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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. There were thousands of media inquiries over that several-day period, and I think we did a good job,” she said. “We

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WTF US Airways??!!!

Melissa Agnes

Although some may say this is good publicity, I can bet that senior management over at the airline is in entire disagreement – as are TONS of their customers. Why is it so often that we find airlines at the heart of published gaffes and thoughtless (with major repercussions) posts to social media? Vet, test and train.

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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But in the spirit of fair play, here are some examples of reputation management that succeeded in 2017. It seems almost quaint now, given the explosion of reputation-killing headlines that have followed the brand “scandal.” Southwest Airlines’ soft landing. Pepsi’s graceful mea culpa. Well handled.

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#19: Building a framework for reputation management

NewsWhip

Building a framework for reputation management: Christopher Rivera @ Samsung. Christopher Rivera, Director of Reputation & Risk, Samsung Electronics America. Chris Rivera has led as the Director of Reputation & Risk at Samsung Electronics America for more than three years. The reputation and risk landscape| Jump to text.

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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 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. 5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”.

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

Reputation Us

This week’s United Airlines incident has by far created the most inquiries from people asking me, “What would you recommend United do now?” Like most, our LT Public Relations team has been appalled by this week’s actions (or lack of actions) by United Airlines in the wake of the many blunders. Good grief!

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