This week, the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations held its board meetings in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I accepted an invitation to serve on the advisory board this year and was glad to provide PRSSA’s perspective on the Center’s projects. I can assure you that this board has the best of intentions for our student society and the public relations […]
This weekend, PRSSA captured the knowledge of a true industry pioneer. Best of all, the interview with Lawrence G. Foster is captured entirely both on film and in print. Foster, the former Corporate Vice President of Johnson & Johnson, implemented a crisis plan during the 1982 Tylenol crisis that is viewed today as a benchmark in crisis communications. Nearly 25 […]
PRSSA is taking an active role in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Tylenol crisis communications plan and we’d like to include our members as much as possible. Please take note of the action item at the bottom of this post. If you’re not familiar, Tylenol suffered a crisis in 1982 when seven people in Chicago were killed with cyanide-laced […]
