Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

Purina: In other news, Purina is dealing with a social media crisis as pet food safety is questioned by pet owners’ Facebook groups and then amplified on TikTok. Our take: Top-notch communications and PR professionals know that now is always the best time to prepare for a crisis — before it happens.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It’s called Crisis Dashboard , and it will enable both communicators and journalists to unpack, in real time, all the public dimensions of any acute news event. The Crisis Information Gap. Crisis Dashboard. The Crisis Dashboard changes this. For global companies, reputation is the new gold.

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Buchanan PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Photo by Camilo Jimenez on Unsplash In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, effective crisis communication is paramount for maintaining a positive brand reputation. In this blog post, we will explore strategies for effective crisis communication in healthcare settings. Social media chatter moves even faster.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 25, 2018

That happened this week when the Campbell Soup Company found itself in hot water after a bizarre tweet from its own head of government affairs — an executive who ironically lists “crisis management” among his skills. The post When The Crisis PR Guy Is The Crisis appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

One of the challenges of communicating effectively in times of viral issue and crisis management is ensuring that your brand’s communications are consistent across every stakeholder group, region and department. Crisis communication is complex, dynamic and critically important to get right.

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Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When new business becomes difficult in such times, new research from enterprise service management firm OTRS Group affirms […]. The post New research confirms that customer support increases loyalty in times of crisis appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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David PR Group

APRIL 4, 2024

The recent ousting of Boeing’s CEO, brought in as a reformative leader, signals the magnitude of the crisis and the imperative for transformational change. However, Boeing’s situation is a stark outlier, necessitating a radical reevaluation of its crisis management approach.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 3, 2014

By Garth Rowan, Communications Consultant and member of the Agnes + Day Crisis Intelligence Team. Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. The powerful words of Margaret Mead bear noting and are especially important for organizations focused on crisis avoidance.

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Agility PR Solutions

MAY 18, 2020

Before the turn of the year, Group M, the world’s largest advertising media company, produced a report predicting UK advertising sector growth of 6.7 The post The importance of maintaining social marketing in times of crisis appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m always on the look out for new ways to leverage social media and mobile technology for crisis management. Listen: TCIP #020 – Managing The Ebola Crisis With Bill Boyd. How to determine what social channels to use for crisis communication. Case Studies Crisis Communication' Kudos to BBC! Photo credit: BBC.

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Stuart Bruce

MAY 30, 2022

I recently did a webinar for the PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association) on crisis comms in sport.

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Agility PR Solutions

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In a decidedly unique and challenging year, it may not be a surprise to see that overall global confidence in the C-suite declined by eight percent from 2019, but the latest Confidence Index (WCI) from The Worldcom Public Relations Group reveals interesting shifts in CEO/CMO confidence over the last year.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Crisis communication is one of the most important aspects of your crisis management. In fact, whom you communicate with in a crisis, along with when and how you communicate with them, can mean the difference between successful crisis management and crisis management failure. Step 1: Identify your stakeholders.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 4, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt taken from my new book, Crisis Ready–Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , which is available for purchase on Amazon. The importance of solid and practical crisis management governance model. This is the team responsible for the organization’s crisis management and response.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 23, 2016

Your crisis management governance model serves as one of the foundational elements of your entire crisis management program. It defines everything from the structure, roles and responsibilities of your crisis team, straight through to your internal escalation process. How to structure your crisis management governance model.

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

This month, AirPR hosted the webinar “How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis.” From Facebook to Starbucks, no brand is safe from a communications crisis. How crisis communications has changed. A crisis can accelerate more rapidly and responses from your brand need to occur quickly. Understand your audience. Be flexible.

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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 28, 2021

The executive branch of the European Union hit the group […]. The post Corporate collusions, crisis communications and regulations appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Agility PR Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2020

As brands and businesses continue to battle through the COVID fallout, fears of an imminent economic dip remain on CEOs’ minds, according to new research from the Worldcom PR Group, which recently released its Confidence Index (WCI) monthly report for June 2020. The post With economic crisis on horizon, CEO confidence in corp.

