Crisis Communications and Reputation Management

When crisis strikes, time is not on your side.

Your words and actions in the first 24 hours are critical to successfully managing the situation and protecting your brand. Jim Lynch, with three decades of crisis-communications experience, can quickly work with your leadership team to develop a robust communications plan designed to significantly reduce negative publicity, turn around misinformation and effectively carry your message to internal and external audiences.

Jim Lynch has successfully managed a wide range of sensitive, high-profile crisis communications challenges that have garnered state, national and global attention. Among them:

Major healthcare crises
NCAA investigation
Data breaches and IT emergencies
Homicides and accidental deaths
Protests and sit-ins
Prison escapes and emergencies

Weather-related emergencies
Environmental activism
Trademark litigation
Labor disputes and personnel investigations
Government controversies
Unfavorable media coverage

Successful reputation management demands expertise throughout the process, from the minute a crisis breaks. For this reason, leading businesses and institutions pre-engage a crisis communications consultant in order to have an experienced professional, someone already familiar with their organization, leadership and image, ready to step in at a moment’s notice.

Lynch Public Relations can help you develop proven strategies to protect your reputation – on short notice or as part of a long-range plan. If you are faced with a breaking crisis, we will be accessible to you. And we are always available to discuss planning for a “what if” situation. Please call us at 614-832-7295.