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Does Your Crisis Scenario Plan Need Some Love?

Cision

A few years ago, many of us would not have envisioned a world where Twitter, Facebook Live and large-scale community gatherings would have such an impact on the way crises develop. Yet, this is our world today and our “new normal” as communicators and crisis management teams. in your local areas. Update the contact list.

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The journey from lockdown

Stephen Waddington

The challenge with the COVID-19 crisis is that it requires an international governmental response and there are countless unknowns. In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. It’s worked.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

The CIPR, #FuturePRoof, PRCA and Provoke Media have all polled the PR industry throughout the COVID-19 crisis. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Google has published a tool to help understand search trends during the crisis. Sneeze guards top the list.

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Kindness in a Time of Coronavirus

Action PR

How brands are helping the public find purpose and stress-relief with kind acts amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Amidst all the devastating news, light comes in the form of kindness from individuals, communities and brands. In fact, this is the main contributor to good heart health outside of exercise. delivers to local communities.

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Lockdown letter: Zoom fatigue, checking in with Maslow and future plans

Stephen Waddington

Pleasure in simple things and new routines A lockdown book or new language may be a tall order but there is pleasure in art, cooking, craft and community. People out and about taking their daily exercise have created hundreds of pebble stacks on our local beach in Whitley Bay. It’s a wonderful community act of craft.

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4 Corporate Communications Lessons From Hurricane Harvey

PRSay

In corporate settings, outside crisis management experts can use their mental and physical distance from a crisis to see it clearly. Similarly, companies can anticipate many of the resources they’ll need if a crisis strikes. The middle of a crisis is the wrong time to find the right resources. Find your allies.

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Maximising resilience of health and well-being assets in crisis situations

PR Conversations

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. In an ongoing crisis, operating on adrenaline for a prolonged period of time can be – and is often – physically and mentally harmful.

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