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Five lessons communications teams need to learn from Rogers’ PR disaster

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We asked communications and crisis management expert Lloyd Rang — President and Narrative Lead of Curious Public — to share his thoughts on the lessons communications professionals can learn. . Rogers is Canada’s biggest telecommunications company and has 11 million subscribers. Companies can’t go mute.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. How to prepare and fix a PR crisis. This is where effective PR crisis management comes in.

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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

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Guest blog by Lloyd Rang, a Canadian communications and crisis management expert. Good crisis communications teams stay prepared for these kinds of events. But Canadian brands’ swift and decisive reaction to the crisis made sure they, at least, wouldn’t go down with it. . Hockey Canada seems to be a sinking ship.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. The fast paced digital world we live in means it is essential that you are prepared for a PR crisis.

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Top nine PR crises so far for 2019

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The clothing-retail company featured a young black boy wearing a hoodie which read “Coolest monkey in the jungle”. The company reacted by sending out their first apology a day after the image was noticed. Some critics even went as far as to call for a company boycott, with #BoycottGillette making the rounds on social media.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Hong Kong – Asia’s World City

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The city’s infrastructure, including its world-class airport and deepwater ports, along with advanced telecommunications, make it an efficient base for regional operations. Crisis Management and Sensitivity: Given Hong Kong’s complex environment, especially in recent years, businesses need to be ready for crisis management.

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Bad Reputation: The Co$t & Steps To Mitigate Risks

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This may be linked to a company’s actions, performance or communications. Reputational damage generally results from a gap between what a company says—and what it is perceived to have done, or not done. If a company jumped from a one-star to a three-star rating, they could experience an increase in revenue of 18 percent.