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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

They didn’t trust the bank. The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. The preceding cryptocurrency meltdown toppled a bank or two and reminded us of the financial ghosts; and Uncertainty. They lost confidence.

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TCIP #001 – Doing Crisis Communications Right with the Mountain View Police Department

Melissa Agnes

What this police department is doing to engage with their community on social media and how they’ve integrated social media as a core part of their crisis communications and emergency management plan is simply inspiring. It’s a conversation that impressed and inspired me. I hope it does the same for you. Running time: 56:40.

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Your Guide for Data Breach Crisis Communication

Melissa Agnes

For example: Do you have a database of your customers, clients, members or other stakeholders’ confidential information (be it their name, social security number / social insurance number, home address, phone number, banking information, etc.)? Does your organization communicate confidential information and trade secrets via email?

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4 Creative PR Ideas for Crisis Communications

Sword and the Script

It may seem counterintuitive, but the ingenuity of deftly navigating the most difficult of binds goes to show PR is often as much about problem solving as it is communication. Corporate crisis communications provides a demonstration because there are very clear constraints: Unknown unknowns – the effort to understand what is happening.

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Speak but be quiet. How to build crisis communication

Reputation Antistress by Sergii Bidenko

Besides the company's official site and social media pages, it may be an email blast, top managers' pages on social media, communication resources of professional associations belonging to the company, and so on. At the same time, in the moment of a crisis, communication tools should be taken under stricter control.

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Western Bankers Association Partners with ReputationUs to Elevate Incident Response Program to Address Uptick in Cyberattacks During Pandemic

Reputation Us

The IRP is designed to help member banks prepare for and mitigate against recent cyber incidents. The risk of major cyberattacks on banks is on the rise. Preparing for and protecting against cyber incidents continues to be a top priority for bank executives and board directors,” said Steve Andrews, president and CEO of the WBA. “We

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11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On

Sword and the Script

A comedy out of crisis communications. As for the eleven predictions listed here –I predict the chances are good you can take them to the bank in 2016. The post 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On appeared first on Sword and the Script. Photo credit: Instagram.

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