The Lothery Blog
Friday, October 29th, 2010
People Before Profits=Less Need for Crisis Communication Plans
It’s been quite a week. First, we learn of a young college student’s death, after he was sent to the top of a more than 30 foot tower to shoot video, and was literally blown over. Then today, we learned …
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Words vs. Tone: Candidates Must Balance the Two
Wherever you are in the country, there was probably an election for some office yesterday. Here in Washington, DC, incumbant mayor Adrian Fenty lost to City Council Chairman, Vincent Gray. The news is nothing shocking, people win and lose elections …
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
A Gun, a “Bomb,” and 3 Hostages = Crisis Communication Time
If you watched television today between 2 and 5 p.m. eastern you watched a real life “Flashpoint” drama unfold before your eyes. In summary, a man with a history of protesting at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, …
Friday, July 16th, 2010
The Internet is “Changing”…Are You Ready?
Do you have an APP for that? What are you doing to prepare for the next information revolution? Experts are predicting that global internet consumption on mobile devices will surpass the same activity on PCs. (Advertising Age, S. Rubel 7.12.10) …
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Mel’s Meltdowns: Lessons Learned
Another day, another meltdown caught on tape for Mel Gibson. Typically, I blog about athletes who get into trouble and executives who score big, or have a huge miss, but rarely do I dip into Hollywood. Yesterday, someone who follows …