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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Facebook’s response to the recent data privacy controversy was immediate – so immediate that it happened the day before the scandal broke. The language fits the Tesla brand: aloof, calculated, and confident.

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For those who said they did plan to speak publicly about issues, the most pressing topics named were data privacy, healthcare, and diversity and inclusion. But most chief executives aren’t rockstars, and they don’t necessarily embrace a role as brand spokesperson. Many lack the time or commitment to deal with media.

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

USA Today and TV stations ravaged the CrossFit brand (a typical headline in a UK newspaper: “Booty Shame: CrossFit trainer blasted for sharing snaps of female clients bent over in the gym”). One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" Facebook page ) and.

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A Pocket Square Is Not Your Reputation

David PR Group

This includes search results which may be the first to publish negative news stories, hate blogs and social media posts that are building viral strength. While we fear negative reviews, engagement also enables us to speak directly to happy customers and work to turn them into brand loyalists and advocates.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them. 16: Ted Seward.

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Google Earns Positive PR On Diversity – Under Duress

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Simmering issues of diversity and gender discrimination in the tech industry were spotlighted this week when an internal memo penned by a Google engineer went viral, causing a public relations earthquake for the company. On Monday CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that the memo had violated company rules. and regulatory burdens at home.

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The Biggest PR Disasters Of 2016

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here’s our list for the top stories that damaged brand reputations, wrecked careers, and kept media and PRs working overtime. But Stumpf at first seemed to blame rank-and-file employees, 5300 of whom were fired over the scandal. 2016 had plenty of the kind of the kinds of news-making crises that public relations people dread.

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