Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As you may have heard, Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , is my new book – and I’m so excited that it’s finally available for you to preorder on Amazon ! Becoming crisis ready, and thus building an INVINCIBLE brand, is cultural. Such as this example , or these ones.).

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. When executed successfully, it can skyrocket brand awareness, generate buzz on social media, and even make headlines.

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PRSay

APRIL 18, 2024

And we are influential to our teams, across our organizations and in our communities — demonstrating daily how smart, strategic communications can advance your brand, even in times of crisis. I curated 13 key Tay-keaways for comms pros — each paired with an album or song — to inspire your leadership style as well as your playlist.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

But most chief executives aren’t rockstars, and they don’t necessarily embrace a role as brand spokesperson. To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. Check out Brunswick’s list of the most connected CEOs , topped by Wal-Mart’s Doug McMillon. Many lack the time or commitment to deal with media.

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5W PR

JULY 7, 2021

This helps generate positive brand awareness and grow the company itself. Although big brands and corporations can afford to collaborate with professional PR agencies and have tailored campaigns, startups don’t usually have the budget to do the same. However, they can learn from others’ campaigns. Reverse Pitching. Interesting Stories.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The important conversation to have with your legal team, prior to experiencing a viral issue or crisis. The book to help you build an INVINCIBLE brand. Tune in to our conversation here: Subscribe to FIR on iTunes or for Android. **. Tune in to our conversation here: Subscribe to FIR on iTunes or for Android. **. Crisis Ready.

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Flack's Revenge

APRIL 2, 2019

We’ve all heard about the magical growth hacks; the campaigns that went viral, the PR home runs that crashed servers and exploded phones. Then I thought better of it and focused my advice on the hard reality that building a brand, market share and success usually takes time. How do you build a known and enduring brand?

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2024

The Barbie brand is a paradoxical symbol of imagination, comfort, sexism, objectification, feminism and conflicted cultural influence that has entranced and challenged children and adults alike for generations. Fashion and retail media included stories about brand partnerships such as Ruggable, Zara and Crocs. He’s just Ken.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams. Creativity helps express company values in a distinct brand voice. 17 million views later, Momondo has a permanent piece of precise thought leadership and CSR.

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Cision

AUGUST 21, 2017

Despite not being in an official leadership role, her work ethic, laser focus and aptitude for learning enable her to do anything she puts her mind to. Think about what your brand wants to achieve. You don’t need to create the next viral video, but you do need to make a genuine connection with your audience.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 12, 2023

That it’s all part of the personal branding game. Note what was absent from my top 5 posts: Thought leadership. You could say it ‘went viral’ However, that same post generated just 3,203 impressions–just over 10% of the number of impressions of my most successful post in 2023 in terms of reach.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When a brand is behind a story, there’s bias involved. I treat every story as a valuable source of information for readers—and a valuable gateway to a brand.” Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 14, 2021

On the other hand… It’s not at all obvious, right now, how brands would participate. ” This seems to be up in the air right now–I haven’t seen any “brands” out there. “Going viral” on TikTok is a big reason many use it. Maybe they won’t participate at all.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

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. Order Crisis Ready for you and your team at the link above.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

With that in mind, we’ve outlined why it’s essential to have brand tracking capabilities to monitor trending topics. Tracking trends is critical to determining whether your marketing team can prove your value to senior leadership through earned media measurement. 2) Where is the topic going viral?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Brands must earn the trust of customers, and that’s where good PR can play a role. A PR program that focuses on thought leadership and executive visibility is often a very effective way to align an individual – and a brand – with a specific type of expertise. Brand influence is born in a community.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

With social media and access to this information being so easy, anybody with a smartphone and an idea can become a viral source of news. And while this may seem obvious, depending on your brand’s priorities there is a lot to consider. Use past media mentions to understand the keywords that are being used to talk about your brand.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. You’re seeing brands forced to use more user-generated content.” Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees?

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PRSay

JANUARY 23, 2019

12, UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi became a viral sensation after performing a enthusiastic routine that earned a perfect score at the Collegiate Challenge. As you get ready to build your brand, think about how you can add some extra special, outside-the-box flare. What makes your brand or idea stand out? Perfect your routine.

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PRSay

MAY 10, 2021

Some software companies are claiming they have market-ready AI-driven solutions for brands, yet the level of disappointment driven by over-promising and under-delivering by these same companies is creating distrust in AI as a solution for communications. What is a common misperception about AI? He joined PRSA in 1994.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. Five crisis PR first responses.

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PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

Audiences, craving authenticity, are calling out brands when they smell hypocrisy. Similarly, as other brands stepped up Black Lives Matter messaging, activist complaints began to flood the channels. Studies have shown anger to be the most viral emotion, but anger destroys and divides. Awe is the second most viral emotion.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 19, 2021

It is not uncommon for reputation issues to lurk on the internet indefinitely, to explode virally to an audience of millions, or to carry someone from public support to public criticism within the span of a few hours. Managing and maintaining your online brand is a necessity for everyone. The problem may not be with your brand.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

When I worked with the Ukrainian government on strategic communications, we were always trying to get away from just issuing a statement branded with an administrative foreign-affairs logo, for instance. So you have to be strategic about monitoring [mentions of your brand on social media], so that you can react quickly if you need to react.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling. Legos' Corporate History Video.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. Starting in 2013, brands started hiring journalists to work on their content programs. Now, five years later, they’re ascending to powerful leadership positions. The brand purpose craze. Creativity strikes back.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Want to learn the three ways to make your idea go viral? If you tap into your unique ideas or experiences, that is where your leadership can come from,” she says. “We Watch the free on-demand webinar now! Look Around You. The biggest, most frequent problem Dorie sees is a lack of confidence.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One of the problems faced today by Fleishman’s clients and other global brands, is tracking issues that affect or might impact their business, but are not necessarily core to it. That shows us that based on what’s happened over the last couple of hours, here’s a projection on how viral this particular story or storyline may be.” .

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Then, I met Mark Traphagen , who participated in my panel on branding and thought leadership at the Social Tools Summit in October (where he won a Social Guru award). We consider these videos to be mostly top-of-funnel, brand-awareness builders. What was your most popular video?

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

But before you post a viral video telling your boss you’re quitting your job , it’s important to make sure you’re ready for what it takes to be a successful PR business owner. Too often, new business owners make the mistake of committing to their brand name before researching available domain names. What’s your niche?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge.

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Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

now want to know, “How can we go viral?”. If your spokesperson has completed media training, but still struggles to keep reporters engaged or tell the brand story in a way that resonates, don’t be afraid to find someone else to step in. Does it include thought leadership? Executives who once asked, “Can you get me on Oprah?”

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. We are living in a time when brand loyalty is fleeting at best and customers don’t hesitate to put companies in an unflattering spotlight.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 6, 2021

In B2B public relations , there’s a lot of talk about thought leadership. So, what’s magical about thought leadership? It was an economist, Joel Kurtzman, who is actually credited with popularizing “thought leadership” in business circles. That describes the present time, of course. How does that happen?

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. The power of brand is front and center, with athletes as influencers, influencers as fans and the media creating a news feed.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 22, 2017

Despite not being in an official leadership role, her work ethic, laser focus and aptitude for learning enable her to do anything she puts her mind to. Think about what your brand wants to achieve. You don’t need to create the next viral video, but you do need to make a genuine connection with your audience.

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