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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

NewsWhip

Guest blog by Lloyd Rang, a Canadian communications and crisis management expert. Lloyd is the President and Narrative Lead of Curious Public. Again, the organization was siphoning public money and kids’ registration fees to out-of-court settlements rather than fixing the root of the problem. .

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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Nowadays, it can all be done in the public domain. This means that things can quickly be picked up by the press and seen by millions of people before you have chance to get it under wraps – which is why it is more essential than ever that you are prepared for a PR crisis. Unlike a lot of brands in 2019 that failed to do so.

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Communications Synonyms (With Explanations)

Doctor Spin

Here are communications synonyms (with explanations). Have you ever wondered why public relations professionals often talk about communications (with an ‑s) instead of communication (without an ‑s)? And what are some communications synonyms? using communicative means to achieve adversarial objectives).

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

Stu refocused his sights and graduated with a degree in Telecommunications, eventually landing his first professional job doing news, sports, and as a DJ in California. I do a lot of crisis communications, and content production. I saw that the media could be a lot more exciting than typing on a laptop,” he says.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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Nowadays, it can all be done in the public domain. This means that things can quickly be picked up by the press and seen by millions of people before you have a chance to get it under wraps – which is why it is more essential than ever that you are prepared for a PR crisis. It’s time for your crisis communications efforts.

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Top nine PR crises so far for 2019

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Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned. 5) A phone company who didn’t communicate: Huawei’s damaged reputation. Let’s take a look at the top nine crises of 2019 so far.

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