Ronn Torossian

MARCH 9, 2020

In today’s social-media-powered communication, brands constantly face challenges associated with negative publicity. The post Role of PR in Crisis Management appeared first on.

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5W PR

AUGUST 16, 2020

Nonetheless, those that seriously affect the brand, its employees, operations, and leadership can have devastating and long-lasting effects. For the pandemic, there may be several, including customers, employees, shareholders, vendors, the community, and unions.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2020

As the situation continues to unfold, here are six crisis communications lessons from past pandemics to keep in mind: 1. Given the uncertainty about the coronavirus and what still lies ahead, ongoing crisis planning should concentrate on worst-case scenarios. Enlist employees.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. You have to bring that information up to senior management.

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Reputation Us

AUGUST 1, 2016

I’m a beekeeper so I’m very comfortable around bees, and I’ve proudly managed to (mostly) avoid getting stung from the two hives in our yard. She got trapped in my ponytail — crisis averted. Similarly, a key thing to remember with PR is that you will someday face a crisis or receive negative publicity. Communicating Internally. The pheromone she releases sends a crisis signal back to the hive, relaying information quickly: Act! Keep lines of communication open.

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PR Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It was about 365 days ago that Joan Cetera was called into the first of what would be hundreds of COVID-19 team calls among the designated crisis chiefs of staff across PepsiCo’s global footprint. The pandemic has permeated everything we do in the communications department.”.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 7, 2016

A couple weeks back, I published an article that discussed best practices for communicating with your key stakeholders in a crisis. But while external communications are typically top of mind in a crisis (at least for the organizations with a mindset on communication), there is an equally important stakeholder group that is often overlooked when it comes to crisis management: the internal stakeholders. For employee morale.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 4, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt taken from my new book, Crisis Ready–Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , which is available for purchase on Amazon. The importance of solid and practical crisis management governance model. A crisis management governance model dictates who within an organization makes up the crisis management team. This is the team responsible for the organization’s crisis management and response.

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Glean.info Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Employee social media posting remains a perplexing issue for many organizations. Some fear their employees may post ill-advised, embarrassing, or confidential information. Private organizations attempting to develop social media policies for employees face a balancing act.

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PR News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Money can’t buy you love and it can’t buy you passionate employees, but it surely can buy you more resources. The post Here’s Where Communicators are Hoping to Invest More Resources appeared first on PR News Blog. Communications Crisis Management Digital PR General Measurement Media Relations PR News Blogger Network Research Social Media Staffing and Management audience development KPIs measurement social media

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Each week, I get approached by a handful of university students and young professionals seeking my advice on how they can kick-start their careers in crisis management. So, you wanna be a crisis management professional? Being a crisis management professional is a big responsibility. Your job is to protect your clients, helping them be as crisis-free as possible and helping them manage the hard times when everything is on the line.

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PRSay

JANUARY 26, 2021

The concept of crisis communications can elicit images of Olivia Pope on the ABC series “ Scandal ” rattling off a monologue to a slew of reporters. While not quite as cinematic in reality, crisis communications is at the heart of any professional communication enterprise.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 1, 2016

Your corporate culture directly impacts your organization’s crisis management. Successful crisis management has a lot to do with an organization’s corporate culture and the mindset it instils in its team members. For example, an organization that has a corporate culture of “no comment” – and thus a mindset of no comment – will inevitably resist communication for as long as possible in a crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 23, 2016

Your crisis management governance model serves as one of the foundational elements of your entire crisis management program. It defines everything from the structure, roles and responsibilities of your crisis team, straight through to your internal escalation process. When working with clients to develop a scalable crisis management program, their governance structure is one of the first things I focus on developing.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 1, 2014

Editor’s Note: Rick Amme is a talented crisis management professional who, after decades of being “in the game”, has decided to embark on his next life adventure: retirement. Crisis Management Advice from a Retiring Pro. 20 years of crisis management consulting, training, and speaking have convinced me that at least five principles for coping with organizational crises and challenges remain remarkably reliable.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 6, 2015

Welcome to episode #052 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Monika Lancucki. When the company Monika Lancucki worked for went into receivership, they knew they were in for a crisis management challenge. In this episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Monika shares her story of how her and her team managed this crisis in real-time. How to prepare and manage a corporate crisis involving receivership.

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Glean.info Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Facing enough problems with the Covid-19 pandemic, companies deprioritized IT projects, and employees working remotely opened new vulnerabilities. An ensuing PR crisis may seriously damage the brand’s reputation and customer relationships. Communicate.

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PR Daily

APRIL 2, 2021

Regardless of industry, most companies have been grappling with one question since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; how do we keep employees engaged virtually? RELATED: Earn recognition for your influential nonprofit communications work ].

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PRSay

JULY 23, 2020

In recent months, the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership team has studied institutional responses to COVID-19. Calibrate communication with empathy. If an employee has died because of COVID-19, then say so. Communicate at multiple levels.

