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Peter Woolfolk drops his best tips on media relations, crisis comms and delivering meaningful messages amid turmoil. Before founding Communications Strategies in 2004, Woolfolk served as a Clinton White House appointee in the U.S. Crisis communication guidance. MORE
RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. Also, focus on human interest in storytelling. She has 15 years of agency experience leading PR and social media teams and has also taught various undergraduate courses in communications. MORE
million Americans unemployed and thousands more unable to work due to COVID-19, brands need to understand who they are communicating with on a human-to-human level. COVID-19 Crisis Communications Marketing Media Relations PR Industry Storytelling The Workplace MORE
The lion’s share of crisis management today stems from conversations that happen online. RELATED: Join us for Ragan's Storytelling in Disruptive Times Webinar ]. Crisis Communications Leadership Communications Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling MORE
She faced initial resistance publishing stories about Area 51 and other previously classified events but eventually earned trust for storytelling leeway. RELATED: Stream our Crisis Communications Virtual Conference on March 31—without leaving your desk ]. MORE
These trends are great for crisis communications firms and political activists, but they portend disaster for small businesses which don’t have the time or money to respond to social media trolls and rebuild reputations. Priority 3: Prepare crisis communications plans. MORE
Social media has introduced a brand-new intersection for customer communication and e-commerce cues. RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. What type of content will perform the best on Instagram? MORE
This isn’t the first time the chain has found itself caught in a PR crisis, such as airing a commercial starring Mary J. Branding Crisis Communications PR Industry Social Media Storytelling MORE
Here’s why one crisis communications expert says there’s no going back to the old way of brand reputation management and crisis response. For crisis communications, it’s a data obsession that will deliver results in the future. Holistic crisis comms. MORE
RELATED: Join us for Ragan's Storytelling in Disruptive Times Webinar ]. Crisis Communications External Communications Media Relations PR Industry Storytelling MORE
That means last year, 945 PR teams probably woke up on a random morning to a terrible crisis for which they were ill-prepared. Start a crisis plan, and start one now. I realize that it can be tough creating talking points for a crisis that doesn’t exist and hopefully won’t happen. Remember that a crisis PR plan doesn’t have to be perfect, but you do need to perfect it over time. Things move very quickly in a crisis, and facts can be hard to come by. MORE
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An agency leader reflects on the takeaways from the crisis that left thousands of Texans without power as cold temperatures shut down power plants and compromised water treatment facilities. This recent crisis was no different. You want to be empathetic in a time of a crisis. MORE
The COVID-19 crisis has led many to claim that 2021 is the year of empathy and the employee experience is under more scrutiny than ever. How are you communicating your commitment to employees’ health, well-being and career growth? MORE
For communicators, the pandemic has elevated their role while also making the challenges they face more difficult than ever before. Communicators can no longer rely on what worked before. Communicators who recognize this will be ahead of the curve. MORE
When it comes to your crisis communications plan, should you “sweep the leg?” RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications. MORE
With vaccines making the rounds, how can communicators start to get the public excited about travel and exotic destinations once more? RELATED: Join us for our virtual Business Fluency Boot Camp for Communicators ]. MORE
Here’s how PR pros should consider building in contingencies when thinking through their campaigns and crisis strategies. During every race, they air the radio communications between the drivers and their crew, and you’ll inevitably hear one or both say, “We need to move to Plan B.”. MORE
The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. The post Reverse-engineering the Crisis Communications During the San Jose Flood appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Checking email during the morning of February 21, I received a smattering of notes that asked me if I was OK. I didn’t understand. MORE
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the value of simplicity, consistency and honesty in communications. RELATED: Join Ragan's Communications Leadership Council, exclusively for leaders in employee and internal communications ]. Communication channels. MORE
Editor’s note: This story is taken from Ragan Communications’ distance-learning portal Ragan Training. What were Con Edison utility communicators, however, doing in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017? RELATED: Join us May 9–10 for our Crisis Communications Conference. ]. Know the elements of storytelling. The post 5 tips for video storytelling after natural disasters appeared first on PR Daily. MORE
Branding Crisis Communications Marketing Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling Visual & Video CommunicationsThe company renamed its U.S. operations ‘Voltswagen’ to tout its hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturing plans. MORE