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Ronn Torossian

MARCH 7, 2016

That doubt grows, unaided, like a nefarious seed, creating PR issues for groups and organizations completely unrelated to the initial issue. When any entity fails to grasp the public relations fallout from a significant PR crisis and allows that message to spin out of their control, the trouble can expand exponentially.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

When you hire a crisis management professional or firm, whether prior to or during a crisis, expectations of both parties need to be clear. Surprises are not something you want to experience while managing a crisis, the crisis will present you with enough of those on its own! Qualities of a worthy crisis professional.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 7, 2016

A couple weeks back, I published an article that discussed best practices for communicating with your key stakeholders in a crisis. This stakeholder group is made up of the people who help make your organization run on a day-to-day basis. The importance of internal crisis communications. Let’s take a look.

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Solo PR Pro

MAY 11, 2021

5 solo PR pros advise on crisis communications. This month, we asked our panel of solo PR pros to share how they deal with a client crisis. The very first thing I tell a client when dealing with a crisis is DO. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, Fellow PRSA, Falcon Valley Group. Read on for their helpful tips.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 25, 2014

As you probably know, I’ve been having an interesting debate with a fellow crisis professional on whether or not to shut social media down in a crisis. Now, let me begin by saying that the Ebola crisis is greater than this one Facebook page, as is Emory University Hospital’s efforts and response to the backlash.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. If you would like to read more analysis and see more brand examples from the Crisis Q3 2021 report, you can do that here.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 29, 2020

I’m muddling through the COVID-19 crisis, just like you, but I am starting to think about what might come next. Is it possible to have a good crisis? Leadership: politics, BBC and NHS Political leaders around the world, the UK included, have had to shift from campaigning to managing the crisis.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 30, 2021

We recently completed a comprehensive study on the anatomy of a reputation crisis using our data, and we’re including some of the highlights here. We looked back at five different types of brand crisis – data breaches, lawsuits, product recalls, executive behavior, and racial tension in the workplace.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In fact, a new survey by InsideCounsel Magazine, commissioned by iThreat Cyber Group, revealed that: “Two out of three legal counsels representing a cross section of Fortune 1,000 companies acknowledge they are not “very well prepared” to prevent a significant, material attack on their product, brand or intellectual property.”

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 15, 2021

After a long settlement procedure, the Volkswagen Group is now set to receive about $14 million from its former chairman Martin Winterkorn. The post VW’s former CEO pays dearly for crisis misconduct—PR lessons for brands appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 6, 2014

Recently, Eric Chandler and I wrote a blog post called “Social Media Crisis” and Other Buzzwords that Need to Go. Jargon (pronounced with my French accent), is defined as “special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand, i.e. legal jargon.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Public relations people like to talk about anticipating or “getting in front of” a crisis; in fact, for a taste of a real-life crisis simulation, check out this stress-inducing story by The New York Times ‘ Sapna Maheshwari. And what can we learn from how Equifax handled the crisis? How did it escalate?

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The growing demand for immediate and real-time communication and updates in a crisis can be overwhelming. So how can you meet this demand while not compromising – but rather enhancing – your crisis management? FYI, this needs to be one of your crisis management goals. Real-time means real-time.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 26, 2020

The crisis is having a devastating impact on financial capital but has led to a huge rise in social capital. The COVID-19 crisis is widening the socio-economic gap in the UK. The Bay Foodbank in North Tyneside says that demand for its services has doubled since the outset of the crisis. “We This is my fifth lockdown letter.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 30, 2020

Technology, agility and human flexibility have enabled private sector organisations to continue to operate through the crisis. We’ve been forced to stay at home and work during a crisis. As the furlough scheme unwinds organisations need to find a way of managing the morale of different groups. It’s not sustainable.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2020

In times of crisis, it’s natural for employees to seek out connections with colleagues and managers, especially with most of the workforce telecommuting. Companies are investing in collaboration tools and activities, such as virtual happy hours, wellness programs and even digital hubs with interest/support groups.

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

In early May, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health for its work with Purdue Pharma, claiming its “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices helped fuel the national opioid crisis. Publicis Health, part of Publicis Groupe S.A., based firm that specializes in crisis management and health care communications.

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Landis PR

MAY 9, 2022

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. Get Your Crisis Team Together: Convene your team as quickly as possible to establish roles and responsibilities. The post Crisis?

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Can any organization be a crisis communication pro? Being crisis-ready, crisis-intelligent, isn’t a mysterious quality that only a few people or organizations possess. So what would it take for your organization, your team, to be considered a crisis communication pro? Absolutely, why not? Prevent the preventable.

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