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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

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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. For a free consultation, please call 0113 430 4160 now.

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PR and social media set for continued growth

Stuart Bruce

For example, last autumn, an initiative by British Gas, which is owned by FTSE 100 group Centrica, to use its Twitter account to promote customer service was greeted by hundreds of tweets pouring scorn on the company’s decision to raise energy prices ahead of winter.”.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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But don’t immediately choose your MD – reserve them for if the crisis escalates. What will happen if a crisis does happen. Will your customer service team receive an increased amount of calls, what about your website and social media channels? But unfortunately a crisis can strike at any time.

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Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology

Sword and the Script

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

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With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.

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Monday Roundup: Attitude

Waxing UnLyrical

Why: Once perceived as a peer-to peer movement, attitudes towards the “collaborative economy” are quickly evolving in the corporate world. Why: In this post from the WUL vault, two very different attitudes to customer service and technology caused me to question whether too much technology makes us… well, you know.

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

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The purpose of a PR Crisis Plan is to help you make quick and effective decisions when faced with negative publicity from a wide range of sources, including customer complaints, faulty products, product recalls and corporate scandals. 11 Steps to Effectively Managing a PR Crisis. The PR crisis team should consist of.

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