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What Does Being Crisis Ready Have To Do With Brand Invincibility?

Melissa Agnes

The reason I’m so passionate about my work is that being crisis ready provides so much value to an organization and the people it works with and for—value that far exceeds the sole acts of crisis management and crisis preparedness. Crisis management is what happens once a negative event occurs.

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. A truly critical event, like one that involves loss of life, major litigation, or a viral story like the United Airlines incident of 2017 usually requires an ongoing commitment by the company chief. It’s not always about crisis management.

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ICON 2021 Recap: Drew Herdener on the Evolution of Amazon’s Comms Team

PRSay

It has been amazing to watch the transformation of the industry over that time. A facts-first approach to crisis management. Thomas Brooks also asked how Herdener and Amazon’s communications team manages a crisis or potentially challenging news cycles. 4 — the first day of ICON 2021. “It

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The 5 Phases of Becoming Crisis Ready

Melissa Agnes

Becoming crisis ready is a process. Fortunately, there’s a method to this process that can take any organization, of any size, type, and industry, from their current level of crisis readiness, straight through to building an invincible brand—which, as you know, is the ultimate benefit of being crisis ready.

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Crisis Ready Q&A: How Does Crisis Readiness Translate From Government To Big Business To Solopreneurs?

Melissa Agnes

Here’s a sampling of what these questions were: “Is crisis management different from industry to industry?” ” “What is the best way to manage controversial issues that spark heated emotion within a subset group of stakeholders?”

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Behind the Headlines With Kathy Walsh

Cision

Our talented leadership team—among the best with whom I’ve ever worked–also positions us well to serve clients, both proactively and reactively, in building, strengthening and defending their reputations. Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result?

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

Crisis communications are key in today’s interconnected social media world. What causes a crisis to go viral? During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. Reputation management.