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Pizza Hut is the Most Recent in “Fast Food Disgusts”, But Is It a Crisis?

Melissa Agnes

“Pizza Hut has zero tolerance for violations of our operating standards, and the local owner of the restaurant took immediate action and terminated the employee involved.” Is this a crisis or an issue? The very first time something along these lines was published to YouTube was the Domino’s Pizza crisis of 2009.

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Being Smart and Strategic When Navigating the Current News Cycle

PRSay

Media interest in this story will continue until the public health crisis abates. When H1N1 was a major storyline in 2009, coverage of the issue spiked for several months before finally tapering off, which means that you’ll need to be prepared for the long haul and keep in touch with your sources. Monitor the media environment.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I His friend, Jeff, a partner at a prominent local accounting firm, reached out to Stu about potentially working with him.

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Wrap Up Post from Issues Management Workshop at #CPRS2014

Melissa Agnes

Identifying the trigger points that indicate that an issue needs to be escalated to the crisis team. An issue is an issue and a crisis is a crisis. Today’s reality is that no matter where an issue – but especially a crisis – originates, it will develop an online presence. It doesn’t.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. As seasoned veterans, they could see how dysfunctional our emergency management agencies have become at the local level. Retrieved 2009-11-07. By Dr. Thomas D. In conclusion.

Education 270
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Startup PR Myths Busted, via NY Tech Meetup

Flack's Revenge

The NY Tech Meetup mail list is a great way to keep up with the local tech community and make connections. The answer could be the subject of another post; but heck, while we’re at it, here are three ( From Madmen to PR’s Holy Grail ; PR 2009 – The Color of Brand ; and Fighting PR’s Public Relations Problem ).

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. As seasoned veterans, they could see how dysfunctional our emergency management agencies have become at the local level. Retrieved 2009-11-07. By Dr. Thomas D. In conclusion.

Education 100