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How to Turn Your Brand Crisis into PR Success with Ease

Cision

Social media offers unique marketing and PR opportunities. As much as social media followers love to praise your brand, they won’t hesitate to criticize your actions if they have a good reason. Thus, it has the potential to bring your marketing and branding strategy to its knees in just a few hours.

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7 Ways To Crisis-Proof Your Brand

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

What’s the cost of a brand crisis? As video of United Airlines passenger Dr. David Dao being violently dragged from his seat went viral, the media – and a global audience of prospective customers – were horrified. All three are large brands with the resources to come back from a negative situation.

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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. It seems almost quaint now, given the explosion of reputation-killing headlines that have followed the brand “scandal.” It will be remembered primarily by marketing and PR professionals.

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Smart PR Helps Spread Good News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Emotions layered with happiness make up the majority of top drivers of viral content. We admire brands that leverage good opportunities into great ones. The ultimate feel-good story: a baby was born mid-flight on Spirit Airlines. And it’s good timing; the airline industry has suffered its share of negative news all year.

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When Marketers Dare to Take a Stand: Dangerous Waters or Courageous Branding?

MaccaPR

From Airbnb’s " We Accept " diversity drive to Patagonia’s " The President Stole Your Land " campaign against the Trump Administration’s order reducing the size of two national monuments, there’s no de nying t hat our political climate has galvanized marketers to speak up on the socio-political issues that engage consumers today.

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Why Employee Opinions Are Their Own…& a Reflection Of Your Brand

Cision

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. A brand is made up of the people who represent it. In the age of social media, brands are quick to try to distance themselves from employees on social media. Even just listening for your brand mentions can dig up surprises.

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? USA Today and TV stations ravaged the CrossFit brand (a typical headline in a UK newspaper: “Booty Shame: CrossFit trainer blasted for sharing snaps of female clients bent over in the gym”). Facebook page ) and.