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Weekly Roundup of Awesome Links: Week of August 25, 2014

Melissa Agnes

Melissa Agnes to Conduct Crisis Management Workshop at the GCC Government Social Media Summit in Dubai. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. TCIP #012 – The Leader’s Role in Crisis Management with Jane Jordan-Meier. Crisis Management Resources'

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Reactive PR Opportunities in Brand Mentions

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

When Stewart retired as host, Arby’s even tweeted him a job application and made a hilarious farewell viral video. While not a direct attack on Tide’s products, the viral video trend of teenagers filming themselves eating Tide Pods in 2017-2018 led to many emergency room reports – and the risk of injury or worse.

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6 Best Practices for Identifying and Reacting to a PR Crisis

Cision

What I want to do in this post is to look at some best practices around identifying and working through a PR crisis, relying on journal articles where possible to help substantiate points. Identifying a PR crisis. Of course digital media adds an unprecedented speed to a crisis that must be accounted for. 2 (June 2014): -1.

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5 tips to get you through a crisis using social media

Presspage

The question remains – will using social media in crisis communication deliver you an advantage? A viral meme, video, or a tweet can appear instantly on the Internet. When a crisis occurs emotions can run high, which can make it difficult to manage online sentiment. The thin line between positive and negative.

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10 Crisis Communication Tips Every Business Needs

Prohibition

Strategic communication during a crisis offers organisations the credibility they need to develop their strategies and re-enter the marketplace in order to provide relevant services to their stakeholders. Who needs crisis communication? In today’s fast-paced world, businesses are not immune to the exposure of a crisis.

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Successful Crisis Management Reaches the Heart Before the Mind

Melissa Agnes

Never underestimate the power of emotion in crisis management. Emotion is often underestimated in crisis management. And yet, it’s one of the most powerful aspects of a crisis. A recent example of this was the Ebola crisis of 2014. Within a few hours, this panic had escalated to a viral point.

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Important Crisis Management Strategies for Managing the Zika Virus

Melissa Agnes

As the Zika virus continues to spread, what are the major crisis management risks that healthcare organizations and government agencies should be thinking about? As emotion cannot be trumped with logic, when a crisis gets to a point of spreading irrational fear, it becomes extremely difficult to manage. and Canada.