Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Seeing Others” offers leaders and employees the tools to put themselves in a safe context, allowing frank discussions about the lack of recognition without assigning blame. By creating sustainable workplaces with committed employees, retention, collaboration, and productivity are all boosted.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 4, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt taken from my new book, Crisis Ready–Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , which is available for purchase on Amazon. The importance of solid and practical crisis management governance model. This is the team responsible for the organization’s crisis management and response.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. Articles about vaccine mandates had strong engagement, especially when it came to brand decisions affecting employees.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 23, 2016

Your crisis management governance model serves as one of the foundational elements of your entire crisis management program. It defines everything from the structure, roles and responsibilities of your crisis team, straight through to your internal escalation process. How to structure your crisis management governance model.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 30, 2020

Technology, agility and human flexibility have enabled private sector organisations to continue to operate through the crisis. Lockdown inequality Employees have managed home working alongside the competing priorities of home schooling, children, parents and partners. We’ve been forced to stay at home and work during a crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Crisis communication is one of the most important aspects of your crisis management. In fact, whom you communicate with in a crisis, along with when and how you communicate with them, can mean the difference between successful crisis management and crisis management failure. Step 1: Identify your stakeholders.

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Landis PR

MAY 9, 2022

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. Get Your Crisis Team Together: Convene your team as quickly as possible to establish roles and responsibilities. By Andy Lowe.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 29, 2020

I’m muddling through the COVID-19 crisis, just like you, but I am starting to think about what might come next. Is it possible to have a good crisis? It followed support from the Treasury for large employees a week ago. The BBC and NHS have both stepped up to the crisis. Many have been found to be wanting.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2016

For most of us, it would be awkward at the very least, but for a public figure or corporation, disclosure of private communications amounts to a full-blown public relations crisis. The unauthorized disclosure of private information is particularly tricky in crisis management terms. Have a digital media policy.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

There are several forces in play: Areas of the economy that shut down are reopening and organisations are firmly in recovery-mode The pandemic has created a new set of roles is areas such as employee engagement and sustainability Entry level roles are reopening as organisation begin to figure out the balance between home and office working.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2016

Information silos can trigger issues and handicap your crisis management. True crisis preparedness requires more than a plan, it requires the right corporate culture. Hold a town hall (or something similar) and teach your employees the benefits of a collaborative mindset and the repercussions that can result due to a lack-thereof.

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Cision

JULY 21, 2016

The recipe for successful crisis mitigation needs to include the right mix of support, planning and communication. By combining these ingredients, your organization will be able to face any crisis that arises and come out on top. So what should go into your crisis mitigation strategy? Does yours? An Impactful Message.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Crisis management is something every company needs to implement as part of its business processes. Without a documented plan, how would you handle a crisis? If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. What is a crisis?

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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. A sudden market shift or crisis. At the same time, they needed to make sure that their customers, employees, and communities heard from the companies behind the brands.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 16, 2018

I recently received the following comment on a post I shared to social media: Sometimes it’s just hard to start talking about crisis preparedness because no one wants to be involved in a negative event. Gaining internal buy-in from the right people to implement a crisis ready culture can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 3, 2020

It’s a small gesture, but to demonstrate support, we will donate $5000 to the following groups: Color of Change. We also pledge to learn more about issues affecting the African-American community in our country and encourage our employees, like-minded friends, and our community to do the same. Campaign Zero.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2017

Before talking about building trust after a crisis, let’s at least mention the need to build trust with your clients and customers on an ongoing basis. Nature of the Crisis. The reason for the crisis will make a difference on how your proceed as well as what to do early on and later. Or if not, more likely to forgive faster.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 6, 2022

Societal discord has become a significant risk factor for business, posing a threat to corporate reputation, employee recruitment, and organisational morale. The public relations function has an opportunity to help navigate these issues with activist groups and other internal and external stakeholders.

