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TCIP #005 – Teaching Crisis Communication in Higher Education with Karen Freberg

Melissa Agnes

She’s an engaging professor at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, who teaches and researches on subjects like social media for PR and crisis communication – and she’s about to take this semester’s crisis communications grad class to a whole new level. Or on Instagram. How, you might ask?

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Crisis Communications & Social Media When “It” Hits the Fan

PRSay

To be an expert in crisis communications you have to move your organization at the speed of Twitter when “it” hits the fan. By then, eyewitnesses on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other sites have been telling their version of your story. Braud is the go-to crisis and media expert for organizations on five continents.

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3 Lessons From the A-Team in Crisis Communication Planning

Cision

They can be relied upon to carry out their duties, which leads to the first point about crisis communication planning: 1. Identify communication crisis responders. More to the point: know who they are, what function they serve, and how to get in touch with them when Instagram blows up at two o’clock in the morning.

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How to Use Threads For B2B PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The secret of Threads’ fast growth was its integration with Instagram, which made onboarding seamless for users. Threads’ format resembles a blend of Twitter and Instagram. Threads’ tight integration with Instagram can leverage visual storytelling, making it ideal for conveying complex ideas in a visually appealing manner.

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Is Your Corporate Website Still the Right Place to Designate as Your Crisis Communications Home Base?

Melissa Agnes

With the growing use of social media to follow brands, rather than navigating to the brand’s corporate website, should your corporate website still be used as your crisis communications home base? One you should aim to think through within your crisis preparedness. It’s the best way to archive your crisis response.

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Five Ways to Optimize Your Social Networks for Crisis Communication

Cision

For any post that you put on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc., you can expect only a small fraction of your potential audience will ever receive your communication, much less act upon it. A lot has been written in the past year about the limited reach and engagement level on various social media platforms.

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Future of PR and social media for International Air Transport Association crisis communications conference

Stuart Bruce

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. That means you’re welcome to tweet, Instagram, Vine or Snapchat at will. c) Donald Steel.