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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

This myopic mindset can shut out constructive feedback and imperil organizations — making it imperative to identify shortfalls in a crisis response plan before its flawed protocols become embedded in every level of the organization. Build the camaraderie needed to face crises. Illustration credit: astel design ].

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Can You Prevent Your Next Crisis?

Cision

It’s unlikely that you can do anything to avoid the instant virality of anything remotely salacious or damning to a company, its executives or its brand. Strong reputations are constructed by expert builders knowledgeable in mess age mediums, audience perceptions, timely communications, etc. Is prevention of a crisis possible?

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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

Prohibition

And with social media moving at lightning speed, effective crisis management by your social team can be the difference between a few negative comments and a viral boycott. Avoid using dry corporate remarks while replying to people’s comments or questions. Try to identify any trends in the comments. Keep the conversation fresh.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

What causes a crisis to go viral? You’ll understand how deeply the firm is entrenched in crisis communications, even if you don’t need one right now – or don’t have time to construct one. And don’t forget that there’s a human on the other end of every incident.

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Paid vs organic social – what’s the difference?

Prohibition

Developing high-quality, valuable content while also connecting with corporate partners and community members. Irrespective of how you construct your social media marketing plan, it’s critical to employ a balanced mix of paid campaigns and organic social media. increases the chances of the user converting into a customer.

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4 MARKETING SECRETS FOR VIRAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD EVENTS

MaccaPR

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. Here’s a link to the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS services for brands and corporations: [link].

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

The first phase of study that led to the Excellence Theory consisted of quantitative, survey-based research of more than 300 organisations in Canada, UK and US, including a cross section of corporations, non-profit organisations and government agencies. Other challenges include ethics, power, propaganda and Western bias.