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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. It’s not always about crisis management. CEO involvement typically translates into valuable earned media coverage that may be used to communicate company direction for customers or partners through the megaphone of business or trade press and social media.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

More crisis work. “A A lot more crisis work in addition to more duties usually shared between departments. The addition of marketing, analysis, trade show consultation, managing professional organizational memberships and everything else has made every day a whirlwind of tasks, to-do lists and semi-controlled chaos.”.

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Looking to 2019: Planning for PR Pros

Solo PR Pro

You might even unearth some new opportunities in the process, such as a new trade show, or new opportunities in the digital landscape. Depending on their sector, some clients might balk at creating a crisis plan. Also, update editorial calendars for 2019.”. Cris es – Be Prepared. Ok, Google…Siri … Alexa…”.

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How a World-Class Convention Center Became a Beacon of Hope During the Pandemic

PRSay

Javits Convention Center was transformed from a top trade-show destination into a FEMA-operated medical facility — in just one week. Five-hundred-plus employees worked to put the hospital together. On concerns keeping him up at night: [T]he crisis at the time was so much of an unknown. Today, it’s a vaccination site.

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The Competition and Industry Gets a Vote on Your Marketing

Sword and the Script

The leaders lock themselves in closed-door meetings day after day and only surface for employee or customer interactions that are structured and sterile. When the business does pop it’s head up, it usually only because it has something to say, to make an announcement or exhibit at a trade show. and execute them? Talk to Us !

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

Subsequently, many employees, including me, were let go and granted severance pay. One of my first pieces that got real traffic was a crisis case study from my former employer, which coincidentally was about dealing with a negative blogger. 7) How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows.

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What is Technology PR?

5W PR

Crisis Management PR: Addresses and mitigates potential damage to a tech company’s reputation during challenging situations or crises. It’s important to have a plan in place before a crisis might arise. Event PR: Manages public relations for tech-related events, conferences, and trade shows to maximize exposure and engagement.