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Why the NBA’s Hong Kong Controversy Is a Timely Lesson in Corporate Responsibility

PRSay

In the new era of corporate responsibility, large organizations increasingly turn on a dime when faced with criticism on social media. For PR practitioners, crisis managers, and the organizations they counsel, the NBA episode offers some valuable tips. He has written on crisis management and corporate responsibility for Law360.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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Make Issues Management an Integral Part of your Corporate Culture

Melissa Agnes

But what about the incidents that occur that senior management never hears about? What about the customers who have a negative experience with your brand but choose not to create a video or campaign that then goes viral – yet, in their silence, choose to never again interact or purchase from your organization?

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The 5 Phases of Becoming Crisis Ready

Melissa Agnes

Fortunately, there’s a method to this process that can take any organization, of any size, type, and industry, from their current level of crisis readiness, straight through to building an invincible brand—which, as you know, is the ultimate benefit of being crisis ready. Do you conduct regular crisis management exercises?

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

PRSay

In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. As communications professionals, we might see ourselves as perfectionists, but another set of eyes will undoubtedly reveal weaknesses in our crisis plans.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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War of Ideas: How to Fight and Win on the Social Media Front (Part 1)

Melissa Agnes

These three things make for a great keynote presentation because they’re the heart of crisis communications in this 21st century. Over the next few posts, I’m going to delve deeper into each of these three things that, combined, reveal the secret to successful crisis management in this digital era. Relatability.