LANE PR’s president Wendy Lane Stevens recently spoke at the California Banker’s Association Conference. Wendy discussed the challenges banks face these days, but she also highlighted the power of public relations and how financial institutions can manage their reputation.
Additionally, Wendy left behind a crisis communication tip sheet, and we thought it was worth sharing.

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Many years ago, we were fortunate to work with Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. You may know of Bob under one of his many guises: businessman, philanthropist, farmer, educator, historical preservationist and author. His commitment to Oregon and his leadership in every venture is unsurpassed. Bob is an example of true integrity. It’s this integrity that [...]

This week, a number of LANE PR folks joined one of our clients, Consumer Cellular, at the Oregon Food Bank. They volunteered their time and packaged over 23,000 pounds of oranges into bags for individual family distribution.
Consumer Cellular has been volunteering at the Oregon Food bank since 2007 and have a combined total volunteer hours [...]

There’s always so much going on at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! This Saturday, the campus will open its newest exhibit, Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight.
The exhibit examines the contributions of some of the most important African American aviators from the past and present who helped make the dream of careers in flight [...]

I have a confession and it won’t surprise anyone who knows me personally: I am not the baking kind. I can cook enough to keep myself fed, but I really don’t think baking is in my genes. However, sometimes duty calls and a client needs a cake baked. Who knew the PR world could bring [...]