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		<title>Crisis Communications &#8211; It&#8217;s a Mind Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Larsen President – Corpen Group Much has been written on the topic of crisis communications and the related disciplines of issues and reputation management.  Theories and principles have been espoused, phases of action have been delineated and all types of message structures have been proposed.  These are all good things.  These are all important.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/uncategorized/2012/crisis-communications-its-a-mind-game/</link>
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		<title>Stepping up to the Mic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corpen Group President John Larsen discusses how effective media communications during a crisis can help protect your company&#8217;s reputation, brand and share price.   In a special report by Canadian Insurance Top Broker,  John Larsen provides insight into some of crisis communication&#8217;s most fundamental tenents. In the article, author Alison MacAlpine uses the Maple Leafs Foods crisis in Canada [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/uncategorized/2012/stepping-up-to-the-mic/</link>
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		<title>2011 Winner of the Corpen Group Scholarship in Crisis Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corpen Group would like to congratulate Mount Royal University student Jordan Fitzgerald who was awarded the Corpen Group Scholarship in Crisis Communication for 2011. The winner was nominated by the faculty due to his high academic achievement. At Corpen Group, we believe in the importance of investing in the future of the public relations profession [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/announcements/2011/2011-winner-of-the-corpen-group-scholarship-in-crisis-communication/</link>
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		<title>New Adventures With Corpen Group Merger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Larsen, President Well, it’s official; as of today Corpen Group has merged our services with Global Public Affairs (www.globalpublic.com).  This is a big day in the growth of Corpen Group, and we’re all absolutely delighted!  Although I had been thinking for a long time about starting a consultancy that specialized in what I’d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/announcements/2011/new-adventures-with-corpen-group-merger-2/</link>
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		<title>Pride commeth before the communications crisis at RiM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Laurie Griffin How early communications practices at RiM set the tone for their crisis response efforts. RiM just can’t seem to catch a break. Just as the company worked out a compensation plan ($100 worth of free apps) for consumers impacted by the Blackberry outages that swept across several continents last week, Reuters has now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/crisis_communications/2011/pride-commeth-before-the-communications-crisis-at-rim/</link>
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		<title>5 common missing elements in crisis communications plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Leanne Laverick It’s becoming common practice for most organizations to have a crisis communications plan but it’s also common to see crisis communications plans collect dust on the shelf, never to be revisited unless a crisis breaks out. This is a refresher of some of the most common elements we see missing from crisis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/crisis_communications/2011/5-common-missing-elements-in-crisis-communications-plans/</link>
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		<title>Cyber Security, the Communications Expectations and Reputational Consequences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Matthew John With cyber-crime and hacktivism on the rise and with high-profile targets such as Sony and Honda who have experienced numerous, humiliating security breaches, corporations are quickly learning the reputational risks of lax cyber-security and the consequences of fumbling their communications response.    Personal privacy is increasingly becoming a concern for internet users [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/uncategorized/2011/cyber-security-the-communications-expectations-and-reputational-consequences/</link>
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		<title>Helping your crisis communications plan thrive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four elements of a healthy corporate ecosystem By Laurie Griffin Your crisis communications plan is not a silver bullet solution for preparedness. It is also not a bullet proof vest, making your brand impervious to reputational damage. It is not an item on a shopping list, waiting to be checked off once purchased and then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/crisis_communications/2011/helping-your-crisis-communications-plan-thrive/</link>
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		<title>4 Questions Every Crisis Communications Plan Must Answer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Greg Vanier Crisis communications is not business as usual. You and you organization may be everyday communications rock stars, but for most organizations, crisis communications is unchartered territory.  And the way we see it, you have two choices: 1. Cross your fingers, hold your breath and hope nothing bad ever happens 2. Get realistic and put [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/crisis_communications/2011/4-questions-every-crisis-communications-plan-must-answer/</link>
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		<title>Emergency Communications Vs. Crisis Communications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What stays the same? What’s different? By: Leanne Laverick  Just over a month has passed since the forest fires in Northern Alberta consumed nearly one-third of the town of Slave Lake. When the smoke finally cleared, 372 homes were destroyed, leaving many residents with nowhere to go. Community mainstays including the town hall and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corpengroup.com/news/2011/emergency-communications-vs-crisis-communications/</link>
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