Why You Should Avoid Instant Messaging Services for Emergency Communications

A communication plan is absolutely critical in a crisis environment. During a crisis or disaster, the decisions you make,…
Continue reading »Crisis Stress: Part 4 – Concentration, Memory, and Focus

In the first three parts of this short four-part essay series, I briefly summarized some of the…
Continue reading »OSU vs. Urban Meyer vs. The Law

Firestorm encourages thought leadership across a variety of industries. We are pleased to share insights from guest…
Continue reading »Crisis Communications: Context and Clarity

I recently saw, on social media, a political cartoon from 1941 with a question from the person…
Continue reading »Church Mutual Sales Conference

Church Mutual is hosting a Sales Conference April 10, 11, 12 outside of Chicago, IL and Firestorm…
Continue reading »Delta University Tragedy – Communications Load Balancing, Load Testing and Dark Websites
The day after thousands of people gathered for a candlelight vigil memorializing a professor killed by a…
Continue reading »Finding Problems – Big Ones and Little Ones

I recently read Michael Roberto’s book, Know What You Don’t Know. Spoiler Alert!! The core message from…
Continue reading »The Crisis Manager of the Year is the One You Never Hear About – But Don’t Tell Fortune Magazine.
Fortune Magazine selected General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, as the Crisis Manager of the Year. The reasoning…
Continue reading »Supporting Employees in a Crisis – What Do We Do Now?
Ann SanCartier, Firestorm Expert Council Member and Employee Crisis Planning Expert, discusses ways organizations can meet the…
Continue reading »When Crisis Communications IS the Crisis – AT&T Experiences Widespread Outage
What is your Communications back-up plan? By Guest Contributor, Genevieve Williams, Founder Joplin Tornado Information Facebook Page…
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