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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. The fast paced digital world we live in means it is essential that you are prepared for a PR crisis.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. How to prepare and fix a PR crisis. This is where effective PR crisis management comes in.

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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

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Guest blog by Lloyd Rang, a Canadian communications and crisis management expert. Good crisis communications teams stay prepared for these kinds of events. But Canadian brands’ swift and decisive reaction to the crisis made sure they, at least, wouldn’t go down with it. . Hockey Canada seems to be a sinking ship.

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Top nine PR crises so far for 2019

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Neither the CEO nor the chairman’s names were associated with this crisis and no names of any higher-ups in the company were found in the apology post. 5) A phone company who didn’t communicate: Huawei’s damaged reputation. The Chinese telecommunications company has often been criticised for not practising transparency.

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Communications Synonyms (With Explanations)

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Noteworthy : “Public Relations” is synonymous with “Strategic Communications” (i.e using communicative means to achieve adversarial objectives). It includes the tools and infrastructure that facilitate the exchange of information, such as telecommunications networks, the internet, and mass media platforms.

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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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