PRSay

JUNE 28, 2022

A press conference can be a risky way to convey information to the media and the public, particularly during a crisis. DPS held the follow-up press conference where the director characterized the local police’s action as the “wrong” decision. They have purview over the State Police and Texas Rangers and began the investigation.

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Conference Crisis Training Public Affairs 180

Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2020

Organisations typically have one of two responses to a crisis: they either go silent or they over communicate. You’ll have observed examples for yourself during the COVID-19 crisis. The crisis has led to a massive shift to digital communications as organisations pile into email, social and web. Image credit: The Bigger Picture.

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Brand Branding Travel Crisis 157

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 23, 2020

The challenge with the COVID-19 crisis is that it requires an international governmental response and there are countless unknowns. In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. It’s worked.

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Government Crisis Exercises Retail 132

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 6, 2024

It becomes a tick-box exercise. to enter leadership roles. Localization is key. So while, in principle, businesses are happy to localize inclusivity efforts to cater to market nuances, employees are essentially left to mobilize and fend for themselves. Which is perhaps why, even in the U.S., Don’t we all.

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Handbook Trade Shows Employee Local 36

PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. In an ongoing crisis, operating on adrenaline for a prolonged period of time can be – and is often – physically and mentally harmful.

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Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63

PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

In corporate settings, outside crisis management experts can use their mental and physical distance from a crisis to see it clearly. Similarly, companies can anticipate many of the resources they’ll need if a crisis strikes. The middle of a crisis is the wrong time to find the right resources. Find your allies.

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Corporate Communications Crisis Management Crisis 107

PRSay

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Although its goal is to increase its global influence, Russia’s disinformation campaigns operate on an undeniably human level, often employing local actors to cast a spell of plausible deniability and increase the authenticity of their message,” she said. Our response, however, exists almost entirely in realms.”. The role of communicators.

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Government Conference Education Exercises 131