Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As a PR professional, you are most likely focusing on trying to enhance your company’s reputation. This means that avoiding PR communication mistakes is probably high on your list of priorities. This means that avoiding PR communication mistakes is probably high on your list of priorities.

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 15, 2014

For example, last autumn, an initiative by British Gas, which is owned by FTSE 100 group Centrica, to use its Twitter account to promote customer service was greeted by hundreds of tweets pouring scorn on the company’s decision to raise energy prices ahead of winter.”.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

An absurd amount of businesses, of all different industries and sizes, are losing reputation and major revenue from well planned and highly impactful defamation attacks. These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

Let’s take a look at how brands should use the tools available on social media to mitigate a PR crisis and move forward to re-establish the brand’s reputation. Depending on the severity of the PR crisis, it could take some significant action to woo customers and fans back into the proverbial trust circle.

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Axia PR

JUNE 1, 2020

Customer service is hard. If you have poor relationships with customers and clients, it can even permanently tarnish a company’s reputation. To avoid that and strengthen customer relations along the way, here are three tips for responding to a crisis response when customers have been offended.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

What is a PR Crisis? A PR crisis is a negative story about your brand that threatens the reputation of your organisation, causes reputational damage, or negatively impacts sales or stock value. A crisis could be triggered by an accident, a serious error, or an inappropriate action. What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

.” If your financial institution is in need to safeguard itself and its reputation from potential issues, we’d welcome your outreach: PR@LTpublicrelations.com. Credit Union Crisis Planning Essential. We’re in a crisis and we need your help,” Anthony Huey, president of Reputation Management LLC in Sarasota, Fla.,

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

An absurd amount of businesses, of all different industries and sizes, are losing reputation and major revenue from well planned and highly impactful defamation attacks. These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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Polaris

JUNE 24, 2016

How to Tell Your Customers about a Data Breach. #1 These are words to live by when it comes to issues management and crisis communications. While your IT team is busy containing the security problem, communicate quickly, directly and honestly with affected customers and other stakeholders. Plan ahead.

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Cision

JUNE 3, 2015

Deciding where you communicate, how you communicate, when you communicate, to whom you communicate and especially who does the communicating all set the foundation (be it sturdy or flimsy) of a reputation. Don’t crumble under crisis.

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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. Reputation management: PR helps manage the reputation of travel brands, including hotels, airlines, and tour operators.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Rather than walk the walk alone, take advantage of our crisis management experience, so that no matter what goes wrong, your company will come out stronger and better. How do you define crisis management? A crisis can involve anything from a natural disaster to a product recall to a terrorist attack. What is a crisis?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

Starbucks routinely engages with its customers on Twitter and other social platforms, responding to many questions and customer service issues. The first statement in crisis response carries great importance, because it sets the tone for what will follow. Starbucks’ solution to a venti problem.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

For journalists, publishing a breaking story based on a video that is later proved false can damage their reputation, erode the trust of readers in the newspaper or magazine they write for, and even lead to libel lawsuits. Then, of course, there’s the crisis communications element.

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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. –John.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 21, 2018

Writing it to appeal to your target audience also improves your reputation in the long run. Failing to respond quickly implies that you aren’t focused on your customers or their feedback. However, responding with a short, sympathetic reply ensures the customer feels heard and shows your company’s commitment to your customers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2012

If you botch an interview, you run the very real risk of damaging your reputation, losing brand value and jeopardizing organizational objectives. Getting media trained helps you stay on message and bridge back to you talking points without sounding like a robot or some disingenuous suit – a *big* problem to avoid when you’re in crisis mode.

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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. If not, they will also slowly chip away at that reputation you’ve worked so hard to build up and eventually crack it completely. If it’s an unhappy customer, then should you pass it on to customer services?

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

Your reputation is the most critical aspect of your business. That means online business reputation management isn’t an optional extra anymore—it’s essential. A single mistake online could ruin your brand’s reputation and cost you a lot of business; why take the chance? What is online reputation management?

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Brand reputations can make or break a company; a few bad reviews or questionable comments on social media could turn away customers instantly. Of the many things that play into a brand’s reputation, there are a few that you have control over: customer service, your online presence, and corporate social responsibility.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

For example, bring your PR and customer service teams into the advertising planning process. Part of the reason people lose their minds about customer service on social media is pure frustration. If you identify possible criticisms in advance, you are better prepared to deal with them when they occur.

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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! The NFL teams aren’t facing the facts that they have horrible reputations. The key to improving reputation is to own your mistakes.

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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. This, I liked.

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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? Social Media Engagement Since the ultimate goal of PR is to manage and enhance public perception and reputation, having a strong social media presence is key.

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

How and when your brand responds to the press is crucial to saving your brand’s reputation. How crisis communications has changed. Heidi kicked off the webinar by highlighting how social media has fundamentally changed crisis situations from two-way feedback to all-way, rapid response conversations.

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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. That’s how long it takes to type a 140 character tweet. The result of what you do.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2018

This means that a customer service or PR team must recognize the difference between an anonymous troll with a miniscule following and a legitimate customer or influencer. Crisis-management best practice calls for an immediate response where a brand or personal reputation is on the line.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

The tip of the scale appears to come at the expense of marketing (28%) and customers service (9%) both of which lost votes when compared to a similar survey conducted in 2013. Corporate reputation has long been the responsibility of communications departments. Why is PR Well-Suited for Social Media?

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