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The Stalwart Blog

MAY 9, 2017

Thoughts of a Crisis PR situation, like the one United embroiled themselves in with reckless abandon, usually bring about images of a company spokesperson or CEO nervously standing in front of a sea of cameras, microphones and reporters trying to convey their side of a very uncomfortable situation. Stakeholders. Far from it.

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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. Understand issue vs. crisis.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 11, 2023

Customers, investors, suppliers, employees, and even the community can be stakeholders. Better community relations can increase sales, employee morale, and reputation. Crisis communication Crisis communication is a type of public relations strategy that deals with handling a crisis situation.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 18, 2015

Eager for a change and excited to take on a new challenge, I jumped at the opportunity to join SHIFT’s consumer practice group in the summer of 2013. One year later, I was still at SHIFT – but in the process of transitioning to the B2B group. A happy employee is a generally a more productive and engaged one. Career-ending move?

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

I’ve had the unique position of recording the huge changes in how private and public sector organisations in the UK have communicated during the COVID-19 crisis. If the internal and external communication function inside an organisation didn’t report directly to management before the crisis - it almost certainly will now.

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Reputation Antistress by Sergii Bidenko

JUNE 8, 2023

Earlier this year, Crisis and Reputation Advisor Sergii Bidenko shared with Amanda Coleman for her "10 Minutes with." It can be helpful when creating preventive anti-crisis plans for incidents in any country. But your employees and their safety should be your priority if something happens. Your crisis plan may not work 100%.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 18, 2014

By Judith Delaney, Attorney and member of Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. Better understanding the crisis of flight MH370. All of this was aptly discussed in the article “ A look at Malaysia Airlines’ Crisis Communications During the Crisis of Flight MH370 ” posted by Melissa Agnes on this website.

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Reputation Us

AUGUST 1, 2016

She got trapped in my ponytail — crisis averted. Similarly, a key thing to remember with PR is that you will someday face a crisis or receive negative publicity. The pheromone she releases sends a crisis signal back to the hive, relaying information quickly: Act! When a crisis occurs, the bees respond appropriately.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

One extension of the pandemic crisis that every business, university, school and nonprofit grappled with was a rapid pivot to what Jeff Teper , the head of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive calls “remote everything.” Do your employees need to be trusted and empowered, granted resources or nudged toward excellence?

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 7, 2014

The below image was brought to my attention in a LinkedIn group discussion and I thought it was quite comical, so I wanted to share it here with all of you! It’s also true that Twitter (and other social media platforms) need to be a part of your crisis communications strategy. This is comical – and serious at the same time.

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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. We displayed loyalty in servicing our employees and our patients.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 4, 2021

The crisis has accelerated many of the changes already underway in media, public engagement, and organisational communication, such as the role of communication as a strategic management function and a more human approach to communication by CEOs and management teams.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

As you likely know, traditional media training and crisis training tend to focus on one spokesperson, usually the CEO, who is put through his or her paces in front of a group. After being trained, people often feel more in control of how they present in group settings such as internal team meetings, video calls or major conferences.

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

it is possible to leverage social connections at work that sow positive ideas, encourage good deeds and influence groups to unleash innovation, cooperation and productivity. In my lab, we have demonstrated that when you connect a group of people one way, they’re healthy, happy, cooperative, innovative, and productive. Christakis, M.D.,

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More crisis work. “A A lot more crisis work in addition to more duties usually shared between departments. Actual and perceived crisis 24/7. “A COVID, labor issues, economic issues, and crisis issues piled on top of each other.”. Crisis after crisis. Crisis interrupted. Proven business value.

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David PR Group

APRIL 8, 2019

How you respond to a crisis often impacts your business more than the crisis itself. When dealing with a reputational crisis, here are some tips: . Employees who are monitoring online activity (reviews, social media accounts, etc.) If you don’t currently have a crisis plan, consider develop ing one.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

PR professionals control the narrative, mitigate damage, and restore public confidence during a crisis. Gather actionable insights from data analysis and focus groups. You cannot “do marketing” towards these groups; their informational needs differ from those of potential consumers. Driving Employee Engagement.

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