Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

Boeing: Brand crises abound in January, and perhaps no one knows this better than the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing. In another incident, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane caught fire moments into its flight from Miami International Airport on January 18. We hope you find this beneficial.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 16, 2018

I recently received the following comment on a post I shared to social media: Sometimes it’s just hard to start talking about crisis preparedness because no one wants to be involved in a negative event. Gaining internal buy-in from the right people to implement a crisis ready culture can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Social media has fundamentally changed how people communicate in times of crisis. Just this month, victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma used social media to communicate with first responders, know where gas was available and follow emergency updates. Apologizing in a time of crisis can lead to legal concerns.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Investing in your professional online reputation is an important Crisis Ready strategy—and ReputationDefender has launched a service to help make this process easy for you. How well do those findings represent you and the brand that you represent? Have you put strategic thought into what people find when they google your name?

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A review of Communicate in a Crisis by Kate Hartley. When is a crisis a major threat, and when is it just a Twitter storm? Communicate in a Crisis by Kate Hartley sets out to answer that question. No-one should be surprised that “perma-crisis” was declared Oxford English Dictionary word of the year 2022.

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Cision

JUNE 20, 2015

When you listen to conversations about your brand on social media, take note of the frequency of negative comments and the topics associated with such sentiments. However, not every pessimistic tweet or Facebook rant should be treated like a major crisis. Prepare yourself for a social media crisis.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Studies show that brand loyalty plays a huge role in why people spend their money the way they do.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

An online world means that everyday citizens are gaining greater control over the messages they see, believe, share and utilize in their decision-making processes or attributions of brand reputation. However, not every crisis is predictable. A crisis is a point in time. It should not define the organization.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Just having media monitoring in place is no longer sufficient for PR and communications success. Capturing every relevant piece of earned, owned and social media coverage around your brand, industry and important keywords can make all the difference if you want to break away from the competition or avert a full-blown crisis.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2023

ChatGPT can assist with the writing of press releases, speeches, email campaigns, social media posts, and other forms of written communication. Another important aspect of PR is crisis management, and ChatGPT can help in this area as well. Finally, ChatGPT can be an excellent tool for internal communication and collaboration.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR professionals are expected to create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Owned Media & Content Strategy. Media Monitoring & Analysis.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 28, 2014

The other day I had a conversation with someone who made a statement about the healthcare industry not needing to be on social media because no one cares about the nurses’ birthdays and little useless memes (I’m SOOO paraphrasing here!). What’s the point of social media for healthcare?

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Media fires that communicators could have doused before the 6 o’clock news, even a decade ago, can now erupt into global conflagrations, thanks to smartphones and social media. Organizations are only as strong as how they respond in moments of crisis. This is where the idea of a “red team” comes into play.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 17, 2019

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. To help you create your social media marketing strategy, we have 15 of the top social media trends you need to follow in 2019!

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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? Defining The Threats. Getting Ready.

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Onclusive

MAY 31, 2018

A crisis can be one of the most difficult situations in a CEO’s career. Crisis preparedness and internal education can aid you before a crisis hits, and having the right monitoring and measurement tools in place can provide you the insights you need throughout a crisis. A tale of two CEOs. Source: AirPR Software.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

Becoming crisis ready is a process. 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.

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PR Fuel

MAY 31, 2022

Almost 70-percent of businesses recently surveyed experienced a crisis in the past five years. Negative information about your business can travel quickly, and crisis management is critical. How you handle a business crisis reveals your character and skill at handling a catastrophe. Gives Necessary Information. Shows Initiative.

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5W PR

JUNE 22, 2020

Any business knows that no matter what’s going on and how well they are on top of everything, a crisis is never expected. However, how well the business can respond during a crisis always reflects on the public’s perception of the organization in the future, whether in a positive or negative light. Tips for Post-PR Crisis Management.

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PRSay

JULY 21, 2020

On July 15, Cision hosted a webinar titled “Demanding Change: How to Best Communicate Brand Action,” which focused on best practices for internal and external communications in challenging times. Toledo followed up by noting that we must ensure that crisis communications efforts go beyond having good talking points.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 14, 2019

Add the likelihood that employees who steered your brand toward its good standing feel more invested. A PR crisis could ravage your reputation, and any number of potential developments can trigger one. There are ways to reduce the impact of a PR crisis, the best of which is to prepare for one. What to Do During a PR Crisis.

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Presspage

MAY 31, 2023

Today's landscape In today's fast-paced digital world, effective brand storytelling holds immense importance. With the advent of social media, instant communication and the scattered media landscape, companies face the challenge of maintaining control over their brand narrative.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Crisis communication is one of the most important aspects of your crisis management. In fact, whom you communicate with in a crisis, along with when and how you communicate with them, can mean the difference between successful crisis management and crisis management failure. Subsidiary brands. Candidates.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis.

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Cision

MAY 23, 2015

Here are five steps to consider when creating your crisis communication plan. How you react and take responsibility for the situation will make or break your brand’s reputation. Was this a matter of poor judgement, a leak of internal information or a technical error? Want more crisis communication tips?

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2018

Opportunity to develop unbreakable relationships with your stakeholders, build brand trust and credibility in your marketplace, and strengthen your overall culture, productivity, and profitability. Unfortunately for Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica crisis it is now managing is the direct result of an issue that went mismanaged for years.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Armchair PR experts get lots of mileage from critiquing crisis management by major brands and businesses this time of year. But what about the crisis situations that are handled well? It seems almost quaint now, given the explosion of reputation-killing headlines that have followed the brand “scandal.”

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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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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

1) Communication Metrics: Disruption or True Crisis . There are media disruptions, and there are media crises,” according to Ashley Deibert , vice president of marketing for IQ Media. Some of the monitoring tools designed around social media, provide storage for just a few months of data.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 9, 2021

What began as a three minute Zoom call has now turned into a growing crisis for Better.com, especially the CEO and other company executives. Here we’ll examine how this crisis has been covered by the media, the articles capturing the most public interest, and how the story continues to spread across social media channels.

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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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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2024

Think of the brands you deal with daily. People are more likely to trust and connect with a brand or organization that is genuine and transparent in its communication. When brands and individuals communicate openly, honestly, and transparently, they build a foundation of trust that withstands challenges and crises.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 14, 2019

RockDove Solutions is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. As the context and speed in which crises unfold in the digital age shifts, so does the task of crisis preparedness. Every week we talk to some of the 750-plus organizations which use our In Case of Crisis mobile app.

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Karen Freberg

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

As I have shared with my students all the time, blogging and social media can open up some amazing opportunities you would have never imagined. We have similar interests and connections in the crisis management field. Social media truly opens doors. Social media does open opportunities.

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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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Konnect Agency

JUNE 22, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world and in our current climate, businesses are more vulnerable than ever to face a crisis that could negatively impact their public reputation and ultimately their bottom line. The goal of a crisis PR plan is to minimize the impact of a crisis on a business’s reputation, operations, and finances.

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Prohibition

APRIL 23, 2020

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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