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5W PR

JUNE 22, 2020

Any business knows that no matter what’s going on and how well they are on top of everything, a crisis is never expected. The key factor in determining how this reflects on a business in the aftermath of a crisis is how they communicate with the audience once the crisis is over.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

As PR pros work from home, now is a good time for them to sharpen their communication and public relations skills through educational resources. Even though many public meetings, events and conferences have been canceled, communication is still evolving.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Crisis communication is one of the most important aspects of your crisis management. In fact, whom you communicate with in a crisis, along with when and how you communicate with them, can mean the difference between successful crisis management and crisis management failure. So if this is the case, how can you ensure effective and successful communication with your stakeholders in a crisis? Employees.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 14, 2019

Add the likelihood that employees who steered your brand toward its good standing feel more invested. A PR crisis could ravage your reputation, and any number of potential developments can trigger one. There are ways to reduce the impact of a PR crisis, the best of which is to prepare for one. This can be achieved even though the specific circumstances that touch off a crisis cannot always be foreseen. What to Do During a PR Crisis. This post is by David H.

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Flatiron Communications

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Not too long ago, positive change inevitably occurred following an embarrassing news report of a company behaving badly, e.g., shafting its employees out of their justly earned wages. I was surprised by just how little public attention was given to office supplies chain Staples after President Obama “shamed” its management during a recent interview with Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith. A string of bad stories in and of itself literally defined a crisis.

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Axia PR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

A crisis communications plan protects and defends companies and organizations from a fallout in the public eye. Developing a crisis communications plan can help companies maintain their reputation. public relations PR tips crisis communications

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

Organizations are continuing to examine how their employees, operations, stakeholders and communities may be impacted. For communications professionals, it’s imperative to be proactive and bring together key people within your organization for planning and strategizing sessions.

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PR Daily

MARCH 25, 2021

Each crisis is different, but there are a variety of common elements to a successful response. veryone deserves a respectful workplace, Folk emphasizes, and as communications leaders we all do our best to consistently deliver on that promise. Be the source of information for employees.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s not the biggest story in the country today, but it’s instructive for PR and crisis management experts. Early efforts to manage the story were clearly aimed at protecting DeGeneres.

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PR Daily

MAY 1, 2020

Here’s a roundup of the week’s crisis communication news for communicators. Here are the top 10 tips and takeaways from the week ending May 1 taken from our Crisis Communications Daily newsletter. Address potential “people risk” in your crisis contingency plan.

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Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

What are the similarities and differences with other kinds of crisis management? A cyber-attack is a special kind of crisis. As such, these incidents add wrinkles to the traditional crisis management playbook. Unfortunately, most companies take an overly cautious and defensive approach when it comes to communications. That means moving quickly to gather the facts and implement a crisis management plan. The Crisis Plan.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you’re a management consultant, lawyer, investment banker or communicator, any adviser in these situations must do several key things: • Put yourself in the mind of whoever is on the other side of an issue. .

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PRSay

APRIL 7, 2020

A lack of trust in government and media has caused many people to ignore crucial health advice about the novel coronavirus, raising the importance of employer communications, says a special report from the Edelman Trust Barometer. Employees expect frequent updates.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2017

One negative comment can attract thousands of tweets and reactions, turning that single comment into a full-blown PR crisis. When a PR crisis hits, confusion, anxiety, and chaos can shake up your organization. In fact, you can turn a brand crisis into a PR success if you act fast swiftly. Read on for three tips to turn a social media crisis into a PR win. The first step is to identify exactly where and how the crisis started.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In a time of crisis, they may see more information about your organization than during ordinary times; they may believe the real-time accounts of others over you; share the most dramatic of stories (in many cases leaving out facts); and decide in a split moment if they support and trust you.

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PR News

JUNE 11, 2018

The post The Big Rethink for Communicators Ready for Real Change appeared first on PR News Blog. Communications Crisis Management Digital PR General Internal Communication Measurement Media Relations PR News Blogger Network Social Media Staffing and Management branding communications diversity employee communications leadership listening measuring social media

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 25, 2017

It knows that it doesn’t matter if the passenger was technically in the wrong; what matters is that a mother of small children is sobbing because of the actions of an airline employee, who is recorded shouting at another passenger. The post American Airlines Soars Through A Potential Crisis appeared first on Crenshaw Communications. Crenshaw Communications imPRessions public relations reputation American Airlines crisis management PR United Airlines

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

While your team gets to the route of the problem, the clock continues to tick and the news of the crisis continues to spread. Your crisis team is under pressure to work together efficiently to: Get to the route of the crisis (determine what happened, why, how, when and where); Communicate appropriately and in real-time with your key stakeholders; and. The reality is that a crisis is a nightmare. Crisis simulations are the best way to test your plan and team.

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PRSay

JULY 21, 2020

On July 15, Cision hosted a webinar titled “Demanding Change: How to Best Communicate Brand Action,” which focused on best practices for internal and external communications in challenging times. It’s very important for companies to communicate their efforts along this journey.

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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? Two years ago, Forbes published its “ 13 Golden Rules of PR Crisis Management.” Monitor, Plan And Communicate.

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 26, 2020

What do you do when you’re embroiled in a crisis that maybe wasn’t of your making? He is a crisis PR expert, a friend of mine for many years. To be able to communicate and keep those relationships going until you get back to normal is going to be key.

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