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How to Mitigate the Transference of Stress During a Crisis

Melissa Agnes

Because successful crisis management often requires an appearance, in some capacity, by the organization’s leadership. So what does this mean for your crisis preparedness? The last thing you want in a crisis is to communicate ineffectively. Image credit: Photographee.eu / shutterstock.com.

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Will Paula Deen’s Comeback be Successful, Or Did Last Year’s Crisis Bury Her Too Deep?

Melissa Agnes

Less than a year after her disastrous issue-made-crisis on account of her serious lack of proper crisis management , Deen has created a new company, Paula Deen Ventures, which is reported to be backed by Phoenix-based investor, Jahm Najafi. It has been announced that Paula Deen is prepping her comeback. What do you think?

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Corp Comm Frets Leadership in Crisis Comms, says Study

Sword and the Script

Thinking through ramifications in the heat of the moment is a pitfall sure to make things worse, and perhaps is also a contributing factor when leadership trips on words. This study found that 17% said their company didn’t even have a crisis management plan, while 10% “said they didn’t think their company was well prepared for a crisis.”.

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2019 Corporate Crises: Failure To Plan Is Planning to Fail

Reputation Us

Today’s crises are taking on many unique forms and degrees of seriousness, and often take businesses by surprise—cyber incidents, executive resignations, M&A, disgruntled former employees, customer complaints on social media, salacious press headlines, etc. So how does a company handle a corporate crisis in today’s world?

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TCIP #033 – Crisis Spokesperson Training with Brad Phillips

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #033 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Brad Phillips. When it comes to crisis media training, there are so many questions that people (whether it be spokespersons or the communication and leadership teams) seek answers to. A must read!

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Your Half-Year PR Leadership Checklist: 7 Important Reminders for Communicators

PR News

The post Your Half-Year PR Leadership Checklist: 7 Important Reminders for Communicators appeared first on PR News Blog. Which is to say: you still have another five solid months to make this your best year ever as a communicator. First, you’ll need to take stock of what you and your team have… Continued.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. Secondly, you can outsource the crisis management to a trusted agency like Prohibition PR. Reputation management.