You’ve transformed your communication department into a modern, digital newsroom, and your team is acting like the reporters they should be. Here are six reasons to take your storytelling to the next level—or maybe the one above that. This is a roundtable discussion among communicators who are doing brand journalism, or thinking about how to get started. The post 6 ways to up your storytelling game appeared first on PR Daily. You’ve launched a brand journalism site. MORE
RELATED: Join us for our virtual Business Fluency Boot Camp for Communicators ]. 5 communication lessons from Dr. Anthony Fauci. The end of the year is finally upon us. Here are the most relished and shared stories from our site for 2020. via GIPHY. MORE
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Add these tips to your storytelling arsenal to make your messaging sparkle and sing. Communicating bad news? Content Marketing Crisis Communications Executive Communication PR Industry Storytelling Writing & Editing MORE
Editor’s note: This story is taken from Ragan Communications’ distance-learning portal Ragan Training. What were Con Edison utility communicators, however, doing in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017? RELATED: Learn how to prepare, defend and promote your organization during a crisis. ]. Know the elements of storytelling. The post 5 tips for video storytelling after natural disasters appeared first on PR Daily. MORE
And communicators are doing a lot more of it, too. Brand storytelling has dramatically increased in both importance and volume over the last three months, likely driven by the communications urgency of the pandemic and associated crises of 2020. MORE
Here’s how to ramp up crisis plans with P2P, purpose and empathy. The pandemic has broken down silos between external and internal communications—with crisis communications now part of the job no matter where you sit on the org chart. Prepping for 2021? MORE
RELATED: Ragan’s Crisis Leadership Network is your go-to source before, during and post-crisis ]. Crisis Communications Diversity and inclusion Leadership Communications PR Industry Storytelling MORE
Silence does not bode well in a crisis, either. RELATED : Master the "Four Cs" of storytelling in this intensive master class.]. that the first 48 hours of a crisis are crucial in determining whether the company will survive. There will be “High Tension,” but a communication plan must be executed within 24-48 hours of the crisis onset. Company officials should communicate with key publics what happened and what the company is doing to solve the problem. MORE
Cinnamon Toast Crunch tried to deploy a crisis response strategy that wasn’t prepared to handle Karp’s lucid, engaging social media storytelling. As the story began to make the rounds in traditional media outlets, General Mills’ crisis response congealed. MORE
What isn’t talked about as frequently is the role it can play in blunting attacks on your brand and reputation when crisis hits. RELATED: Join us for our Clubhouse for Communicators Webinar ]. The post 5 stories to tell before a crisis strikes appeared first on PR Daily. MORE
Tulane crisis instructor Barbara Reynolds shares essential elements of an effective response to a crisis. These days, all communicators are crisis communicators. The six elements of an effective crisis response are: Be first. MORE
During the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to deliver on communications goals has been a matter of life and death. In a morbid way, the pandemic has been a communicator’s dream. These messages are PR works of art and will surely be staples of communication study in future. MORE
Even as the boundaries between work and home have blurred during work from home and the COVID-19 crisis, it’s essential to make space for oneself. With projects continually changing it is important to be agile and keep communication flowing. MORE
Branding Crisis Communications Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling Visual & Video CommunicationsThe automaker teased a new name for its U.S. operations, ‘Voltswagen’ to highlight its electric vehicle offerings. MORE
The complexity of the modern world requires urgency and precision from communicators looking to engage on ‘messy, but necessary’ discussions. This inspired me to unpack a few things as it relates to the “messessary” (both messy and necessary), work of communicating through constant complexity. MORE
Storytelling has become a buzzword in business communications. It’s the superpower wielded by communications pros that is the catalyst for headlines, digital content, social media posts and so much more. Is “storytelling” on it its own really enough to make your brand stand out? MORE
A key tenet of crisis communications: Get ahead of the story. It’s crucial to do so in a crisis. It’s a lot for communicators to handle, and it seems to all be happening at once. Communicate your values. MORE
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MARCH 4, 2021
An agency leader reflects on the takeaways from the crisis that left thousands of Texans without power as cold temperatures shut down power plants and compromised water treatment facilities. This recent crisis was no different. You want to be empathetic in a time of a crisis.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
That means last year, 945 PR teams probably woke up on a random morning to a terrible crisis for which they were ill-prepared. Start a crisis plan, and start one now. I realize that it can be tough creating talking points for a crisis that doesn’t exist and hopefully won’t happen. Remember that a crisis PR plan doesn’t have to be perfect, but you do need to perfect it over time. Things move very quickly in a crisis, and facts can be hard to come by.
