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Crisis PR Lessons From The Iowa Caucus

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Newspapers camp out there, journalists and bloggers embed with campaigns, and the cable news shows ramp bring on more pundits and plan hours of airtime in anticipation of a newsworthy outcome. And poor communications by the Iowa Democratic party made it worse than it needed to be. But it’s definitely a mess. What went wrong?

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Crisis PR Lessons From The Iowa Caucus

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Newspapers camp out there, journalists embed with campaigns, and the cable news shows bring on more pundits and plan hours of airtime in anticipation of a newsworthy outcome. And poor communications by the Iowa Democratic party made it worse than it needed to be. It’s a classic case of what not to do in a crisis situation.

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KFC Crisis Response Is A PR Win

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s not the worst reputation crisis that can happen to a food chain (just ask Chipotle ), but for a chicken restaurant to run out of chicken not only opens to door to competitors, but it makes its management look incompetent. in its response to the mini-crisis. And who wants to eat at a place run by. Well done, KFC.

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Maxim Behar for Capital Newspaper: The Crisis Have Made Us Better Experts

Maxim Behar

Leading PR expert and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Inc. Maxim Behar shared in an interview for Capital newspaper how the pandemic affected his company and team, how he managed to retain and increase its clients, what role social media play in communications today and how he defines the PR business in 2022. " Of course not.

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How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis

Onclusive

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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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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A Great Example of Transparency in the Midst of an Uncomfortable Situation

HMA Public Relations

Participating in media interviews during a crisis situation allows individuals to tell their side of the story and let the public make up their own minds.