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The 5 Phases of Becoming Crisis Ready

Melissa Agnes

Fortunately, there’s a method to this process that can take any organization, of any size, type, and industry, from their current level of crisis readiness, straight through to building an invincible brand—which, as you know, is the ultimate benefit of being crisis ready. Do you conduct regular crisis management exercises?

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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

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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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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

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Crisis communications are key in today’s interconnected social media world. What causes a crisis to go viral? During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information.

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5 Steps to Becoming a Crisis Communication Pro

Melissa Agnes

You wanna know what real crisis communication pros do? They understand that crisis prevention is the best form of crisis management. In each type of crisis scenario (which you identified in step 1 above), who are the key stakeholders (both internal and external) that you need to communicate with?

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Why the NBA’s Hong Kong Controversy Is a Timely Lesson in Corporate Responsibility

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For PR practitioners, crisis managers, and the organizations they counsel, the NBA episode offers some valuable tips. As social media has empowered popular movements, large corporations have learned to react with increasing agility in their communications — and in their internal decision-making. Tip 1: Live your values.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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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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