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Hillary Clinton’s Foggy Mountain Breakdown Huffington Post
The Clinton email crisis is two-fold: bad facts and prior Clinton scandals. It’s not about the mishandling of damage control, which he feels is a diagnostic error for which pundits cite the “bungling” of the “handling” as the key reason for the mess.
When Moguls Collide With Politics Huffington Post
Eric Dezenhall looks at how what makes a successful mogul does not necessarily make a successful politician with Presidential pursuits.
Lion-killer dentist: Can his practice survive this? Headline News
Headline News interviewed Eric for his insight on the viral public reaction to Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed Cecil the lion and ensuing backlash to his dental practice.
Defining Damage Control in the Breach Epoch Huffington Post
Eric Dezenhall blogs about how the technology breaches over the last few weeks have replaced product recalls as the crisis management challenges of our present.
Eric Dezenhall at the Newseum
This July Eric Dezenhall spoke at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. With former Assistant Secretary of Defense Torie Clark about handling online attacks on brand and personal reputations. Sign up below to receive updates from Eric Dezenhall regarding speaking engagements and recently published articles. Sign Up Now
Martha Stewart’s Damage Control Win Huffington Post
Martha Stewart, a crisis management success story. Her brand took a hit, but she kept it under control and that’s why it’s called “damage control”.
Put in an Impossible Position, Subway Is Navigating It as Well as Possible, Experts Say AdWeek
Dezenhall quoted in AdWeek regarding the scandal involving Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle.
Symbols and Sacrifices in Post-Charleston Damage Control Huffington Post
Dezenhall maintains that symbols, memes and incendiary statements, once pulled into the controversy, become harder to defend due to the sheer volume of media attention.
Snoozing Through The Cardinals/Astros Hack Huffington Post
“Crisis congestion…and a few other factors” postulates Eric Dezenhall is why the St. Louis Cardinals hacking into the Houston Astros has not become the latest obsessions for both the media and the internet.
Rachel Dolezal and Scandals of Schtick Huffington Post
Review Eric Dezenhall’s latest piece in which he discusses, using recent examples (Rachel Dolezal, Brian Williams, Sen. Elizabeth Warren), what happens to those with “narcissistic investments” in certain identities.