Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 15, 2016

” This is important for leaders to realize prior to experiencing a crisis. Because successful crisis management often requires an appearance, in some capacity, by the organization’s leadership. So what does this mean for your crisis preparedness? The last thing you want in a crisis is to communicate ineffectively.

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Crisis Crisis Management How To Leadership 100

Sword and the Script

JULY 12, 2016

What potential crisis could have a substantial impact on your business? That’s the essence of crisis communications planning – preparing for the worst before it happens. As if convincing management of the need for, and value of, crisis planning wasn’t already a challenge! C orp Comm Unprepared for Crisis.

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Study Leadership Crisis Crisis Communications 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Lack of preparation for a media interview. Some CEOs and others in leadership positions shun the idea of media training. Nonexistent or outdated crisis communications planning. It’s important to have a basic communications plan in case of an event that can impact reputation in a negative way.

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Skype Interviews Crisis Communications Crisis 170

Stuart Bruce

JULY 15, 2014

He might have a point if you simply look at how social media can be used for consumer marketing or customer service. He apparently fails to understand social media’s importance for corporate affairs, corporate reputation, investor relations, human resources, CSR and crisis communications to name but a few.

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Social Media Public Affairs Media Crisis Communications 132

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. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.

Communications 120

Communications Case Study Training Reputation 120

PRSay

MARCH 25, 2019

Make sure you invest in secure communications systems and training (don’t assume your employees know better than to click that “reset password” link in that shady email), and create a corporate culture that values your staff. To read more about employee communications, check out our March issue of Strategies & Tactics.

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Internal International Communications Employee 156

PRSay

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ray also described “an utter failure of corporate controls at every level” of FTX. For Bankman-Fried, speaking to the media before being charged was “a form of litigation suicide,” Howard Fischer, a former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer, told CNN.

Interviews 78

Interviews Financial Fashion System 78

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

We’re also a fairly small team (about 12 on the external communications side), so we have exposure to a lot of different experiences – including crises. How did that agency experience prepare you for your role in corporate PR? Before joining BBY, you worked at four separate PR agencies.

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Sports Retail Local Report 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Any crisis communications team must be ready to respond at any hour to an escalating event, and that speed is vital.

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Trends Corporate Employee Analysis 199

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2018

Going into an interview with no knowledge of the reporter or outlet can end in disaster, especially in a corporate crisis. For a deep dive on media training , see our earlier post. Similarly, corporate reputation is no longer an abstract concern for businesses; today, it’s likely to impact their market cap.

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Corporate Training Reputation Media Training 195

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here are some common types of Tech PR and how they’re implemented: Product Launch PR: Focuses on creating buzz and generating media coverage for new product releases, highlighting their features and benefits. It’s important to have a plan in place before a crisis might arise.

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Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78