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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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3 Lessons In Crisis Communications - Vegas Style

The Stalwart Blog

The circumstances surrounding the mass shooting were impossible to predict, but it became very apparent early on that the public affairs team trained for things like this. Untrained departments frequently stumble out of the gate during a crisis, much to the detriment of their ability to stay ahead of the news cycle.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. Sparring and training must be done carefully and in advance. Finnish journalists want to speak directly to decision makers and are used to having this access.

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PR and social media set for continued growth

Stuart Bruce

He apparently fails to understand social media’s importance for corporate affairs, corporate reputation, investor relations, human resources, CSR and crisis communications to name but a few. He might have a point if you simply look at how social media can be used for consumer marketing or customer service.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

In 2010, PRSA commissioned a study conducted by MWW and Kelton to explore the gap for strategic communications training in MBA programs. The findings revealed that 98 percent of executives agreed that most MBA instructions lack the necessary reputation management and communications strategy training.

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Why Business Students Should Learn Strategic Communications

PRSay

“While an audit of course syllabi in the PRSA MBA Program highlighted the lack of a common course title, content is focused in a few essential areas, including strategic communication planning, reputation management and crisis communication. She is a public affairs and media consultant based in Washington, D.C.

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A Challenging Road to Accreditation???

PRSay

But after graduation she started with Outlook Nebraska, a nonprofit dedicated to positively impacting the blind and visually impaired through employment, adaptive technology training, and cultural and recreational programs. “I APR+M, teaches public relations full time at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Ann Peru Knabe, Ph.D.,

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