2013

“Anonymous” accounts not so anonymous anymore Think using that “anonymous” social media account to trash your job, boss, and coworkers isn’t putting your livelihood at risk? You might want to consider again after hearing this story, from a USA Today article by David Jackson: President Obama’s staff has unmasked and fired a national security staffer […]

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Do’s and Don’ts of Online Reputation Management

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 3, 2013

Protecting your reputation should be a prime crisis management concern We’ve been discussing the impact online reputation has on your organization, and why protecting it is a key component of modern crisis management, a lot recently. That’s why this infographic covering the do’s and don’ts of online reputation management, from MDG Advertising, caught our eye. […]

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Mayhem Tries to Take Down Twitter

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 2, 2013

Did Allstate really try to crash its own Twitter account? Typically, having one of your web pages crash in the middle of a promo is a bad thing, but Allstate actually wanted its @Mayhem Twitter feed to crash as part of a recent social media promotion. If you’ve seen an Allstate commercial recently then you’ve […]

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Princeton Clears Crisis Management Hurdle in Meningitis Outbreak

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 1, 2013

University shows how fast you can find a solution if the need is dire A meningitis outbreak is stirring up concern among Princeton students, faculty, and their families. This isn’t your typical meningitis C, but the far more dangerous bacterial meningitis, which actually kills at least 1 in 10 once contracted. Simple solution, right? Vaccinate […]

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Rob Ford – Too Far Gone for Crisis Management

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 1, 2013

Once in a great while, someone is beyond help when it comes to reputation You may recall the story we covered early this past summer where we discussed claims from two media outlets that they had seen video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine with a pair of drug dealers. Ford and his […]

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Buffer Puts on a Clinic in Crisis Management After Hack

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on November 30, 2013

This is how you do crisis management right Buffer, the popular social media sharing service beloved by power users and community managers, put on a clinic in crisis management after its service was hacked October 26th. Shortly after some Buffer users began to see spam posts go out from Twitter and Facebook profiles connected to […]

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Proving Reputation is Your Most Valuable Asset

By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on November 22, 2013

Protecting your reputation is a prime crisis management concern We’ve said for years that reputation is an organization’s most valuable asset, an assertion backed up again and again by real-life experience. In his Managing Outcomes newsletter, our friend and colleague Tony Jaques recently shared two real-world examples which directly support this belief. Here’s a quote: […]

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Jonathan L. Bernstein, founder and Chairman of Bernstein Crisis Management, Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of crisis management – crisis response, vulnerability assessment, planning, training and simulations.[Read more ...]


Erik Bernstein is president of Bernstein Crisis Management. Erik started with BCM in 2009 as a writer and subsequently became social media manager for the consultancy itself as well as for a number of BCM clients before moving to the president position. [Read more ...]

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