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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Southwest Airlines’ soft landing. Everyone recalls the PR fiasco United Airlines experienced in April when footage of a dazed and bloodied passenger being dragged from his seat went viral. But consider how Southwest Airlines handled a tricky passenger situation in September. Well handled.

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Wrap Up Post from Issues Management Workshop at #CPRS2014

Melissa Agnes

It also presents risks of viralization and losing very public control. Local and International Laws for Protecting Your Social Media Accounts. There are two reasons that made “United Breaks Guitars” a crisis for United Airlines, rather than an issue: Remember! Can You Sue Former Employees for Social Media Accounts?

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

Amidst the hurricane of PR catastrophes this past year – from H & M’s racist “Biggest Monkey in the Jungle” debacle, Papa John’s CEO attacking the NFL and Uber’s parade of scandals to United Airlines’ nose-breaking, tooth-shattering attack on a passenger, the Oscar “Best Picture is.Oops!”

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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Businesses Should Fight Back Against Online Attacks

David PR Group

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter caught considerable heat recently for her online tantrum about Delta Airlines. She felt wronged by Delta, yet before the airline could even make an apology to her, she started tweeting and tweeting and tweeting her disgust. Here’s the thing, we all make mistakes. They scolded her.

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Is PR To Blame When Apathy Reigns? Part 2

ReimaginePR

In the places where your organization works, profile the local people at their best, having fun, going to work, and engaged in cultural activities. NGOs for these causes need to try to replicate the brief but powerful attention burst given to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and airline crashes.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Beyond PR

Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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