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OCTOBER 30, 2020
And communicators are doing a lot more of it, too. Brand storytelling has dramatically increased in both importance and volume over the last three months, likely driven by the communications urgency of the pandemic and associated crises of 2020.
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JULY 14, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to deliver on communications goals has been a matter of life and death. In a morbid way, the pandemic has been a communicator’s dream. These messages are PR works of art and will surely be staples of communication study in future.
PR Daily
AUGUST 24, 2020
Storytelling has become a buzzword in business communications. It’s the superpower wielded by communications pros that is the catalyst for headlines, digital content, social media posts and so much more. Is “storytelling” on it its own really enough to make your brand stand out?
PR Daily
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Silence does not bode well in a crisis, either. RELATED : Master the "Four Cs" of storytelling in this intensive master class.]. that the first 48 hours of a crisis are crucial in determining whether the company will survive. There will be “High Tension,” but a communication plan must be executed within 24-48 hours of the crisis onset. Company officials should communicate with key publics what happened and what the company is doing to solve the problem.
PR Daily
JULY 9, 2019
You’ve transformed your communication department into a modern, digital newsroom, and your team is acting like the reporters they should be. Here are six reasons to take your storytelling to the next level—or maybe the one above that. This is a roundtable discussion among communicators who are doing brand journalism, or thinking about how to get started. The post 6 ways to up your storytelling game appeared first on PR Daily. You’ve launched a brand journalism site.
PR Daily
MARCH 16, 2020
A key tenet of crisis communications: Get ahead of the story. It’s crucial to do so in a crisis. It’s a lot for communicators to handle, and it seems to all be happening at once. Communicate your values.
PR Daily
MARCH 16, 2020
She faced initial resistance publishing stories about Area 51 and other previously classified events but eventually earned trust for storytelling leeway. RELATED: Stream our Crisis Communications Virtual Conference on March 31—without leaving your desk ].
PR Daily
MARCH 24, 2021
These trends are great for crisis communications firms and political activists, but they portend disaster for small businesses which don’t have the time or money to respond to social media trolls and rebuild reputations. Priority 3: Prepare crisis communications plans.
PR Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This story is taken from Ragan Communications’ distance-learning portal Ragan Training. What were Con Edison utility communicators, however, doing in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017? RELATED: Learn how to prepare, defend and promote your organization during a crisis. ]. Know the elements of storytelling. The post 5 tips for video storytelling after natural disasters appeared first on PR Daily.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Editor’s note: This story is taken from Ragan Communications’ distance-learning portal Ragan Training. What were Con Edison utility communicators, however, doing in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017? RELATED: Join us May 9–10 for our Crisis Communications Conference. ]. Know the elements of storytelling. The post 5 tips for video storytelling after natural disasters appeared first on PR Daily.
PR Daily
MARCH 24, 2021
Cinnamon Toast Crunch tried to deploy a crisis response strategy that wasn’t prepared to handle Karp’s lucid, engaging social media storytelling. As the story began to make the rounds in traditional media outlets, General Mills’ crisis response congealed.
PR Daily
MARCH 26, 2021
Here’s how PR pros should consider building in contingencies when thinking through their campaigns and crisis strategies. During every race, they air the radio communications between the drivers and their crew, and you’ll inevitably hear one or both say, “We need to move to Plan B.”.
PR Daily
MARCH 19, 2021
Add these tips to your storytelling arsenal to make your messaging sparkle and sing. Communicating bad news? Content Marketing Crisis Communications Executive Communication PR Industry Storytelling Writing & Editing
PR Daily
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Here’s how to ramp up crisis plans with P2P, purpose and empathy. The pandemic has broken down silos between external and internal communications—with crisis communications now part of the job no matter where you sit on the org chart. Prepping for 2021?
PR Daily
MARCH 4, 2021
RELATED: Join us for Ragan's Storytelling in Disruptive Times Webinar ]. Crisis Communications External Communications Media Relations PR Industry Storytelling
PR Daily
MARCH 16, 2021
Even as the boundaries between work and home have blurred during work from home and the COVID-19 crisis, it’s essential to make space for oneself. With projects continually changing it is important to be agile and keep communication flowing.
PR Daily
MARCH 31, 2021
Branding Crisis Communications Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling Visual & Video CommunicationsThe automaker teased a new name for its U.S. operations, ‘Voltswagen’ to highlight its electric vehicle offerings.
