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Crisis Management 101: Shark Week Case Study, Pt. 1

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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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Speed Matters in a Crisis Situation: Shark Week Case Study, Part 3

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Check out part 1 and part 2 before diving into the following post on the importance of speed during a crisis situation. . There’s a crisis communications mantra: tell it all, tell it early and tell it yourself. In a crisis situation, silence can be deadly. Just tuning into this series? We all know this. Deep Blue Sea.

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Shark Week Case Study: A Lesson in Crisis Management, Pt. 2

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s vegan donut shop is suffering from a crisis as a result of the negative media attention around sharks during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Whether a brand has experience with controversial news or has yet to meet a crisis challenge, having a communications plan in place in advance of a potential incident is a must. Crisis Strikes.

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Crisis Issue? Own It: Shark Week Case Study, Part 4

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s best efforts, the Shark Week crisis issue is really hammer(head )ing his donut business. quickly realizes that in order to take a bite out of the crisis, he has to swallow his pride and take ownership of the issue. And this time, he’s putting all of his force behind it by taking ownership of the crisis himself. Despite G.W.’s