Melissa Agnes

MARCH 22, 2017

As a crisis management consultant and keynote speaker, I get asked this question all the time: “What industry do you specialize in?” ” And while this is a good question in theory, it’s actually the wrong question to ask if you’re looking to hire the right crisis management expert to meet your needs.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 1, 2016

Your corporate culture directly impacts your organization’s crisis management. Successful crisis management has a lot to do with an organization’s corporate culture and the mindset it instils in its team members. Embedding the right corporate culture for successful crisis management.

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5W PR

AUGUST 16, 2020

The acceleration of social media has added to the challenges of crisis communications, an impact that a Pentland Analytics study says has doubled the impact on shareholder value. Communicate with empathy and compassion, meet all the needs of the media and make it a priority to remain accessible. Priority One. Be prepared.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Each week, I get approached by a handful of university students and young professionals seeking my advice on how they can kick-start their careers in crisis management. So, you wanna be a crisis management professional? Being a crisis management professional is a big responsibility. Keep up with the times.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

We have experienced firsthand how a crisis can significantly and quickly impact business operations. Companies can prepare by evaluating the crisis process, team, tools and resources they have in place. A clear organizational purpose, mission and values provide guidance and establish a strong foundation to support crisis responses.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The growing demand for immediate and real-time communication and updates in a crisis can be overwhelming. So how can you meet this demand while not compromising – but rather enhancing – your crisis management? FYI, this needs to be one of your crisis management goals. Real-time means real-time.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 18, 2016

Welcome to episode #056 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Daniel Linskey. I recently had the honor of sitting down with Daniel Linksey, former Superintendent in Chief of the Boston Police Department, to record an episode of the Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Subscribe to the Crisis Intelligence Podcast!

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 27, 2014

Emory did a beautiful job at managing this crisis, but not all healthcare institutes are as prepared as Emory was. Expectations of key audiences – and how to meet these expectations. How to leverage social media to communicate in a crisis. Day one will explore: Strategic objectives. Implementing strategies.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2023

Another important aspect of PR is crisis management, and ChatGPT can help in this area as well. The model can be trained to quickly generate responses to common questions or concerns that might arise during a crisis, allowing PR professionals to respond quickly and effectively.

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Shift Communications

JULY 24, 2017

s vegan donut shop is suffering from a crisis as a result of the negative media attention around sharks during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Whether a brand has experience with controversial news or has yet to meet a crisis challenge, having a communications plan in place in advance of a potential incident is a must.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

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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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

I get asked this question often: “How can I convince management that it’s in our best interest to invest in a crisis plan?” The two best ways to sell upper management on a crisis plan. Don’t just pitch the idea quickly during your weekly meeting. 1) Prepare a presentation.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The growing demand for immediate and real-time communication and updates in a crisis can be overwhelming. So how can you meet this demand while not compromising – but rather enhancing – your crisis management? FYI, this needs to be one of your crisis management goals. Real-time means real-time.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

But over the years we have become a powerful and serious organization, whose meetings teach the latest things in the field of public communications, share trends that will be dominant in months, you can meet experts of very high rank, for whom at other times you have to make appointments for months and years.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company.

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PRSay

JUNE 23, 2021

Payments to the organized criminal enterprises in Eastern Europe and elsewhere that claim responsibility for the lion’s share of incidents rose 300 percent last year, despite mounting pressure on companies from law enforcement and national security authorities not to meet the extortionists’ demands. Build a dedicated cyber-crisis team.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 13, 2014

By now, we’ve all heard of the terrible crisis Malaysia Airlines is facing with flight MH370 appearing to have vanished out of thin air with over 200 passengers and crew members aboard. It’s an unthinkable situation, though one that every airline needs to be prepared to properly manage at any given time.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 15, 2017

How to work together to successfully manage the crisis. So what’s the best way to go about training your team to have the crisis management skills required for successful crisis management in this day and age? Do you have any questions about conducting a successful crisis simulation?

