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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. The airlines themselves have to return their fleets to service. We need to plan for beyond 72 hours. 1 priority.

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Summer Travel: How PR & Comms Are Helping Drive Demand

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Major airports experience increased passenger volumes, and airlines may offer more flights and vacation packages to cater to the demand. In response, hotels and airlines are implementing eco-friendly practices and promoting sustainable tourism initiatives.

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PR Crisis of the Week: American, Wells Fargo and USC

Garrett Public Relations

Time to look back to see who found themselves in PR crisis mode this week. American Airlines It’s been a rough week for the airline, who’s been in the news with two crises. On Monday, the airline ended up in […]. It’s Friday, and you know what that means? Which brands are in the hot seat?

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

This provides an opportunity to build upon the individual experience and transition to reputation management and crisis communications, all the while having students emphasize how the brand plays into the narrative surrounding a corporate or personality crisis. Students write about a current event and critique the assessment.

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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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How Well Do You Know the New Rules of Crisis Management?

PRSay

United Airlines. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! So while many of the time-tested media relations rules still apply, there are new areas of focus for communicators: Validating “truth and facts” has become more urgent. This post is brought to you by RockDove , a proud sponsor of PRSA.

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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. See these related posts: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. Larger companies have so much coverage – an airline for example – that it would take teams of people clipping newspapers in Maine to monitor. It’s just not possible.

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