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TCIP #014 – Toronto Police Service, Their Customer Service and Crisis Preparedness with Chris Boddy

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #014 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Chris Boddy. Like many others, the Toronto Police Service is looking for opportunities to build efficiency and effectiveness within their agency. For starters, they’ve developed a Strategy Management Unit with a strong customer service component.

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How to tell a PR crisis from a mishap

Ronn Torossian

There is a difference between a brand or company making a simple customer-service blunder, a company having a vast communications crisis. Even the most minor customer service-related errors can turn into massive problems that get media and public attention. Each needs […].

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One Very Important Element that Most Customer Service Programs Lack Today

Melissa Agnes

Customer service programs and trainings are important. These programs and trainings should be strategic and focus on things like real-time communications, social media and using the right tone. However, one area of the customer service training that often gets overlooked is issues management. Escalation protocols.

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Three Steps to Successful Crisis Communication

Melissa Agnes

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. Let me explain.

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What’s The Difference Between PR And Reputation Management?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Reputation management tends to touch a number of business functions, including legal, customer experience, sales, marketing, and — of course, communications. PR, on the other hand, is typically part of either marketing or communications (though we know PR can help drive sales and support other business functions as well).

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What consumers expect from brand experiences today—new report shows CX crisis urgency

Agility PR Solutions

New research from unified CX platform Emplifi takes a deep dive into what consumers are looking for in their brand experiences in 2022, looking at everything from expected customer service response times and preferred communication channels to just how integral CX is to brand loyalty.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. What causes a crisis to go viral?