I have uploaded the Reputation Defence Masterclass brochure and registration form to my blog for ease of access. Just visit the link: http://deonbinneman.wordpress.com/events/reputation-defence-masterclass-reputation-risk-mitigation/ What: Reputation Defence Masterclass (Reputation Risk Mitigation)This two-day Johannesburg-based Masterclass provides comprehensive and practical coverage of all aspects of implementing reputation risk management & protection frameworks and is based on more than […]

A Fire Drill in Toronto, Canada not only created panic, but it brought with it unwanted publicity. CNN reports that Police in Toronto, Ontario, received a call at 10:47 a.m. reporting that several armed men had entered the Bickford Centre, an adult education center where adult literacy training and other courses are held.Officers responded to […]

Today’s activists have a new set of tools at their disposal. Mobile phones with cameras, Blogs, Twitter, Youtube….The video link below explores the use of technology in the context of human rights violations. FORA.tv – Spotlighting Human Rights: Digital Photography and Video It raises issues of mobilization, the use of communities of practice and the […]

In Reputation Risk, a run on a bank is what bankers fear the most. This is when customers lose confidence in the bank due to transgressions, rumors or other reasons. Too many depositors removing funds at the same time can cause a bank’s demise. Today the tools exist with which damage can be caused quickly […]

Did you know that you are sitting on a goldmine? Yes, your contact database is a goldmine from an information & sales point of view. I am sure that you have heard the saying that it is 6 times more expensive to get a new client than it is to get a new client. So […]

Dr. Laura Schlessinger tells the following story: "Guy comes to the guru in the road and says, "Guru, which way is success?" Guru points off silently, because gurus don’t talk when they’re wearing white robes. Guy goes off in that direction and then you hear SPLAT. Guy comes back, a little bloody, a little worn, […]

Following the African National Congress’s win in South Africa’s general elections of 22 April, Jacob Zuma is to be sworn in as the country’s fourth president of the post-apartheid era. The inauguration ceremony will take place on the 9 May 2009 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Dealing with large scale international events as well […]

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to its second-highest level Wednesday, indicating the outbreak of swine flu that originated in Mexico is nearing widespread human infection. Dr. Margaret Chan, the U.N. agency’s director-general, said the decision to raise the alert to level five on its six-point scale means all countries "should immediately now […]