Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4).

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2017

Before talking about building trust after a crisis, let’s at least mention the need to build trust with your clients and customers on an ongoing basis. Part of that will be in friendly and helpful service and part will be in integrity and honesty. Nature of the Crisis. Or if not, more likely to forgive faster.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR of the Falcon Valley Group , recommends: “Check all current plans and update for 2019, including your strategic communications plan, crisis communications plan, and anything else relevant. Depending on their sector, some clients might balk at creating a crisis plan. Cris es – Be Prepared.

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Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Furthermore, when customers trust brands, they are 59% more likely to buy the brand’s products. Read more from the Newsfile Blog , including newswire, SEDAR, EDGAR, PR, IR, media, the latest industry trends and more. Ready to get your press release out there? Just leave everything to us!

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 27, 2019

And of course, the challenge with crisis situations is that seemingly minor incidents need to be handled correctly. Not doing so can be taken as a snub, not taking an issue seriously or caring about customers, or even an indication of guilt. If it’s an unhappy customer, then should you pass it on to customer services?

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Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

At the same time, generation after generation of new media pop up, from blogs to social media to video influencers and more. A company with excellent predictive analytics will have a significant advantage in cost reduction and customer service over a company which guesses at when demand will be highest. Machine Reading.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

The tool has several use cases including identifying the most influential reporters covering the competition or identifying “the most influential voices during a crisis.” She joined the company as a sales associate in 1987 and before her promotion served as the company’s chief customer service officer.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Increased use of artificial intelligence in travel: AI is already being used in various aspects of travel, from chatbots for customer service to personalized recommendations for accommodations and activities. This can include articles, how to start travel blog posts, videos, and social media campaigns.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 29, 2018

Just a couple of months ago, a PR crisis came out of nowhere. Suddenly Tide found itself in the middle of an unexpected PR crisis that it didn’t cause. Takeaway: Not preparing a statement and robust PR strategy before responding to a crisis can lead to serious consequences. To eat or not to eat? Hint: Definitely do NOT eat).

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I am going to share what I learned from this informative chat in two separate blog posts because there’s a lot to be covered. Most schools offer the basic courses such as Introduction to PR, Writing, Research, Campaigns, Case Studies, and Crisis Communications. What courses does/did your school’s PR major offer?

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

This month, AirPR hosted the webinar “How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis.” Moderated by Heidi Sullivan, President of HKSully Consulting, the webinar outlined best practices in the New PR world of rapid-response and all-way communication. From Facebook to Starbucks, no brand is safe from a communications crisis.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 15, 2015

But the best PR agencies also know that “quality content” (pitches, Tweets, blog posts, etc.) Every brand must have a crisis communications plan. Customer service has to work to ensure that public messages and brand promises are ones they can uphold and adhere to, and let PR know if they cannot.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

Then, of course, there’s the crisis communications element. In a hypothetical example of a doctored video depicting racist abuse by a customer service representative in a big brand’s shop, it will be the responsibility of the PR team to communicate that the incident did not occur and is instead a deepfake.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Because other than my limited (primarily to Twitter and the company’s customer service hot line) communications with Pepco, I really had no idea what their efforts entailed. Our crisis communications plan consist of pre-event, event, and post-event reporting guidelines and information. Wanna Subscribe?

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Four years ago, Shankman sold to Vocus his free HARO service, which, at the time , had a user base of 30,000 journalists and bloggers and more than 100,000 businesspeople and PR professionals! Also, consider including a link or two for more context, such as a link to a blog post you''ve authored on that subject. Source: Space Ref ).

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 21, 2018

However, responding with a short, sympathetic reply ensures the customer feels heard and shows your company’s commitment to your customers. Whether it’s a refund, store credit or a discount on their next order, it’s all about turning a dissatisfied customer into a brand advocate.

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David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

Social media and online reviews bring an incredible new level of accountability to the customer service equation. The internet enables consumers to reach out to companies and service providers in brand new ways, and I believe the transparency that exists because of these online tools is a great thing for commerce.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. If you work in issues and crisis it can be especially acute. It’s indicative of the fact that outside of customer service, social media engagement has largely become a paid activity. She always improves my work. That’s thanks to you.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I was being tongue-in-cheek, of course, and they had some good answers (about how agencies can help you scale, and can help you in times when crisis communications are necessary). better, more responsive customer service, or fundraising, or reaching younger stakeholders, etc.). Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Examples of AI Prompts for PR Research Rank the top five best practices for crisis communication in the context of a healthcare industry scandal? For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Crisis Management Effectiveness : Impact of PR efforts in crises.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2017

The $776 million loss in market capitalization from a stock falling 2% will get most airline CEOs out of bed and into the boardrooms, discussing how to prevent this crisis from happening to them. Yes, absolutely, and it starts with an analysis of user generated content. This is the new paradigm airlines are going to have to live in.

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Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2017

The $776 million loss in market capitalization from a stock falling 2% will get most airline CEOs out of bed and into the boardrooms, discussing how to prevent this crisis from happening to them. Yes, absolutely, and it starts with an analysis of user generated content. This is the new paradigm airlines are going to have to live in.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. c) Donald Steel. But today, every one of us, every one of them can have ink by the barrel for free.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

More than half, or 51% of executive surveyed said the public relations or communications department is “is best suited to oversee an organization’s social media efforts.” . The daily PR duties of monitoring news, blog and social media coverage nest neatly with the process of curating content on social media.

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