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

JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Cision

JUNE 3, 2015

Is prevention of a crisis possible? 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. Yet, the difficulty most brands face is finding a way to interact with you which builds your loyalty over time. Integrate your crisis plan.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

Brands earn customer trust in business by protecting their data, offering a reasonable value, focusing on the quality of their product or service and delivering good customer experiences. Trust in business is a currency that brands can’t live without. Go be sure, the survey did ask about these things too.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. How do you know what’s working?

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Cision

JULY 27, 2017

But there’s one aspect of your business that I’d encourage you to pay more attention to — brand situational awareness. Why Leaders & Execs Need to Know How Their Brand is Perceived. Consider that you take the temperature of your brand based on last quarter’s results. Taking risks is what brands are all about.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? Let me throw three common crisis scenarios at you and you can reflect on whether or not your team is prepared for each of them – and don’t assume you know the answer, actually go and find out! What about your email system? Customer service.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Crisis Communications. Owned Media & Content Strategy.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Crisis management is something every company needs to implement as part of its business processes. Without a documented plan, how would you handle a crisis? If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. What is a crisis?

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Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

Out of all the gossip, what are the 2-3 things that PR pros should care about the most? Brand opportunities for its messenger app that could take public Facebook conversations to a private level – labeled Messenger Business – and an update to the comments feature could allow website-based comments to show up on a Facebook story.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2015

Event detection, issue and crisis management. Influencer detection and customer relationship management. What I want to share are three insights about social media listening that may make you reconsider how you approach social listening and the value that you give to each aspect that social listening tools provide.

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Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2015

According to a recent Oracle study, 81 percent of Twitter users expect brands to respond to their questions or complaints the same day they tweet. But what happens when brands don’t pay attention to what’s being said about their products and services online? They lose their customers. Happy Campers.

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Social Media Brand Branding Customer Service 120

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. A subset of corporate communications work, developing, documenting, and disseminating overarching corporate messaging is key to building a strong brand with a consistent message.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? Let me throw three common crisis scenarios at you and you can reflect on whether or not your team is prepared for each of them – and don’t assume you know the answer, actually go and find out! What about your email system? Customer service.

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Crisis How To Crisis Management Exercises 100

Reputation Us

JUNE 1, 2023

In May 2023, Blue Ocean Global Technology interviewed ReputationUs’s President Casey Boggs about his thoughts on reputation management for their global blog … Blue Ocean Strategies Blue Ocean: Reputation management has become an important component for most businesses. Brand is what you say about your company.

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Technology Interviews Reputation Crisis 78

Ronn Torossian

AUGUST 4, 2018

While social media is one of the powerful PR tools in the digital world, it’s also one of the most difficult avenues for modern brands to understand. Being successful on channels like Twitter today isn’t just about delivering exceptional customer service and useful content.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 23, 2015

Don’t Let The Plethora of Blog Posts Fool You It’s easy to tout the benefits of brand advocate programs – of which there are many – but there isn’t enough discussion around just how difficult it is to create and sustain one. They are hired by the company and have a paid role to grow the brand.

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Brand Branding Community Wikipedia 100

NewsWhip

JUNE 14, 2023

Leader in Social Media Monitoring Users Love Us Leader in Media Monitoring Of course, we wouldn’t have those badges without the reviews from our trusted partners, who had the following to say about NewsWhip: “In today’s modern communications landscape, too many people are still focused on raw output/volume of media.

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Leadership Software Customer Service Small Business 78

Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels. Twitter users take a stand to call for action.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels. Twitter users take a stand to call for action.

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 62

Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

PR professionals and investors agree the most significant benefit that accrues to companies with a positive corporate reputation is corporate brand loyalty. USC Annenberg Global Communications Report 2023 Not Being Transparent or Honest Customers are increasingly valuing honesty and transparency.

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Communications How To Corporate Training 52

The Hoyt Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This means that one of the first things potential customers will do is look up your business online. Negative reviews can hurt your brand’s reputation and turn away potential customers. It gives you insights into customer concerns and perceptions about your brand.

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Policies Construction Reputation Privacy 97

5W PR

MAY 28, 2020

The impact on consumer mobility and supply chains, as well as the dramatic shift in media consumption habits, have made marketers everywhere concerned about how to proceed with the newfound situation. Top businesses are going to rise to the occasion and meet their customers where they are right now – in their homes.

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Consumer Exercises Crisis Customer Service 88

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It’s indicative of the fact that outside of customer service social media engagement has largely become a paid activity. When asked about their spending in the next 12 months, 49% say budgets will increase and 44% say that they will stay the same. Budgets for monitoring and listening to customers have fallen by 9% this year.

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Digital PR Report Communications Crisis Management 78

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR of the Falcon Valley Group , recommends: “Check all current plans and update for 2019, including your strategic communications plan, crisis communications plan, and anything else relevant. Depending on their sector, some clients might balk at creating a crisis plan. Cris es – Be Prepared.

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Crisis Communications Trade Shows Crisis Customer Service 127

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

“Authenticity” has become marketers’ favorite buzzword, and brands are now expected to always be honest and transparent in their efforts to connect with consumers. Telling consumers a brand story instead of just advertising to them is what wins trust and appreciation. What does it even mean for a brand to be authentic?

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Trends Airlines Social Media Crisis 108

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Since the advent of the social media era, handling criticism has been one of the top requests made of PR professionals and agencies by brands and companies. For clarity’s sake, let’s specify that we’re talking about: legitimate, honest criticism and not “trolling,” or baseless criticism without merit.

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How To Crisis Communications Crisis Customer Service 84

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. It swept the country like a virus, and, despite valid concerns about a backlash, the impact is far-reaching. Tired of hearing about Uber? The Winners.

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Airlines Reputation Journalism Crisis 180

Prohibition

OCTOBER 3, 2022

For October, get to know all about Claire – our B2B whizz and crisis comms specialist. What do you love most about your job? Tell us a bit about your journey to working at Prohibition. What do you love most about working/living up North? really good at/passionate about outside of work?

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Here, I thought I’d take the opposite approach – cite atypical PR missteps by brands that generally enjoy good reputations. The company botched one of the first rules of crisis response: avoid the drip, drip, drip of piecemeal information. I am also thinking of John Grant’s great song Disappointing. Wells Fargo.

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Wikipedia Crisis Management Customer Service Crisis 120

Cision

JUNE 1, 2016

That’s the danger of not listening on social media to what’s being said about your brand. Social media is such an important tool for connecting with potential customers, and consumers are using it as a soapbox, for better or worse. Let’s say someone tweets that they love your brand. When the Buzz is Positive.

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Social Media Media Customer Service Tools 120

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

Before you create any brand communication, you must ask yourself: Will my audience care? In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. I was studying acting at the time.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Social Media Improves Customer Service. Oftentimes, consumers rely on social media reviews and online customer service to finalize purchasing decisions. Social Media Delivers Brand Clarity. Start delivering clear messages to your targeted audience about your brand and its products with social media.

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Social Media Media Customer Service Radio 105

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4). Guest Post by Karen Freberg.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 15, 2015

Here are six truths about PR that remain constant over the years: The Need To Read. Every brand must have a crisis communications plan. Customer service has to work to ensure that public messages and brand promises are ones they can uphold and adhere to, and let PR know if they cannot.

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Analytics Measurement Crisis Communications Tools 50

Cision

MAY 26, 2016

The Middle Finger Project – a wonderful blog and project from Ash Ambirge about copywriting and life in general. Figure out what it’s about (marketing, sales, customer service, elephants?). To put it another way, the brainstorming phase is all about research. Also contains large amounts of sass.

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