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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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Baseball’s COVID Crisis – How MLB must communicate better with players

The Stalwart Blog

Still, it begs the question of what kind of crisis communication plans they have for the general public and their television partners, which is predominantly their source of revenue and their players? That requires over-communication to keep the 60 game season intact.

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The Sexy Allure Of Crisis Management Is Presenting Risk To Organizations

Melissa Agnes

Thanks to high-profile crises, viral issues, and fun television series like Scandal , crisis management is being seen more and more as a “sexy” and thrilling profession or service offering. Crisis management advisors and consultants are not supposed to be the risk. What makes me say this? Olivia Pope’s life is glamorous.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

Key services: Strategy and Organizational Culture Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Branding Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Data Analysis and Future Scenarios Crisis Communications Top Advice for Foreign Companies Navigating Media and Communications Environment in Finland 1.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago. Does anyone remember when satellite news conferences were cutting-edge?).

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A Crisis Playbook for the Academy Awards

PRSay

In other words: saving the Oscars is a spur-of-the-moment operation for PwC and the Academy, and the event badly needs a crisis playbook. Aside from presenter errors, a lot can go wrong on live television. Here’s how they should start: Plan for the worst. The audio can go out. The stage can be rushed by a stranger.

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Employee Evangelists: Your Secret Social PR Weapon in a Crisis

Waxing UnLyrical

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Crisis situations are stressful for everyone. Those days are so over! A Chance to Practice.