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Preparing for a Hard Landing: Today’s Crisis PR 101

Reputation Us

Whenever a corporate crisis or public gaffe occurs, I often get questions from colleagues, friends and family on what my PR perspective is. This week’s United Airlines incident has by far created the most inquiries from people asking me, “What would you recommend United do now?” Good grief! SPOKESPERSON.

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Make Issues Management an Integral Part of your Corporate Culture

Melissa Agnes

What about the customers who have a negative experience with your brand but choose not to create a video or campaign that then goes viral – yet, in their silence, choose to never again interact or purchase from your organization? This one interaction had me contemplating my loyalty to this airline.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

Prohibition

To counteract these search results you should create a content marketing plan for your brand name and targeted search terms – through blogging, contributing to industry-leading publications and promoting good news through press releases and effective corporate communications. But unfortunately a crisis can strike at any time.

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7 Lessons That Ryan Lochte’s Olympic Crisis Can Teach PR Pros

MaccaPR

Along with the term “non-denial denial” – coined by editor Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post to describe the Nixon Administration’s evasive responses during Watergate – corporate communicators should be wary of issuing what can only be called a non-apology apology. Lesson #3 – Apologize – No Really, Sincerely Apologize.

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10 Crisis Communication Tips Every Business Needs

Prohibition

Companies that successfully communicate with internal and external stakeholders when crisis hits have the highest chance of long-term success. But just as every corporation doesn’t need the same crisis management plan, it is also true that not all corporations need the same messaging approach to their crisis communications.

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

MaccaPR

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. 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!

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The Top PR Threats To Your Company’s Reputation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The Viral Customer Complaint. Remember when musician Dave Carroll made a music video complaining that United Airlines had broken his guitar? Those viral customer complaints are almost quaint in light of today’s environment. The good news is that “viral” customer service works both ways.