For the past couple of months, there has been a windfall of sexual harassment and assault allegations coming out of Hollywood, Washington, the media, and more spaces.
Sue Jacobson is the co-founder of Jacobson Strategic Communications and an expert on strong PR and communications. She joins Cheddar to explain why responding quickly in these situations is so important. Jacobson argues that companies should have a plan in place ahead of allegations and news. That way, she says, leadership has a framework to effectively and properly assess allegations and repercussions.
And strong communications is not only important reactively, it is just as important proactively. Jacobson has served as a communication director on recent presidential campaigns. She gives us some insight into President Obama's successful run explaining that it was successful because the campaign knew to focus on small, locally-based offices. By building out offices and campaign centers across different states, the Obama campaign was able to grow a name, brand, and loyalty.
Salary is usually the deciding factor in a job search. Cheddar News' docuseries, "Ready 4 Work," highlights this and much more as it follows six people on their job-hunting journeys and how income is the main goal.
The Federal Trade Commission has begun notifying people that they may be entitled to some claims from Fortnite after a settlement from alleged deceptive business practices.
The Federal Reserve continues to meet over monetary policy but is expected to hold rates steady.
Eli Lilly is suing 10 medical spas, wellness clinics and compounding pharmacies across the country for allegedly selling cheaper counterfeit drugs.
Brenda LaManna, founder and president of Damselfly Flowers, and Warren Schorr, senior vice president with Crayola, joined Cheddar News to discuss how and why the famous Crayon company is launching an online flower business.
Ed Egilinsky, managing director and head of sales and distribution and alternative with Direxion, joined Cheddar News to discuss how short-term traders are preparing for any forward-looking guidance from the Federal Reserve about any potential rate hikes. Egilinsky also discussed how traders are looking at the overall banking sector for the short-term.
Mark Spoonauer, global editor-in-chief with Tom's Guide, joined Cheddar News to get a sneak peek at some of Apple's new products that are set to be released to the general public, including the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch.
Stocks rose Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's continued two-day meeting on its monetary policy.
Kraft Heinz said Tuesday it's recalling more than 83,000 cases of individually-wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because part of the wrapper could stick to the slice and become a choking hazard.
California regulators on Tuesday ordered one of the country’s oldest bottled water brands to stop using some of the natural springs it has relied on for more than 100 years to market its products throughout the western U.S.
