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Building Trust & Connections: Authenticity’s Role in PR

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

From my favorite airline (which is open and sincere in good times and bad) to my credit card company (who handled a data breach quickly and efficiently), down to my neighborhood auto repair shop (which is almost honest to a fault), these traits are a major driver in my day-to-day purchase decisions.

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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

On Friday, January 5, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a fuselage‘ plug door‘ mid-flight , causing the cabin to depressurize and loose items to blow out with the door. Feel free to add your comments! Boeing: Brand crises abound in January, and perhaps no one knows this better than the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

Prohibition

And don’t forget to pause any scheduled content to ensure you don’t look like you are ignoring the crisis. Create a long-term content marketing campaign – for effective reputation management. This is why it is important to prepare for a PR crisis. How to create a crisis management plan?

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Ahrefs: An SEO Tool PR Can Use to Outsmart the Competition [Product Review]

Sword and the Script

Sizing up or prioritizing responses in crisis communications. Repurpose Does Not Mean Regurgitate in Content Marketing. Larger companies have so much coverage – an airline for example – that it would take teams of people clipping newspapers in Maine to monitor. Evaluating editorial calendar opportunities.

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How to Turn Your Brand Crisis into PR Success with Ease

Cision

United Airlines came under fire for forcefully dragging a passenger out from the overbooked flight number 3411 as a video recording of the incident went viral on social media. All of this happened because United Airlines chose to ignore the gravity of the situation. Hopefully, the above tips will help you turn a crisis into a PR win.

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The Cost of a PR Disaster

Shift Communications

United Airlines learned this the hard way; a PR disaster struck when video footage of a passenger being forcibly dragged off a flight created a media firestorm, which consequently damaged their brand reputation and impacted stock value. Andrew Dennis is a Senior Content Marketing Specialist at Siege Media.

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Your Favorite MaccaPR Blog Posts: Ellen's Oscar Selfie, Death of PR Spin and Online Content Secrets

MaccaPR

From brand strategies and social media tips to content marketing and the death of PR spin, below are the top 10 MaccaPR posts of 2014 based on the most total views and social media engagement. Thank you for making 2014 a great year - and here''s to an exciting 2015 filled with more lessons on hot PR and marketing topics!