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PRSay

OCTOBER 14, 2019

As the context and speed in which crises unfold in the digital age shifts, so does the task of crisis preparedness. Every week we talk to some of the 750-plus organizations which use our In Case of Crisis mobile app. We also meet with many others who are considering how to best upgrade their issues and crisis responsiveness.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 14, 2014

Apart from finally getting the opportunity to meet my fabulous friend and colleague, Karen Freberg , for the first time in person, I got to spend a day watching presentations and engaging with academics (a combination of both professors and students) on their research projects and papers. In terms of the crisis communication research.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

It has taken Equifax several attempts (and CEO’s) to get their crisis communications right, following the massive data breach that has impacted more than 143 million people. He wrote: Why can’t organizations seem to get their crisis communications right the first time? What do I mean by “right”, you ask?

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It doesn’t have to be a stuffy-take-time-out-of-your-work-day-meeting that no one looks forward to!). Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2020

As a discipline, crisis management is categorized into three phases: pre-crisis (which involves prevention and preparation); crisis response; and post-crisis (evaluation and preparation). Some crises pass quickly, and also have short post-crisis phases that are measured in days or weeks.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 13, 2014

It worries me when crisis communication professionals are still advising their clients to avoid social media in a crisis. Braud says: “Stop trying to fight the crisis on social media.” ” It’s not about fighting the crisis on social. It is difficult to Facebook post your way out of a crisis.

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Newsfile

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the constantly evolving AI landscape, IR professionals must excel at creating precise AI prompts for effective financial reporting, investor engagement and crisis management. To fully leverage this tech in your field, crafting precise AI prompts is crucial for targeted and successful outcomes.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 12, 2023

When founder Logan Roy suffers his first health crisis in Succession ‘s initial episode, she is ready with a “holding statement” to keep the press at bay until a replacement is named. In executive meetings she weighs in with a point of view or recommendation but is never heavy-handed (unlike her more junior associate Hugo).

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

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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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

One of the common patterns of poor leadership and of mishandled crises is what crisis guru Jim Lukaszewski calls “ testosterosis ,” a condition that isn’t gender specific. Fred is president of the crisis management firm Logos Consulting Group and executive director of the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership. .

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 18, 2017

One important aspect of your organization’s successful crisis management, is being able to reach out to, and communicate with, all impacted and relevant stakeholders, in a timely and efficient fashion. Next steps for your crisis preparedness program. Who’s responsible for these communications?

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5W PR

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These networking events are fertile ground for meeting like-minded professionals and expanding a PR network. Following up After meeting someone, follow up with a personalized message or email. Video calls have made face-to-face meetings possible despite physical distances. This can lead to innovative campaigns and broader reach.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Investing in your professional online reputation is an important Crisis Ready strategy—and ReputationDefender has launched a service to help make this process easy for you. When it comes to online reputation management, ReputationDefender is the oldest and one of the most reputable players in this space. Who is ReputationDefender?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When the word coronavirus first came on the scene at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) earlier this year, we did what most hospitals do in a time of crisis, we stood up the Office of Emergency Response (OEM) and went to work. This meeting helped us cover external, internal, congressional affairs, media and others in between.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PR, on the other hand, with its ties to reputation and crisis management, is thought to play a more defensive role, designed to protect the corporate brand. It’s also the case with tech products that must continually improve and innovate to meet customer needs and take advantage of emerging technology.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Two truths: Crisis prevention is the best form of crisis management. I abide by this logic myself in trainings and workshops, meetings, brainstorm sessions, speaking engagements – you name it. Crisis Communications Food for Thought' ” – Albert Einstein.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 1, 2014

As I’m not a super huge player in #FollowFriday, we’ve decided to start a new Friday hashtag for content-creating rockstars in the fields of crisis, issues and reputation management. So here you have it, this week’s #crisisroundup: From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. Managing Crises with Visual Content.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

The airline continued to communicate via social media throughout the ordeal and was universally lauded for its social media response to this crisis. Social media adds an overwhelming complexity to crisis communication. What I want to do in this post is to examine how to best use social media for crisis communication.

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