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and the general public calling out brands and individuals online, it’s safe to say we’ve seen our fair share of crisis management in play already this year. Here’s our round-up of the top five disasters that have caught our eye: Molly-Mae Hague – a personal PR crisis. No one cared.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

A red team can expose reputational vulnerabilities in a company and flaws in its crisis-response plan. From a crisis-communications standpoint, a red team stress-tests an organization’s strategy by expanding the circle of feedback the plan receives.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When a tweet catches smoke and spreads misunderstanding about your brand, how do you respond? Without a plan to turn to, your brand and all those associated in the matter look like headless chickens. Crises, both internal and external, hit brands every day. Struggling to build out your crisis communication plan?

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Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

Crisis communication is an important aspect of most PR roles. In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” Working through a PR crisis. “The Year in Crisis PR.”

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

Fortunately, there’s a method to this process that can take any organization, of any size, type, and industry, from their current level of crisis readiness, straight through to building an invincible brand—which, as you know, is the ultimate benefit of being crisis ready. The Crisis Ready Model.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 3, 2018

Thanks to high-profile crises, viral issues, and fun television series like Scandal , crisis management is being seen more and more as a “sexy” and thrilling profession or service offering. Their current crisis management firm is not delivering practical deliverables.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

What do all of these brands have in common? 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. Social media crises, on the other hand, can spread virally from person to person at a moment’s notice.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

With that in mind, we’ve outlined why it’s essential to have brand tracking capabilities to monitor trending topics. Last but certainly not least, crisis communications is another benefit of following trends. By monitoring trending topics in your industry, you can manage your brand’s reputation.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage. Risk 3: A lack of bandwidth can leave you without a crisis communication home base. Therefore, no idea is invalid or not worth exploring.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Five crisis PR first responses. 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.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Brands and businesses know how important it is to protect their reputation. In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 1, 2016

For example, an organization that has a corporate culture of “no comment” – and thus a mindset of no comment – will inevitably resist communication for as long as possible in a crisis. Embedding the right corporate culture for successful crisis management. The same goes for issues management.

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned. The brand played with its 30-year tagline, “the best a man can get”, and replaced it with “The best men can be”.

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Cision

JUNE 3, 2015

It’s unlikely that you can do anything to avoid the instant virality of anything remotely salacious or damning to a company, its executives or its brand. The ability for a company to not only manage and survive a crisis, but to thrive skillfully, all depends on its focus and planning prior to the onset of that crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage. Risk 3: A lack of bandwidth can leave you without a crisis communication home base. Therefore, no idea is invalid or not worth exploring.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Jamie Ward, Ph.D. , Corporate leaders need to guide their workers on how they should (and should not) represent their brand their online. Prepare in advance.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

And it seems brands are rushing to weigh in. Brands are deeply saddened ,” as Edward Nevraumont wrote. “As As much as we personify brands, we need to remember that they cannot feel anything.” Out of respect, yesterday, I did not publish. But I did watch, listen and read. My instinct? Lead with humanity.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

How can you take advantage of the numerous opportunities these events present for furthering your brand, while avoiding a large-scale crisis? With the right plan and team in place, your brand can position itself strategically, take action when necessary and shine in the spotlight. You can’t force something to go viral.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

But you can guard against them by putting in place a PR crisis plan before they happen – and reacting quickly if your business is struck with bad publicity. What is a PR Crisis? A crisis could be triggered by an accident, a serious error, or an inappropriate action. What is a PR Crisis Plan? What is Consumer Sentiment?

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

When the inevitable social media backlash erupted, the CrossFit gym owner compounded the crisis by posting a profanity-laden response that called criticism by outraged women “b t,” “delusional and ignorant” and “feeble minded garbage.” One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’"

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5W PR

APRIL 5, 2020

‘Viral’ would be another word that can be used in place of newsworthy. If a PR story doesn’t fall into any of those categories then the brand needs a better story, because no journalist is going to want to tell an audience about something completely irrelevant which has no value for them. Timeliness.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. Brand misjudgments. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! This post is brought to you by RockDove , a proud sponsor of PRSA. United Airlines. Wells Fargo. Cyber thefts. Sexual misconduct. Corporate malfeasance. Extreme weather. But what lessons can we take from the chaos?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 25, 2017

The story went viral as news organizations picked up the story. How do incidents like this impact public sentiment for brands? 3) What about comparative communications? Are sales so sweet under that this model that we are willing to abdicate any sense of empathy? Do we even have a reaction?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We recognized the enormous opportunity that social channels can offer and felt that we could really extend the reach of our brand voice by speaking directly with our customers. From my perspective, developing our communications approach for our social channels was definitely the most challenging component. 350,000 new customers to NAB.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It referenced the “severely … hurt feelings” of Chinese fans, adopting a propaganda term that Beijing uses whenever Western brands or individuals speak out to support the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. His experience includes brand and reputation management, litigation PR, community relations, and crisis response.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2017

As much as social media followers love to praise your brand, they won’t hesitate to criticize your actions if they have a good reason. One negative comment can attract thousands of tweets and reactions, turning that single comment into a full-blown PR crisis. Read on for three tips to turn a social media crisis into a PR win.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Your brand and company may never employ a 12-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer such as Ryan Lochte as its celebrity spokesperson. But oh, lordy – we as communications and marketing professionals can receive a master class in what NOT to do during a crisis from Lochte’s self-immolation at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

The internet enables consumers to reach out to companies and service providers in brand new ways, and I believe the transparency that exists because of these online tools is a great thing for commerce. However, there’s a difference between feedback and online attacks. I’ll give you more stars if you come back and have a drink with me.”.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2015

I enjoy the adrenaline rush of crisis communications. What the CSA’s communications team did for the Chris Hadfield mission was literally and figuratively out of this world! Which real, historical or fictional person or brand would you like to give a reputation makeover? What is your favourite occupation in PR?

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PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2015

I enjoy the adrenaline rush of crisis communications. What the CSA’s communications team did for the Chris Hadfield mission was literally and figuratively out of this world! Which real, historical or fictional person or brand would you like to give a reputation makeover? What is your favourite occupation in PR?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Few things are more satisfying than a brand handling a potential public relations crisis with grace, aplomb, and humor. A starring role in a hit TV series, particularly at such a critical plot point, is something brands can only dream of, so of course Crock-Pot wanted to take advantage. What’s a brand to do?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Since the digital mediascape is constantly changing, communicators must be agile and always ready to engage in a digital-first or digital-centric environment. Major organizations can be shaken by a careless tweet or a viral customer complaint. The good news is the communications profession is flourishing.

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Cision

JULY 5, 2016

Not every platform or tactic will be right for your brand. In this interview, Kathy discusses the importance of knowing what is being said about your brand, how to properly prepare for potential crises and why basic marketing principles are still relevant today. What are the biggest marketing mistakes brands make?

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The success metrics a marketer should measure depend upon what your brand is and how it’s currently perceived,” adds Pappas. Are you a brand so prominent that all people have to do is hear your name on a TV spot and they’ll be reminded to buy your product? But now with social media, we can multiply that engagement a thousand-fold.

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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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