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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

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Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. What causes a crisis to go viral?

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State of Crisis Communications and Social Media from a Professor’s Perspective

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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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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

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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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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

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When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. Starbucks routinely engages with its customers on Twitter and other social platforms, responding to many questions and customer service issues.

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Can You Prevent Your Next Crisis?

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Is prevention of a crisis possible? 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. Peter will present his free “ Crush Crises Before They Spread ” webinar on June 1o. But all is not lost.

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

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In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. Your customers could make their displeasure known on your Facebook page and Twitter feed. Trying to control a crisis is almost impossible. But you can plan for it by creating a PR Crisis Plan.

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