PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

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. This is a valuable perspective.

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Corporate Communications Crisis Management Crisis 108

PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

A red team can expose reputational vulnerabilities in a company and flaws in its crisis-response plan. From a crisis-communications standpoint, a red team stress-tests an organization’s strategy by expanding the circle of feedback the plan receives. Build the camaraderie needed to face crises.

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PRSay

AUGUST 31, 2021

Taking a wait-and-watch approach to crisis communications is often an overlooked PR tactic. Plenty of smart people in communications disagree with this method. But going directly into responsive crisis mode isn’t always the answer. But going directly into responsive crisis mode isn’t always the answer.

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Crisis Crisis Communications Nonprofit Social Media 166

Reputation Us

APRIL 17, 2019

Before forming ReputationUs, Casey was president of LT Public Relations, directing the strategic communications efforts for corporations, financial institutions and public sector clients. Additionally, Hanson is heavily involved in nonprofit work as the recent Past President of the Docent Council at the Portland Art Museum.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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. But following principles like these and having your own moral compass can guide you.

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Communications Ethics Leadership Reputation 158

PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. She also employs nonprofit organization examples and often draws on other WVU faculty.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2022

Find more articles on crisis communications in the May 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics. Managing a Chapter crisis. There are several resources on crisis planning, including books, PRSA courses and webinars. Not on my list? Pick one, study it as a team and then follow the steps to writing a plan.

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