Melissa Agnes

JULY 17, 2014

If it’s truly a crisis, it will be published about in blogs and on news sites, and potentially make its way to traditional media. This means that a crisis is never a “social media crisis”, but rather a crisis. So let’s call it like it is! Eric Chandler’s top 3 despised buzzwords.

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Social Media Crisis Media Viral 252

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Last but certainly not least, crisis communications is another benefit of following trends. Not only can you prepare for a crisis by keeping on top of what your customers are saying on various platforms, but you can also mitigate the crisis by responding to negative press and your customers in real-time. .

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

They have all been in the news for being involved in a crisis in the past couple of years. The lists go on and on when it comes to crisis communications case studies. As I have shared with students and young professionals, if you go into crisis communications, you will always have a case to discuss and work to do.

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Crisis Crisis Communications Case Study Social Media 80

Konnect Agency

APRIL 20, 2021

Being slow to react to a crisis can be viewed just as unfavorably as not responding at all or providing a rushed response that lacks detail. Thus, having a prepared crisis communication plan is critical for every company. So what is crisis communication?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 12, 2020

Additional considerations: Post HTML versions of your press releases – not just PDFs; Create a separate RSS feed for your newsroom that carries just news; Offer reporters a way to sign up for distribution lists that send just for news; and An online newsroom also gives you a platform to rapidly standup a crisis communications response.

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Company Survey Pitching Report 99

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. Tesla didn’t issue a statement about the accident until four days later, with a blog post titled “What We Know About Last Week’s Accident.”

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Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Use all your communications channels. Your business probably has multiple communications channels that you use regularly – website, blog, social media platforms, Make sure you use each of them to push out your statements and updates to your crisis until the issue has settled. How to create a crisis management plan?

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

The phrase went viral back in May when a doctored video appeared to show US politician Nancy Pelosi drunk in a TV interview. Imagine waking up to find a doctored video of you has gone viral, you’re being showered with vile abuse and you’re almost powerless in disproving its authenticity.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Thought the initial reaction to the Times story certainly wasn’t planned – the spontaneous and candid response of one Amazon employee went viral – I instinctively believed it worked out in Amazon’s favor. What’s your take on this from a crisis communications standpoint?

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Crisis Communications Crisis Case Study Viral 60

Melissa Agnes

APRIL 1, 2014

On March 26th they published the following message to their blog : “We’re rolling out two new mobile features that make photos on Twitter more social. But what does it mean for your crisis communications and overall risk? What are the risks and crisis communications opportunities that can come with this new, cool feature?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

That’s a mouthful of buzzwords, but Ryan Reeves, a product manager for the company, added some context on LinkedIn: “Signals uses AI to continually read trillions of articles to detect important company trigger-events (viral articles, product launches, financials, partnerships, headcount changes, etc.)

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Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 95

Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

The commercial went viral, was featured in almost all national publications and generated more than four million views on YouTube in just two days. The key of any crisis communication is to be proactive, transparent and accountable. These are some things Huawei should have practised in their time of crisis.

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Fashion Telecommunications Crisis Training 75

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" The company even admitted that they didn’t act fast enough and then, “what we missed” the spokesperson confessed, “was the perpetual mushroom effect of viral sensations.”. A final lesson for our MaccaPR blog readers?

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Instagram Crisis Local Privacy 98

Presspage

MAY 11, 2017

The question remains – will using social media in crisis communication deliver you an advantage? A viral meme, video, or a tweet can appear instantly on the Internet. When a crisis occurs emotions can run high, which can make it difficult to manage online sentiment. The thin line between positive and negative.

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Social Media Crisis Media Airlines 79

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

A PR crisis can destroy a reputation in an instant, so it’s crucial to have a plan in place. What is a PR Crisis Plan? In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. Team roles and responsibilities need to be clear if your crisis communication plan is going to work.

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Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2011

While the campaign took off in a huge way, could you describe some of the crisis communication responses and resources that were in place had things not gone so smoothly? While the viral nature of social media influenced the success of the Break Up, it was the campaign’s cross-channel approach that ensured it.

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Publicity Banking YouTube Social Media 87

David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

Delta left me unceremoniously stranded in New York City back in April — but that was a topic of a prior blog post. Szymczyk’s Yelp response was noticed by Eater.com and quickly went viral, appearing on many other websites and news outlets including The New York Post, The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom and Mashable.com.

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Airlines Reputation Customer Service Social Media 54

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

To challenge delegates to embark upon the day before them with the goal of seeking opportunities to leverage the advantages that this digital landscape provides, rather than simply looking for ways to react or respond in a crisis. What makes something go viral? Over the last few years, a lot of change has occurred. Relatability.

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Social Media Viral Crisis Management How To 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Where’s your crisis PR readiness? Odds are the Crock-Pot team has a crisis communications plan in place, and it’s likely that it includes contingencies for real-life product malfunctions or accidents. But how many crisis plans would have foreseen a fictional accident like the “This Is Us” scenario?

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Crisis Twitter Course Viral 199

Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2017

United Airlines came under fire for forcefully dragging a passenger out from the overbooked flight number 3411 as a video recording of the incident went viral on social media. They even published a blog post explaining what happened to the developer responsible for the crisis who became popular as “team-member-1” on social media.

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Crisis Brand Branding How To 271

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site? Maccabee Public Relations. Round-Up'

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Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2020

With blogs and social media fueling the rise of online influencers, who have a considerable following, influencer marketing has become an important cog in the success of modern-day healthcare marketing campaigns. Such content often goes viral as brand customers share helpful content with friends, work colleagues, family members, and so on.

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Healthcare Strategy Communications Policies 88

Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

These six topical themes included the following: Global, Local and Hyper-Local – how organizations can balance and manage social media communications and priorities across geographically-dispersed audiences. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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Social Media Media Storytelling Local 45

Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

These six topical themes included the following: Global, Local and Hyper-Local – how organizations can balance and manage social media communications and priorities across geographically-dispersed audiences. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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Social Media Media Storytelling Local 40

Melissa Agnes

MARCH 3, 2015

I also talked about human behavior and how, by understanding what makes something go viral, organizations and leaders can leave themselves less exposed and less vulnerable, and in doing so can then empower themselves and their teams to be more proactive. Use this as a crisis preparedness and then a crisis communications strategy.

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