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TCIP #016 – Malaysia Airlines Crisis Management with Jonathan Hemus

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #016 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Jonathan Hemus. Malaysia Airlines has suffered through two devastating and traumatic crises this year. These are two major crises, ultimate nightmares for any airline, and Malaysia Airlines faced both within months from one another.

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Teaching Crisis Communication: Embracing the Research to Practice Model

Melissa Agnes

I had a chance to be on Melissa’s podcast a few weeks ago to talk about some of the trends and challenges professors who are teaching crisis communications are facing today. Teaching a crisis class is not only an exciting opportunity for any professor to have (especially this one), it can be daunting to some as well. US Airways.

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Repairing Trust: Reputation Management and Crisis Communications

Shift Communications

In previous posts, we’ve shared the basic crisis triangle : Respond with knowledge, speed, and ownership. To develop a more effective crisis communications strategy, we need to understand trust. But what do we respond to? Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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5W CEO Speaks at Harvard Business School on Crisis

5W PR

What will your company do when a crisis occurs? . Crisis communications , on its surface, is easy to understand – when something bad happens, respond accordingly. In the case of United Airlines, the company failed miserably at handling this – and other crisis PR issues.”. .

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How to Deliver a Genuine Corporate Apology [UML]

Sword and the Script

They hired an actor to play the role of a fictitious airline CEO apologizing for a network glitch canceling 140 flights. While this piece by Brad Phillips – 20 Ways For Lawyers To Say “No Comment” – focuses on matters of litigation or potential litigation, I find it’s applicable in other aspects of crisis communications.

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10 Crisis Communication Tips Every Business Needs

Prohibition

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

Solo PR Pro

We are delighted to share today's guest post from Solo PR Pro Premium Member, author and crisis communications expert, Doug Levy. . Times and technologies change, but the realities that prompted one of the most famous emergency communications in history remain true today. Older people look for a uniform and a badge.