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10 Networking Events for PR Professionals

5W PR

Health Academy Conference: This event addresses PR and communication professionals in the healthcare industry, offering networking event opportunities and targeted programming. Association/Nonprofit Conference: Attendees can expect the latest best practices and real-life tips for PR in nonprofit and association settings.

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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

For example, a company might hire a “white hat” hacker to intentionally hack into its IT infrastructure and flag weak spots. The onus then lies on the company to remediate those flaws and avoid being compromised in the future. A red team can expose reputational vulnerabilities in a company and flaws in its crisis-response plan.

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4 Corporate Communications Lessons From Hurricane Harvey

PRSay

As a corporate communicator who, like others, nervously and helplessly watched the water rise, I learned about the parallels that can be drawn between the historic flood and how companies respond to their own crises. Nonprofit groups and volunteers came with tools and know-how. People whose homes flooded were overwhelmed.

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The 10 Best PR & Content Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2019

Onclusive

At the PRSA International Conference, attendees are able to choose from a wide range of programs spotlighting the latest in public relations and communications strategies and tactics and enjoy opportunities to enhance their personal and professional network while connecting with some of the world’s most influential companies and organizations.

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A Chapter Map: Planning to Prepare for Future Crises

PRSay

Find more articles on crisis communications in the May 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics. Managing a Chapter crisis. I had a destination, a nice navigation system and a spare, but I didn’t have any instructions (crisis plan) on how to replace the tire. Not on my list? Connect with her on LinkedIn.

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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

Very early in my tenure as a senior executive at Edelman in the late 1990s, I flew from Chicago to visit a new client — a large manufacturing company whose leadership was furious that employees at one of its plants had voted to unionize. These kinds of issues are challenging, high-stakes situations for any communications executive.

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Behind the Headlines With Kathy Walsh

Cision

Second, companies are often inconsistent with their marketing efforts. Short-term, intermittent marketing is almost never effective; the best return is only achievable through regular, ongoing, strategic marketing communications and media efforts. What are some of the key components of a successful crisis management strategy?

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