By Dennis Culloton, CEO, President, Culloton + Bauer Luce The entire globe and its leaders are undergoing a massive test of crisis management and crisis communications as we grapple with the global COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic. We’ve seen the worst of humanity over the last several weeks, from stifling public discussion of the outbreak in
The start of the year brought another reminder of the importance of public relations for transportation companies as NPR reported that Amtrak Asked 2 People Who Use Wheelchairs To Pay $25,000 For A Ride. This fiasco comes on the heels of Boeing’s ongoing effort to repair their image after the grounding of their 737 Max
THOUGHTS FROM THE SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL THOUGHT LEADERS By Dennis Culloton When you work at the 2019 speed of business, how do you stay creative and competitive? How do we reach Millenials and Generation Z? How do we get our message out for our clients when legacy news media brands are in the financial red
Culloton Strategies announced today that the public affairs and crisis management firm has rebranded as Culloton + Bauer Luce, adding principal Natalie Bauer Luce as an equity owner. “I am excited to kick off this chapter for our team and to call Natalie my partner. She is simply one of the most skilled communications strategists
Dennis Culloton, President and CEO This is the 30th year of the Chicago Bar Association’s Herman Kogan Media Awards. I’ve been involved since the first year of the program in my newsradio days and now as the chairman of the CBA’s committee. This year’s awards and the current environment highlight the paradox of the news
By Dennis CullotonHerb Kelleher once drank a plastic cocktail glass of soda after he extinguished his cigarette in it on a dare—well, actually a warning—from me. So I hope he will appreciate that I grinned when I read of his passing at age 87 yesterday. At a time when it is trendy in business to be considered
Dennis Culloton, President and CEOMGM Resorts International announced last week they had sued 1000’s of plaintiffs who had sued the company after last fall’s bloody Mandalay Bay Las Vegas shooting. On October 1, Stephen Paddock fired his semiautomatic rifles out his 32nd floor Mandalay Bay Hotel room onto country music goers below killing 58 people
By Dennis Culloton, CEO and president The investigation into alleged collusion by President Trump’s campaign with the Russians –and his protests of “fake news”--has overshadowed what may be the longer lasting impact of Russian meddling in U.S. elections-- the real news that the biggest media companies in the world were grilled on Capitol Hill.Social media giants
By Dennis Culloton CEO, President It’s no secret this space is reserved for Cubs fans and we’ve often used Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s wit and witticisms to illustrate larger crisis communications leadership truths.As we lick our wounds from being eliminated from the National League Championship playoffs by the Los Angeles Dodgers (3 home runs including a
By Dennis Culloton In a week like the one America has just experienced, it seems trite to discuss crisis communications like we do here in this space--everything pales by comparison to the tragedy in Las Vegas. We like to preach that in times of crisis, communicating to your customers and the public is a priority. That priority