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COVID-19: Lessons of Past Pandemics Are More Timely Than Ever for Crisis Management

PRSay

As the situation continues to unfold, here are six crisis communications lessons from past pandemics to keep in mind: 1. Given the uncertainty about the coronavirus and what still lies ahead, ongoing crisis planning should concentrate on worst-case scenarios. It helps to give workers roles they can play in the crisis.

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Business Crisis Management: Why Press Releases Are Important

PR Fuel

Almost 70-percent of businesses recently surveyed experienced a crisis in the past five years. Negative information about your business can travel quickly, and crisis management is critical. How you handle a business crisis reveals your character and skill at handling a catastrophe. Gives Necessary Information. Shows Initiative.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Internal Communications Internal communications are crucial in determining how things are accomplished in any organization. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications. Crisis Communications There were some serious PR blunders in 2020.

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Does Your Crisis Scenario Plan Need Some Love?

Cision

Yet, this is our world today and our “new normal” as communicators and crisis management teams. How many international organizations were prepared for #Brexit and its impact on their business? And, that they are fully briefed on their role within your crisis plan. in your local areas. Perhaps a major cross-border shakeup?

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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Armchair PR experts get lots of mileage from critiquing crisis management by major brands and businesses this time of year. But what about the crisis situations that are handled well? It responded aggressively to the allegations, pointing to an internal investigation that cleared the company on its loan cancellation policies.

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Future skills for public relations practitioners - World PR Day

Stephen Waddington

I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis. Organisational leaders turned to internal communication teams because they recognised the critical role of communication in engaging with staff.

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Comparing top 2021 media monitoring vendors

Onclusive

Capturing every relevant piece of earned, owned and social media coverage around your brand, industry and important keywords can make all the difference if you want to break away from the competition or avert a full-blown crisis.

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