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5 Tips For Responding To Negative Online Reviews

The Hoyt Organization

Negative reviews can be an opportunity to showcase excellent customer service and improve your online reputation , but only if you respond to them correctly. Move Difficult Conversations To Private Channel While addressing negative online reviews publicly is critical, try to delve deeper into each customer’s issues privately.

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Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology

Sword and the Script

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A crisis situation presents abundant challenges for public relations and business leaders, not the least of which are the critical first communications. The tone of the language, the medium of the message, and its timing contribute to public perception of a company’s management of the situation. Facebook dodges blame.

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Don’t Fear The Robot: Why AI Is Good For PR And Marketing

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Entrepreneur and presidential contender Andrew Yang has used his 15 minutes to warn us of the hollowing-out of key industries like retail, customer service, and trucking as a result of AI. So, why aren’t we lucky creative services types taking advantage of this? And the heart of public relations is in storytelling.

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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. The media has been aggressively criticized by the president, and public trust in the press hovers at 41%, according to Gallup. The Winners. Mainstream media.

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7 Signs Your Company Is Ready To Step Up Its PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At a certain point, most small businesses outgrow their first forays into public relations. These early arrangements can include a junior in-house employee or possibly a “shared” situation where the PR function is wedged into marketing or even customer service. But we in public relations do.

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. Others are loyal because of a good experience with product quality or customer service. Public relations programs are designed to bring such values into the public conversation. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

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