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McEwen McMahon is a strategic communications consultancy offering clients the very highest caliber of public relations wisdom. Founders Robert McEwen and Preya McMahon have more than 50 years combined experience advising C-suite officers on all aspects of reputation management. Bob and Preya have lead award-winning campaigns for clients ranging from small start-ups and non-profits to blue chip brands including 3M, American Express, AT&T, Bausch & Lomb, Coca Cola, Federal Express, Ford, General Motors, Hallmark, Kellogg, McDonald's, Microsoft, and United Airlines.

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Feb 18, 2013 | PR News | Comment (0)

  A very instructive webinar hosted last week by the information security consultancy Kroll and the law firm of Baker Hostetler helped illuminate the public relations implications of the Executive Order on Cyber Security announced during the State of the Union address by President Obama earlier in the week. Among many other worthwhile insights, the point was made that direct embrace of this issue by The White House marks a sea change in the landscape of how we think about information security.  For the past decade, the predominant concern was identify theft, and of course that remains a very real…

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McEwen is a tremendous asset to have in a crisis situation. He brought insight, experience and perspective to our communications strategy at a critical time for United Airlines on September 11, 2001 and in the challenging months that followed. When the biggest reputation and crisis issues are in play, he's a great guy to have at the table."
Andy Plews
McMahon has excellent communications skills and is a highly creative thinker but always ties this thinking back to specific objectives that deliver a great ROI in both brandvalue and market share.
Nick Segger

PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A DATA BREACH

Among the multitude of risks posed by data insecurity is a company’s reputation. So how can organizations prepare to communicate effectively in case sensitive information ever is compromised? NetDiligence President Mark Greisinger spoke with Robert McEwen of McEwen & McMahon to find out.  

  • Reputation/Issues/Crisis Management

    Wise business leaders understand that reputation is a financial asset, and should be considered every bit as tangible on the company balance sheet as inventory. The trusted advisers at McEwen McMahon understand the cause-and-effect relationship... read more »

    CEO/Executive Positioning

    We live in an era when management scandals seem to arise with the regularity of the sun and CEOs always bear the brunt of blame regardless of whether they personally are at fault. The much-publicized disparity between average CEO compensation... read more »

    Traditional And Social Media Relations

    It often is said that news reporters and editors see it as their role and responsibility to "comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable". Since successful business enterprises usually are perceived as being "comfortable", the news media often regard them... read more »