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Important Crisis Management Strategies for Managing the Zika Virus

Melissa Agnes

As the Zika virus continues to spread, what are the major crisis management risks that healthcare organizations and government agencies should be thinking about? As emotion cannot be trumped with logic, when a crisis gets to a point of spreading irrational fear, it becomes extremely difficult to manage. and Canada.

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How Well Do You Know the New Rules of Crisis Management?

PRSay

Viral videos. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! Everyone’s now on social media. Why new rules are needed for crisis management. As creators of the award-winning digital crisis management platform, “In Case of Crisis,” we talk regularly to crisis management practitioners.

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Public relations teams and their agencies typically want to advise a CEO directly, and we routinely urge leaders to build a public profile through social media and high-level content. It’s good news that corporate leaders are starting to appreciate the power of social media, but progress has been slow. To announce a new strategy.

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

PRSay

In his nearly 19 years at Amazon, Herdener has seen Amazon’s PR function move from a retail-consumer focus to a multifaceted approach that includes employee communications, social media, executive communications and reputational marketing. A facts-first approach to crisis management. It has been empowering for the teams.”.

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War of Ideas: How to Fight and Win on the Social Media Front (Part 1)

Melissa Agnes

Part 1: Debunking the Unpredictability of Social Media and the Digital Landscape. Social media’s impact on crisis doesn’t just exist for organizational crises or emergencies such as natural disasters. World leaders are currently fighting in a war of ideas where social media plays a threatening role.

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The 5 Phases of Becoming Crisis Ready

Melissa Agnes

For example, if you have a crisis management plan in place, where does that plan sit on the crisis ready spectrum? Has your organization identified its most likely high-risk, high-impact issue and crisis scenarios? Do you conduct regular crisis management exercises? Your communication with stakeholders.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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