PR Daily
MARCH 25, 2021
What isn’t talked about as frequently is the role it can play in blunting attacks on your brand and reputation when crisis hits. RELATED: Join us for our Clubhouse for Communicators Webinar ]. The post 5 stories to tell before a crisis strikes appeared first on PR Daily.
PR Daily
MARCH 23, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has led many to claim that 2021 is the year of empathy and the employee experience is under more scrutiny than ever. How are you communicating your commitment to employees’ health, well-being and career growth?
PR Daily
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Social media has introduced a brand-new intersection for customer communication and e-commerce cues. RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. What type of content will perform the best on Instagram?
PR Daily
MARCH 3, 2021
The lion’s share of crisis management today stems from conversations that happen online. RELATED: Join us for Ragan's Storytelling in Disruptive Times Webinar ]. Crisis Communications Leadership Communications Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling
PR Daily
MARCH 30, 2021
Branding Crisis Communications Marketing Media Relations PR Industry Social Media Storytelling Visual & Video CommunicationsThe company renamed its U.S. operations ‘Voltswagen’ to tout its hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturing plans.
PR Daily
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the value of simplicity, consistency and honesty in communications. RELATED: Join Ragan's Communications Leadership Council, exclusively for leaders in employee and internal communications ]. Communication channels.
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MARCH 30, 2021
Content Marketing Crisis Communications External Communications PR Industry Storytelling The Workplace Visual & Video CommunicationsHelp us learn about the resources and insights you most covet in 2021 by taking our reader survey.
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JANUARY 28, 2021
RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. Also, focus on human interest in storytelling. She has 15 years of agency experience leading PR and social media teams and has also taught various undergraduate courses in communications.
PR Daily
JANUARY 14, 2021
Tulane crisis instructor Barbara Reynolds shares essential elements of an effective response to a crisis. These days, all communicators are crisis communicators. The six elements of an effective crisis response are: Be first.
PR Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Here’s why one crisis communications expert says there’s no going back to the old way of brand reputation management and crisis response. For crisis communications, it’s a data obsession that will deliver results in the future. Holistic crisis comms.
PR Daily
MARCH 16, 2021
The complexity of the modern world requires urgency and precision from communicators looking to engage on ‘messy, but necessary’ discussions. This inspired me to unpack a few things as it relates to the “messessary” (both messy and necessary), work of communicating through constant complexity.
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APRIL 6, 2021
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MARCH 2, 2021
RELATED: Join Ragan's Communications Leadership Council, exclusively for leaders in employee and internal communications ]. Content Marketing Crisis Communications Employee Engagement Leadership Communications PR Industry Storytelling The Workplace
PR Daily
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
For communicators, the pandemic has elevated their role while also making the challenges they face more difficult than ever before. Communicators can no longer rely on what worked before. Communicators who recognize this will be ahead of the curve.
PR Daily
MARCH 10, 2021
RELATED: Ragan’s Crisis Leadership Network is your go-to source before, during and post-crisis ]. Crisis Communications Diversity and inclusion Leadership Communications PR Industry Storytelling
PR Daily
JANUARY 12, 2021
When it comes to your crisis communications plan, should you “sweep the leg?” RELATED: Join us for our Social Media & Digital Communications Virtual Conference ]. Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications.
PR Daily
MARCH 8, 2021
This isn’t the first time the chain has found itself caught in a PR crisis, such as airing a commercial starring Mary J. Branding Crisis Communications PR Industry Social Media Storytelling
PR Daily
JANUARY 29, 2021
million Americans unemployed and thousands more unable to work due to COVID-19, brands need to understand who they are communicating with on a human-to-human level. COVID-19 Crisis Communications Marketing Media Relations PR Industry Storytelling The Workplace
PR Daily
JANUARY 4, 2021
With vaccines making the rounds, how can communicators start to get the public excited about travel and exotic destinations once more? RELATED: Join us for our virtual Business Fluency Boot Camp for Communicators ].
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DECEMBER 31, 2020
RELATED: Join us for our virtual Business Fluency Boot Camp for Communicators ]. 5 communication lessons from Dr. Anthony Fauci. The end of the year is finally upon us. Here are the most relished and shared stories from our site for 2020. via GIPHY.
PR Daily
MARCH 12, 2021
Peter Woolfolk drops his best tips on media relations, crisis comms and delivering meaningful messages amid turmoil. Before founding Communications Strategies in 2004, Woolfolk served as a Clinton White House appointee in the U.S. Crisis communication guidance.
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