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Social Media Crisis Management: PR Communication Stategy

5W PR

Nonetheless, those that seriously affect the brand, its employees, operations, and leadership can have devastating and long-lasting effects. The acceleration of social media has added to the challenges of crisis communications, an impact that a Pentland Analytics study says has doubled the impact on shareholder value. Priority One.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”. The airlines themselves have to return their fleets to service. We have months ahead of us of returning the fleet we have stored — about 450 aircraft — to their customers. 1 priority.

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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! Why new rules are needed for crisis management. As creators of the award-winning digital crisis management platform, “In Case of Crisis,” we talk regularly to crisis management practitioners. Wells Fargo.

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S&T Live Recap: For Southwest Airlines, a Complex Crisis Required a ‘Thoughtful Communication Plan’

PRSay

“Whenever we get into any crisis moment, the guiding principles for us are compassion and action,” said Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer for Southwest Airlines. Who are the involved audiences, what’s going on with them and how can we show movement?”

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A Look at Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications During the Crisis of Flight MH370

Melissa Agnes

By now, we’ve all heard of the terrible crisis Malaysia Airlines is facing with flight MH370 appearing to have vanished out of thin air with over 200 passengers and crew members aboard. It’s an unthinkable situation, though one that every airline needs to be prepared to properly manage at any given time.

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. A truly critical event, like one that involves loss of life, major litigation, or a viral story like the United Airlines incident of 2017 usually requires an ongoing commitment by the company chief. It’s not always about crisis management.

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Crisis Management: Airasia Crisis Takes To Twitter

Norton's Notes

Fernandes has been the CEO since 2001 and by all accounts he is a likeable character with a cult celebrity status in Indonesia who is seen as transforming the airline. As we know any crisis of any nature is a huge test for a high profile CEO but his approach has been described as a “well-oiled communications machine.”