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Will Paula Deen’s Comeback be Successful, Or Did Last Year’s Crisis Bury Her Too Deep?

Melissa Agnes

Less than a year after her disastrous issue-made-crisis on account of her serious lack of proper crisis management , Deen has created a new company, Paula Deen Ventures, which is reported to be backed by Phoenix-based investor, Jahm Najafi. It has been announced that Paula Deen is prepping her comeback. What do you think?

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Corp Comm Frets Leadership in Crisis Comms, says Study

Sword and the Script

Just one ill-judged tweet from a key executive of a high-profile brand can bring the whole company into disrepute, or just one negative comment from a disgruntled ex-employee online can cause questions to be asked about how you treat your staff,” according to Simon Wadsworth, founder and director of Igniyte as cited by Communicate Magazine.

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2019 Corporate Crises: Failure To Plan Is Planning to Fail

Reputation Us

Today’s crises are taking on many unique forms and degrees of seriousness, and often take businesses by surprise—cyber incidents, executive resignations, M&A, disgruntled former employees, customer complaints on social media, salacious press headlines, etc. So how does a company handle a corporate crisis in today’s world?

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TCIP #033 – Crisis Spokesperson Training with Brad Phillips

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #033 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Brad Phillips. When it comes to crisis media training, there are so many questions that people (whether it be spokespersons or the communication and leadership teams) seek answers to. It’s a fun and informative listen.

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Your Half-Year PR Leadership Checklist: 7 Important Reminders for Communicators

PR News

You’re halfway through what’s been a rather interesting year in business, politics, brand successes and blunders and Game of Throne developments. The post Your Half-Year PR Leadership Checklist: 7 Important Reminders for Communicators appeared first on PR News Blog.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. Secondly, you can outsource the crisis management to a trusted agency like Prohibition PR. Reputation management.

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So Your Spokesperson Flew the Coop…

Waxing UnLyrical

You are (quite literally) the face of your brand to a variety of audiences. So when you get a little nutty and have a naked public meltdown or go fruit loops on an airplane headed for Vegas…and you’re the pilot , it’s going to negatively affect your brand. Tarnishing your brand doesn’t have to happen in such a dramatic fashion.