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Crisis Management? Be Human!

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I am often asked how communications can be used to “spin” a crisis. The truth is that it can’t. Often we communicators remind those we counsel that the best reaction in a crisis is to be your own best self. No evasion, no excuses.

This video of a general in the Australian army reacting to a [...]

SXSW: You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing, there will be no result. — Mahatma Gandhi

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Jane Tobler is Vanguard’s Associate Director of External Relations and the presenter for the proposed South by Southwest (SXSW) workshop, How to Waste Money & Piss Off Friends: MKT 201.

In one word describe:

South by Southwest: Buzz-worthy

Communications planning: Potential-Building

Social change: Opportuni-tizing

Finish the following sentences:

My favorite way to waste money is to … help organizations develop [...]

New Health Communication Ideas and Tools Featured at NCHCMM

Just because I couldn’t attend the annual Health Communications, Marketing & Media Conference in Atlanta this year, doesn’t mean I can’t still follow the dialogue. Following the #hcmmconf on Twitter, here are some of the most intriguing thoughts and ideas being shared at HCMMC this year. [...]

Stay Tuned: Live Updates from Media That Matters 2012 Conference

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Today and tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 11, InSites will be covering American University’s Center for Social Media’s Media That Matters 2012 Conference.

The conference brings together socially-engaged media makers to discuss this year’s theme, “Change for Good.”  Throughout the conference, InSites will highlight campaigns, partnerships and strategies that use creativity, innovation and communications savvy to create a lasting [...]

Why the SOPA Blackout Worked

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Photo courtesy of acf_windy on Flickr

When we first posted about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout protest scheduled for January 23, we had no idea that Wikipedia and Reddit (which had planned a January 18 blackout protest) would persuade other sites to join their effort yesterday. According to the Los Angeles Times, more [...]