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Crisis Communications: When “Heads Down” is the Right Strategy

Clients seeking crisis communications advice often ask: Should we keep our head down, or get out in front of the crisis? This question applies to all types of clients: corporate, Read More

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Mastering Crisis PR Strategies: A Guide for Corporate Counsel

On Friday, March 7, 2025, Stacy Bettison, founder of top Minneapolis public relations firm BETTISON PR, taught a continuing legal education course for corporate and in-house counsel at the Minnesota Read More

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The recent MPPOA lawsuit has brought to light a serious breach of private data and, importantly, public trust.
MPPOA Lawsuit: Breach of Data – and Public Trust

A recent lawsuit filed by Madel PA on behalf of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) has brought to light a serious breach of private data and, importantly, Read More

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Bettison Presents Crisis Communications for Lawyers CLE

On April 17, 2024, Stacy Bettison joined Professor David Cleveland and co-panelist Chris Schmitter ’13, Chief of Staff at the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan Read More

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Crisis Communications Checklist: Workplace Accidents and Fatalities

Careful management and communications during a workplace accident or fatality helps everyone. Wherever you live, you probably have seen news of a workplace accident or, unfortunately, even a fatality. Workplace Read More

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Crises are complicated. But crisis communications should be simple.
Crisis Communications: Simple is powerful

Life is complicated. Business is complicated. Crises are complicated. Crisis communications, however, should be simple. Why? Because they are most effective when simple and straightforward: this allows people to understand Read More

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Crisis Communications: Finish your mission

I took this picture of my daughter, Nina, yesterday. No filters, no editing. Certainly there are some photographic flaws. But viewed broadly, it’s a simple and beautiful photo: girl, paddleboard, Read More

The Power of Words: Silver-Lining

In 1634, John Milton, an English poet and intellectual, wrote “Comus”, a masque about two brothers and a sister who get lost in a journey through the woods. In the Read More

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