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COVID Vaccine Distribution – First Crisis PR Event of 2021

The Stalwart Blog

The year 2021 certainly kicked off in fine Crisis PR style. One of the chaotic events of this week certainly includes the confusing rollout of the vaccines to combat COVID. And it starts with a good Crisis Communications plan. If you don’t have all the answers, that’s okay for now.

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Main Street Revival: 41% of consumers went local during COVID–and 94% plan to continue

Agility PR Solutions

Although the COVID crisis was a catastrophic and even fatal event for many small business owners, others were able to take advantage of these trying times by drawing consumers to their shops with the magic wand of 2020—excellent customer service.

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How Roy Williams created his own Crisis PR event

The Stalwart Blog

Here you are, the perennial winning Head Men’s Basketball Coach from the University of North Carolina, Roy Williams, and you go on a local radio show to say that you possess one of the least gifted teams in your career. Instead, Roy Williams created a mini-crisis of his own doing because of some silly, off-the-cuff phrase.

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Event Sustainability — The Triple Bottom Line

Landis PR

There is a lot of chatter in the events industry around sustainability and how frameworks such as the triple bottom line (TBL) and environmental, social, and governance ( ESG ) factors influence event planning. Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients.

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Pride Tragedy Offers Lessons in Crisis Communications

PRSay

The pick-up truck barely missed Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who was perched on the back of a convertible, and number of local elected officials. After an investigation by the local police and FBI, the accident was determined the following day to be just that — a tragic accident.

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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

Prohibition

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Consider things like informational one-sheets about new products or launches, case studies, event descriptions and signage, multimedia-rich press releases , and more. Crisis Communications There were some serious PR blunders in 2020. Niche industry events, role-specific conferences (catered to developers, creatives, etc.),

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