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

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

JANUARY 18, 2015

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. The real-time news cycle and how it impacts in a crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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. Or did last year’s crisis bury her too deep? source: businesswire.com ).

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Shift Communications

JULY 19, 2017

Anyone Could Need Crisis Management (…and at Anytime). is suffering a crisis. As our VP of Marketing Tech previously summarized : In a crisis management situation, something has gone wrong and your brand is on fire. s PR reps/trusted advisors/crisis comms ride-or-dies, deny the fire of its resources we shall.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Media Training. Crisis Communications. Speaking Engagements.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2019

Dad was trying to say that you don’t want to attract the wrong kind of attention, and the same goes for brands. Even if the executive spokesperson — usually the CEO — is naturally charismatic and confident facing the media, she should never venture into the public eye without media training.

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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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Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2017

Check out part 1 and part 2 before diving into the following post on the importance of speed during a crisis situation. . While they may be faster than Michael Phelps in the water , they are way too slow in controlling their narrative in the media. There’s a crisis communications mantra: tell it all, tell it early and tell it yourself.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 12, 2016

What potential crisis could have a substantial impact on your business? That’s the essence of crisis communications planning – preparing for the worst before it happens. As if convincing management of the need for, and value of, crisis planning wasn’t already a challenge! C orp Comm Unprepared for Crisis.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When a large brand has a trust problem, “You’re not going to be able to dig yourself out of the crisis immediately,” Sherinian said. They’ve taught us that, when there’s a crisis, we have to be covenantal — not transactional,” to have agreements with different groups of people within civil society.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

A good training program will help presenters improve their skills. Not all presentation training is the same, of course. As you likely know, traditional media training and crisis training tend to focus on one spokesperson, usually the CEO, who is put through his or her paces in front of a group.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A strong PR agency that aligns with and understands your business can be an invaluable strategic adviser and resource for your brand in this endeavor. However, not all brand and PR agency relationships are created equal. That said, not every organization should hire a PR agency. technology, CPG, financial services, etc.)—make

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

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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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s sometimes a great opportunity for companies/brands to draw traffic and engagement. Here’s one example; when Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis was announced, the Landis team offered up experts on the disorder from client Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) to local media. Have they been media trained? Move quickly.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

But in most cases it’s important for brands to understand what will work with media and what won’t, and firms who don’t counsel clients accordingly fail on two counts – not delivering coverage for their clients and burning bridges with media. Lack of preparation for a media interview.

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PRSay

APRIL 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating unprecedented challenges for the news media. Social distancing has forced journalists to change nearly every aspect of how they do their jobs as they navigate a new way of reporting amid the biggest health crisis in a century. Communicators can also be the “helpers” to the media right now.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The bigger question, to me, is this: Do we now need a full-blown crisis plan to accompany our ad campaigns in the event the Internet Flash Mob decides to congregate around our brand? OK, so maybe it’s not a full-blown crisis plan. Crisis 101. She’s already media trained. See South Dakota example.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 19, 2018

A charismatic entrepreneur serves as the face of his brand, its best media spokesperson, and the embodiment of its values. He’s now blaming the marketing agency involved in a media training session for goading him into uttering a racist word. For a fast-growing startup, a dynamic founder can be a huge PR asset.

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Healthcare communications changed along with it, but no one could have predicted at the start of COVID that we’d be struggling with this continuing crisis today. Don’t be that confusing brand or service. A ll forms of healthcare continue during this worldwide crisis. Media train and test new spokespersons.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Oppe begins with branding and helps students craft their personal narrative. This provides an opportunity to build upon the individual experience and transition to reputation management and crisis communications, all the while having students emphasize how the brand plays into the narrative surrounding a corporate or personality crisis.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The main reasons flagged by brands for not using digital/social more frequently are a lack of budget (46%) or a lack of staff (32%), rather than the board not understanding the need for it (11%). The areas where PR agency people want more training are SEO (38%); paid search (30%) and paid social media activity (26%).

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Cision

AUGUST 24, 2016

Cheryl Byrne, a communications consultant in Marblehead, MA, says listening to your audience is one the most important things for a brand to do. In this interview, Cheryl discusses the keys to maintaining your brand reputation, the challenges social media presents and how to keep your audience engaged. How did you handle it?

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PRSay

MARCH 18, 2020

To help your team, we’re sharing our approach, which is based on experience and feedback from our long-term media relationships. Monitor the media environment. Media interest in this story will continue until the public health crisis abates. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge. Photo credit: alhovik.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2012

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.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 6, 2020

It’s a challenging time in so many ways, yet crisis communications is a place where PR people can shine a light. Get media training before you go live on radio or video. Clients range from SMBs to Fortune 500 who want to attract attention, build brands, grow business, and click with crowds.

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PRSay

MARCH 29, 2021

Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Research reporters, anticipate questions. Will it likely be friendly or combative?

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fast-forward to today and social media is not only dominating the world around us but playing an active role in the comms world too. From the first days of sites like Friends Reunited, social media is now capable of helping people start businesses, helping to drive revenue and humanise brands.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Intrepid PR strategists pitch an editor a trend piece on new IoT security or other products and voila, a round-up story with five or six brands appears. Without a PR firm in tow, the odds are that a company spokesperson hasn’t been thoroughly prepared to face the media. A company crisis is looming.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

One result from the study: in contrast to the nearly 500 tweets from e-cigarette brands, marketers and resellers, there were zero tweets from public health groups about the effects of e-cigarette use. When you pitch a story, make sure you have a dependable source – which has been media trained – ready for an interview.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 18, 2022

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: People understand the value of being in the media but more often than not, people are just trying to “sell” the media by putting in their product, service or brand without thinking of the bigger picture and the bigger impact they can make. as an expert.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Also, know what your main communications goals are before hiring a consultant – they tend to specialize in certain areas such as media relations, crisis communications, business writing, etc. If you want media relations but none of you have ever spoken to the press, be sure your agency can conduct media training.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

When you have over 1,000 stores around the country, not-so-great things are bound to pop up, so I’ve gotten quite a bit of experience in crisis communications including how to work with local law enforcement, preparing statements. In the end, it has helped me stretch myself, and become more reflective on how I work with others.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They’ve built a product, service or brand and now they are ready to be known. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. Watch this week’s PR Tip here. The majority of my clients are established in their business.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 4, 2022

And start pitching the media because it will just elevate your brand. It’s somebody else telling the world how great you are. So this is why I want you to check out the Get PR Famous Formula. All the videos are on the YouTube channel. It will every elevate everything about you. So that is this week’s PR tip.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 28, 2022

So when you’re talking about pitching the media and you’ve got a story, and there’s kind of really one core story, of your company or your product or your brand or whatever that is. But think of every piece of that, could be different stories that you could pitch various media outlets.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 25, 2022

But think about that if you have a product, service or brand related to moving into a dorm room, moving in your first apartment. So take a step back and really think about back to school. What can you pitch? And you’ve got about thirty days in which to do this. I could go on and on. My brain just spins.

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