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A PR View Of CEO Apologies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Media training can be a useful communications tool, whether it be for national TV interviews or phone chats with small trade press. CEO Oscar Munoz, United Airlines . He has clearly benefited from excellent media training. As the face of the corporation, many CEOs are naturally charismatic. Apology accepted?

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

PRSay

This summer it seemed there was, almost on a weekly basis, some type of crisis — Tiger Woods, Kathy Griffin, United Airlines, Mylan EpiPen or General Mills/Cheerios,” said Oppe. Oppe also invites local media and corporate executives to discuss current events and provide media training and other practical skills.

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The Plane Truth About Following Up on Pitches

PRSay

A kind, unknown fellow traveler had turned it over to the airline. Arrived just in time to see the agent seal the jetway door shut. Lungs heaving, I wheezed out, “Laptop?”. The gate agent smiled and pulled the laptop out from under her desk. I got rebooked on the next flight, and three hours later I was enjoying a meal in Memphis.

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Growing my blog has been all about…

Communications Conversations

Yet others have become partners or professors in our new sparked social media training. One week later, I get a call from Scott asking if I still wanted to attend BlogPotomac (a popular social media event in DC at the time). Scott and Sonny had talked to the folks at Southwest Airlines and gotten me a ticket.

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PR On The Small Screen: 5 Great Shows

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Olivia has been called to media-train politicians and everyday citizens for their “15 minutes” – something that seems to happen with frequency in the real world. Like some PR pros, she leverages media relationships to leak important secrets or to rehabilitate reputations. The glamorous D.C.

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Convincing Clients to Prepare for Crisis

Solo PR Pro

PR Daily pulled these stats when Chipotle and United Airlines were each faced with customer-facing crises: “In Chipotle’s case, E. United Airlines, which dominated headlines when a man was dragged off an over-booked flight, only took a 2.5 Join Solo PR Pro for access to a Media Training template and many more members-only tools.

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First-Quarter PR Winners And Losers

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

People Magazine reports that airline staff are querying passengers at check-in on their willingness to be bumped if necessary, which is a move in the right direction. Perhaps United can take some solace in a recent poll that found Americans like United Airlines more than our current president. It is media kryptonite.

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