Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

Technology 128

Technology Study Communications Survey 128

Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

The research company polled 15,000 consumers across 15 markets, including the U.S. It substantiates the idea that when customers trust a business, they are more likely to take actions that benefit that business. According to the study: 90% are more likely to recommend that company to friends and family.

Brand 109

Brand Branding Survey Customer Service 109

Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.

Crisis Management 118

Crisis Management Social Media Crisis Media 118

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR of the Falcon Valley Group , recommends: “Check all current plans and update for 2019, including your strategic communications plan, crisis communications plan, and anything else relevant. Depending on their sector, some clients might balk at creating a crisis plan. Rose of DKR Communications.

Crisis Communications 128

Crisis Communications Trade Shows Crisis Customer Service 128

Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

But other times share values falling sharply, lawsuits, contaminated or dangerous goods, investigations, or even a new, slightly controversial, marketing tactic you couldn’t wait to try may be enough to damage a brands reputation and enter a real crisis period. How to prepare and fix a PR crisis. Use all your communications channels.

Crisis 62

Crisis Crisis Management Reputation Crisis Communications 62

Stuart Bruce

JULY 15, 2014

Yesterday, the Financial Times published the fifth FTSE350 Boardroom Bellwether survey which revealed that almost half the boards of the UK’s largest public companies have not discussed their social media strategies in the past 12 months.

Social Media 132

Social Media Public Affairs Media Crisis Communications 132

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Since the advent of the social media era, handling criticism has been one of the top requests made of PR professionals and agencies by brands and companies. Legitimate critics will complain about their experience in a way that reveals a discernible issue such as long wait times, poor customer service, etc. Do it quickly.

How To 84

How To Crisis Communications Crisis Customer Service 84

Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

Crisis Communications 62

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 62

Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

In short, as mobile and digital make nearly every transaction seamless, legacy companies must adapt quickly or be completely disrupted. We see this happening in the communications and PR industry. For companies without an effective data science practice, crisis communications will be an ongoing trial.

Publicity 166

Publicity Analytics Data Advertising 166

Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage. Do you have a cyber-investigation company on speed dial? Who does your company newsletter get distributed to? Marketing / Pr / Communications.

Crisis 203

Crisis How To Exercises System 203

Axia PR

AUGUST 4, 2017

Use PR to avoid, endure and outlast whatever trouble strikes your company. A public relations crisis can happen to any company of any size at any time. Others develop slowly, like disgruntled employees whose behavior eventually begins to affect customer service.

Crisis 54

Crisis Company Customer Service Employee 54

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

A crisis situation presents abundant challenges for public relations and business leaders, not the least of which are the critical first communications. The tone of the language, the medium of the message, and its timing contribute to public perception of a company’s management of the situation.

Crisis 136

Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Shift Communications

AUGUST 28, 2017

Public relations, marketing, and communications aren’t known for their futurist perspectives. More often than not, we’re reacting to the latest and greatest, from crisis communications (when the news is bad) to rapid response/newsjacking (when the news is good). A Brief Recap of Predictive Analytics. Stay tuned! Christopher S.

Analytics 96

Analytics Software Technology Data 96

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

As a company, you want to be able to respond quickly and effectively with an appropriate plan. Instead, prepare a thorough and honest plan for responding to three levels of PR crises: ? A minor crisis. An event that gives your company a black eye but doesn’t threaten its survival. The PR crisis team should consist of.

Crisis 62

Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

From there, it’s important that the company understands their short-term customer relationship cannot be business as usual. Depending on the severity of the PR crisis, it could take some significant action to woo customers and fans back into the proverbial trust circle. Or it could be some or all of these.

Crisis 113

Crisis Digital PR Retail Reputation 113

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

If one primary role of a communicator is to be the conscious of the organization, then this is a good time to voice that consciousness. 1) The PR tech vendors comms pros recommend The 2020 JOTW Communications Survey identified the PR tech vendors most likely to be recommended. Here’s this month’s PR tech sum. Nielsen reported that 5.8

Product Launch 95

Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 95

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Yet for many companies, content programs intended to help existing customers is an afterthought. Studies have shown that somewhere around one-fifth of companies identify related metrics such as customer retention as a content marketing objective. 3 Reasons to Include Customers in a B2B Content Program.

B2B 60

B2B Leadership Customer Service Content Marketing 60

Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage. Do you have a cyber-investigation company on speed dial? Who does your company newsletter get distributed to? Marketing / Pr / Communications.

Crisis 100

Crisis How To Crisis Management Exercises 100

Cision

JUNE 3, 2015

It’s unlikely that you can do anything to avoid the instant virality of anything remotely salacious or damning to a company, its executives or its brand. The ability for a company to not only manage and survive a crisis, but to thrive skillfully, all depends on its focus and planning prior to the onset of that crisis.

Crisis 120

Crisis Construction Viral Reputation 120

Axia PR

JUNE 1, 2020

Customer service is hard. For many companies, this can be a make-it-or-break-it point. If you have poor relationships with customers and clients, it can even permanently tarnish a company’s reputation. Dealing with conflict and complaints is even harder.

