ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

A truly critical event, like one that involves loss of life, major litigation, or a viral story like the United Airlines incident of 2017 usually requires an ongoing commitment by the company chief. It’s not always about crisis management. To advocate in the face of government or regulatory scrutiny.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. As communications professionals, we might see ourselves as perfectionists, but another set of eyes will undoubtedly reveal weaknesses in our crisis plans.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When the NBA released a statement calling Morey’s pro-democracy tweet “inappropriate,” the move was widely interpreted as an attempt to protect its bottom line and appease the repressive communist government of China. For PR practitioners, crisis managers, and the organizations they counsel, the NBA episode offers some valuable tips.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Each PR crisis will affect each company, brand or individual in a different way – that’s because they’re all different. And not every company has an appropriate response to that specific crisis. This is where effective PR crisis management comes in. Create a written crisis plan.

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

The commercial went viral, was featured in almost all national publications and generated more than four million views on YouTube in just two days. This has heightened the perception of secrecy and possible complicity with the Chinese government. The key of any crisis communication is to be proactive, transparent and accountable.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2015

I fell into the PR profession by chance, not choice, as a result of government layoffs. Businesses, governments and organizations continue to need highly competent public relations professionals—and they are hiring. Each year, universities and colleges produce excellent graduates from their public relations programs.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2015

I fell into the PR profession by chance, not choice, as a result of government layoffs. Businesses, governments and organizations continue to need highly competent public relations professionals—and they are hiring. Each year, universities and colleges produce excellent graduates from their public relations programs.

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Film Crisis Communications Ethics Crisis 40

Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Strategic communication during a crisis offers organisations the credibility they need to develop their strategies and re-enter the marketplace in order to provide relevant services to their stakeholders. Who needs crisis communication? Managers and supervisors. Government officials. Department leaders. Police officers.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

These three things make for a great keynote presentation because they’re the heart of crisis communications in this 21st century. Over the next few posts, I’m going to delve deeper into each of these three things that, combined, reveal the secret to successful crisis management in this digital era.

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NewsWhip

AUGUST 11, 2021

These groups, factions, or narratives can be researched through analyzing viral narratives (the stories being shared), looking at where these spread (social accounts), and then discerning wider stories and beliefs. Here, the best response is often no response, as I explored in a previous description of predictive crisis management.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

As the Zika virus continues to spread, what are the major crisis management risks that healthcare organizations and government agencies should be thinking about? As emotion cannot be trumped with logic, when a crisis gets to a point of spreading irrational fear, it becomes extremely difficult to manage.

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