John David
Strategic Communications Consultant, Author, Speaker David PR Group
Media
Social
Biography
John P. David represents people and companies facing online issues, and he chronicles their tales in his presentation:
People do dumb things: A college student’s night on the town goes off the rails and dozens of news stories online now exacerbate his bad decisions. Finding a job more than two years later remains a challenge.
Sometimes you are associated with negative news: A CEO’s namesake son gets in trouble, causing reputational damage for a century-old family business.
And then there are victims:
Subjects of hate blogs and victims of online complaint sites staredown negative search results for years. Sometimes, lives are ruined.
David has more than 25 years of experience in public relations, and his articles on online reputation management appear in the Huffington Post, PR Daily and other trade outlets. His book on online reputation management will be published by Career Press and available in bookstores nationwide in the Fall of 2016.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Author: "How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online"
2016-10-26
Author of new book about online reputation issues.
Huffington Post Blogger
Since 2013, Mr. David has contributed articles to the Huffington Post on variety of marketing, public relations and online reputation topics.
Award Winning Blogger
2014-01-01
Mr. David was earned the first award ever given by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for business blogging. During his career, he has three platinum MarCom awards (highest honor) and numerous others.
Education
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science
Journalism | Public Relations
1990
Languages
- English
Testimonials
CEO
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
John David captivated our conference attendees with both his wit and wisdom, reminding each of us that our lives – and livelihoods – can often depend on our on-line reputations. His thoughtful presentation was spot-on, timely and informative! Mark A. Trowbridge, President & CEO, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Media Appearances
Notes On A Sex Scandal: Rebounding From Disgrace
NPR online
2013-04-11
If Sanford prevails, it makes the rest of his life look a little less cloudy, says David, the Miami consultant.
"If you're the governor of South Carolina and you end up leaving office in this scandal, that's the last thing people are going to remember you for, absolutely, positively," he says. "If you go back and run for Congress, that makes the speaking engagement money a little better or the opportunity to lead an association a little easier for you."
Carnival offering big discounts after flood of bad PR
Today Show online
2013-04-12
Online article regarding bad PR and Carnival Cruise Line.
Event Appearances
Keynote: What's Next for Your Online Reputation
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Goals Conference Coral Gables, Florida
2016-08-26
Speaker: Covert Operations of Reputation Management
Public Relations Society of America Sunshine District Conference Miami
2016-06-17
Author: "How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online
Miami Book Fair International Miami, Florida
2016-11-19
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
Fees
Articles
3 pieces of advice from an online PR 'fixer'
PR Daily2015-06-05
As I develop my own reputation as something on an online “fixer,” I have learned that a huge number of folks have issues with our digital world. The Internet plays a major role in how we are perceived, and many of the challenges facing PR professionals today have to do with online issues. Quickly and steadily, the two worlds are starting to collide.
Crisis Management Begins Online
Huffington Post2015-05-04
We are in a whole new world of public relations crisis management because the Internet is now king.
Communications Strategy 101: Get Your GAME On
Huffington Post2016-01-05
One thing that I often hear from executives is that they want to improve their corporate communications, marketing and public relations, but they don’t know where to start. Perhaps the conversation begins with an executive saying they want a presence on social media, or they want to blog, or they just want to “get their name out there.” How do you do it? How do you develop a communications strategy?
The answer: Get your GAME on.
Being “Off the Grid” May Damage Your Online Reputation
Huffington Post2015-02-10
While rare, I still meet executives whose companies don’t have websites. And many professionals proudly say that they aren’t on Facebook or Twitter and don’t pay much attention to their LinkedIn profiles. They believe that the less information about them online the better, and this is often paired with an opinion that social media wastes time or is invasive. The strategy—if you can call it that—appears to be that they believe they can control what is said about them online by saying very little. They believe that they can be “off the grid.”
Big Mistake
But then something goes wrong, and they find themselves knee deep in an online problem without an Internet presence to leverage in their defense.
