Melissa Agnes

MARCH 13, 2014

By now, we’ve all heard of the terrible crisis Malaysia Airlines is facing with flight MH370 appearing to have vanished out of thin air with over 200 passengers and crew members aboard. So how is Malaysia Airlines handling this crisis? A Look at Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications.

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PRSay

AUGUST 28, 2018

It was a weekend morning and I was hastily dressing for an impromptu business meeting. And then I left for that meeting. Even in non-crisis PR situations, “now” reflects a time well before something reaches the public eye. On that weekend morning, I went to the meeting and I made my case. How do you think she reacted?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PR and marketing are perceived very differently, especially in a corporate environment. PR, on the other hand, with its ties to reputation and crisis management, is thought to play a more defensive role, designed to protect the corporate brand. A sudden market shift or crisis. But it’s not a contest.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you. In-house vs. agency.

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 28, 2023

That’s when she became embedded in corporate communications at the highest level and experienced one of the most challenging parts of her career: when the nonprofit hospital she was employed at was in the process of selling to a for-profit corporation — she was one of only a handful of employees to know about it for two years.

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. According to The Holmes Report , last year brought an increasing penchant for corporate scandals. So how does a company handle a corporate crisis in today’s world? We’re rethinking corporate crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

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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5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2019

Companies that aren’t prepared for a crisis can watch their sales go off the cliff, their stock price take a plunge, and even permanently shut some, if not all their doors. When it comes to a potential door-shutting crisis, keep the Scout motto in mind — “Be prepared!”. Building A Corporate Reputation.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. 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. What is Crisis Management?

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 3, 2020

This is a guest post courtesy of Solo PR Pro Premium member, Michael Ares, Principal Owner of MDA Corporate Marketing, LLC. All good PR pros know you can be both reassuring and completely honest in a crisis- and in fact, the latter plays an important role in the former.” – Kellye Crane, Crane Communications.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It doesn’t have to be a stuffy-take-time-out-of-your-work-day-meeting that no one looks forward to!). Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Any company, big or small, can experience a crisis. According to research, about 75 percent of companies will experience a crisis at some point due to the increasing complexity of modern business and the growth of social media in our fast-paced world. This is where crisis management comes in. What is Crisis Management?

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It was in that role where she had her first experience owning crisis communications for a major brand, when the retailer came under fire on Black Friday by an anti-fur demonstration group. The post Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Susan Stoga appeared first on Solo PR Pro. From freelance to firm.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 14, 2014

Apart from finally getting the opportunity to meet my fabulous friend and colleague, Karen Freberg , for the first time in person, I got to spend a day watching presentations and engaging with academics (a combination of both professors and students) on their research projects and papers. In terms of the crisis communication research.

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 18, 2022

Shirley graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in public relations and a Master’s degree from Seton Hall in corporate and public communications. She worked in-house doing crisis communications and product launches for two more pharmaceutical companies before moving back to Georgia. Cross-country career path.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

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. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 15, 2017

How to work together to successfully manage the crisis. So what’s the best way to go about training your team to have the crisis management skills required for successful crisis management in this day and age? Do you have any questions about conducting a successful crisis simulation? Now, ask away!

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

In these two areas — participating in conferences and meeting HR needs — it’s essential for companies to make strong presentations. As you likely know, traditional media training and crisis training tend to focus on one spokesperson, usually the CEO, who is put through his or her paces in front of a group.

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Newsfile

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the constantly evolving AI landscape, IR professionals must excel at creating precise AI prompts for effective financial reporting, investor engagement and crisis management. They do not require the input of sensitive or confidential corporate information. Utilize the prompts below to assist with tasks and gain valuable insights.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 18, 2017

One important aspect of your organization’s successful crisis management, is being able to reach out to, and communicate with, all impacted and relevant stakeholders, in a timely and efficient fashion. Next steps for your crisis preparedness program. Who’s responsible for these communications?

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5W PR

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often during any crisis PR situation its good to apologize if wrong (check with lawyers). Rick Snyder , who during his State of the State address Tuesday apologized for the Flint water crisis. A public apology is not the culmination of a crisis-management strategy but often the beginning of one. Use Social Media.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

The airline continued to communicate via social media throughout the ordeal and was universally lauded for its social media response to this crisis. Social media adds an overwhelming complexity to crisis communication. What I want to do in this post is to examine how to best use social media for crisis communication.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Crisis management is something every company needs to implement as part of its business processes. Without a documented plan, how would you handle a crisis? If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. What is a crisis?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2022

The crisis playbook doesn’t call for evasion, but that’s what Edelman’s responses sound like to me. It is eagerly covered by top media and disseminated at prestigious meetings. He explained that the fossil-fuel industry is “in transition” and therefore needs his agency’s services more than ever.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 4, 2021

The crisis has accelerated many of the changes already underway in media, public engagement, and organisational communication, such as the role of communication as a strategic management function and a more human approach to communication by CEOs and management teams. You can download a copy from the Vuelio website.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often during any crisis PR situation its good to apologize if wrong (check with lawyers). Rick Snyder , who during his State of the State address Tuesday apologized for the Flint water crisis. A public apology is not the culmination of a crisis-management strategy but often the beginning of one. Use Social Media.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 13, 2014

It worries me when crisis communication professionals are still advising their clients to avoid social media in a crisis. Braud says: “Stop trying to fight the crisis on social media.” ” It’s not about fighting the crisis on social. It is difficult to Facebook post your way out of a crisis.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

We are consumed by electric vehicle development, autonomous vehicle technology and the supply chain crisis caused by a shortage of microchips and other key parts and raw materials. I learned how to cover political/business/labor corruption and I learned how to cover corporate bankruptcies.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It doesn’t have to be a stuffy-take-time-out-of-your-work-day-meeting that no one looks forward to!). Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

PRNEWS Crisis and Measurement Summit. This gathering invites you to dive deep into the industry’s most progressive curriculum on Crisis Management. This awards event celebrates the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit, and education teams, and the work they produced during the entry period. Location: Miami, FL.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2016

Public relations, corporate communications, public affairs and corporate affairs professionals will have an essential role in helping employers and clients to navigate this period of momentous change. Failure to address these issues puts your business or organisation at risk and could even precipitate a crisis.

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PRSay

JULY 27, 2020

As employees look for answers during the COVID-19 crisis, they need simple, straightforward language. For communicators, that means eliminating hype, jargon, buzzwords and corporate-speak. Employees have never liked corporate-speak, of course. Now, the COVID-19 crisis has made garbage language smell even worse.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2022

Find more articles on crisis communications in the May 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics. As an incoming local Chapter president, I had a lengthy list of tasks to prepare for the new year — update the Chapter website, confirm the January program, write my newsletter column and plan the next board meeting. Not on my list?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Adherence to social norms and etiquette is paramount, especially in a crisis. Swift and culturally attuned responses are crucial for effective crisis management. Key expertise of Integrate Communications We have branding, B2B and corporate PR as major expertise in tech, automobile and food industries.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

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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