Crisis 62

Crisis Customer Service Reputation Company 62

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

This trend is expected to continue, with more travel companies offering customized itineraries and immersive cultural experiences. But other less-traveled-to areas within the industry can still benefit from spending on PR, marketing communications and advertising. may not need to market themselves as the demand is already there.

Travel 40

Travel Tourism Airlines Hotels 40

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 18, 2014

Carving out the Modern Day Communicator. Why: The new roles and responsibilities of the modern-day communicator can seem daunting. 4 content creation tips for B2B software companies. Why: The recent DDOS attacks on Evernote and Feedly revealed a great deal about each company’s attitude toward crisis communication.

Crisis Communications 75

Crisis Communications Software B2B Crisis 75

Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Crisis management is something every company needs to implement as part of its business processes. Without a documented plan, how would you handle a crisis? If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. How do you define crisis management? A successful crisis plan is proactive.

Crisis Management 62

Crisis Management Crisis Reputation Financial 62

Critical Mention

AUGUST 21, 2018

From Google to Facebook to Yelp, what people say about your company matters. According to a 2017 local customer review survey, 85% of customers trust online reviews as much as their friends’ recommendations. In today’s digital world, online reviews can make or break your business. Monitor reviews. Jolie Shapiro.

Customer Service 61

Customer Service Writing Financial Local 61

PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

This is something all of us in communications should be wary of. A core pillar of our day-to-day activity is news hijacking, whereby we jump on news by pitching responses and additional information on behalf of the companies we represent. Then, of course, there’s the crisis communications element.

Media 74

Media Viral Video Newspapers 74

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2012

Getting media trained helps you stay on message and bridge back to you talking points without sounding like a robot or some disingenuous suit – a *big* problem to avoid when you’re in crisis mode. Take the time to develop a crisis communications plan. Prepare to get social by being social now.

Media Training 70

Media Training Crisis Training Crisis Communications 70

Cision

APRIL 28, 2015

A case in point: two recent labor strikes at two New Hampshire-based companies. When employees at one of the companies went on strike over the summer, customers and vendors joined them. The same cannot be said of the second company. Without it, nothing can be shared or promoted. It’s a matter of the message. What to do.

Employee 120

Employee Print Customer Service Local 120

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 18, 2014

Carving out the Modern Day Communicator. Why: The new roles and responsibilities of the modern-day communicator can seem daunting. 4 content creation tips for B2B software companies. Why: The recent DDOS attacks on Evernote and Feedly revealed a great deal about each company’s attitude toward crisis communication.

Crisis Communications 40

Crisis Communications Software B2B Crisis 40

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

“tbh, if I could switch I would, but you won’t ever offer this service in my area, and even if you did it’d be several years in the future. Would you buy a service from a company with customer references like that? AT&T isn’t the only company facing this problem. but I’m stuck with you.”.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Social Media Twitter 60

Cision

DECEMBER 14, 2015

you can expect only a small fraction of your potential audience will ever receive your communication, much less act upon it. In a crisis you may find yourself in a situation where rather than pushing information out to influencers, media and customers, instead they are attempting to pull information from you.

Crisis Communications 120

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Facebook 120

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 27, 2019

It seems that many companies still have not learnt from Facebook’s hard lesson last year during the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as many media sources asked, “Where’s Zuckerberg?” With so many ways to share news and communicate with the public and customers, companies are expected to say something.

Crisis 72

Crisis How To Reputation Newspapers 72

Critical Mention

JUNE 29, 2018

Takeaway: Tide did a great job combatting the crisis by using Twitter to reply to people having “trouble” with its products, telling them to contact their doctor or local poison center and also providing the company’s customer service number. In that moment, nobody is interested in your emotional turmoil. Jolie Shapiro.

Crisis 68

Crisis Customer Service Video Financial 68

5W PR

JUNE 6, 2017

If the crisis is something like your airline employees dragging someone out of his seat and off the flight because of a company policy. After that, increasing customer service ideas and implementing those should eventually get you back in good grace. Refocus some of the efforts from the company and employees.

Crisis 76

Crisis Publicity Policies Airlines 76

Mindful Marketing

JULY 15, 2015

Every brand must have a crisis communications plan. As Fast Company recently wrote in regards to its spokesperson being investigated for child pornography, “I’m pretty sure Subway never thought this was going to happen. Every division in a business needs to communicate and connect with PR for the ultimate success.

Analytics 50

Analytics Measurement Crisis Communications Tools 50

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. A study called the Velvet Ghetto commissioned by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) first called out the gender pay gap in the PR profession in 1986. The web has overhauled organisational communication and marketing. Happy New Year.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

Social media and online reviews bring an incredible new level of accountability to the customer service equation. The internet enables consumers to reach out to companies and service providers in brand new ways, and I believe the transparency that exists because of these online tools is a great thing for commerce.

Airlines 54

Airlines Reputation Customer Service Social Media 54

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. That, I understand.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Crisis Energy 61