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How should we respond to negative press or a viral post about our company?

Don't improvise. The first hours decide whether a story dies or snowballs: get the facts, agree one holding statement, and route every response through one voice. Erica Dumas provides emergency crisis communications support — reputation damage control for companies in the news, from negative press to a viral social media post — typically engaged the same day you reach out.

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Erica Dumas

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Erica Dumas is a Los Angeles–based crisis PR consultant, publicist and spokesperson. She provides crisis management help, reputation management and public relations for executives, athletes, entertainers, attorneys, universities and brands worldwide, spanning proactive media strategy and rapid-response crisis communications. Whether you need to hire a crisis communications consultant, place a Tier-1 story, or prepare a spokesperson for a high-stakes moment, Erica shapes and protects the reputations that matter most. For legal, entertainment, athletes, music artists, CEOs and business leaders alike — serving clients across California, New York and Washington, DC, and worldwide.

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