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.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2018

Unfortunately for Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica crisis it is now managing is the direct result of an issue that went mismanaged for years. But the thing is, this crisis was predictable. This crisis was foreseeable. Had Facebook been crisis ready on this high-risk scenario, they would not be in crisis management mode today.

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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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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is a great blog post that gives you an overview of what you can do, right now, to prevent a crisis. But, are they a crisis? How to avoid a public relations crisis. But does everyone who holds the reins know how to use it well and exercise good judgment? Not necessarily.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 29, 2016

The question was: “Is there a secret formula for ensuring our crisis team remains calm in a fast-paced, high profile crisis?” Not to mention that, as a study recently confirmed, stress is contagious , which makes it even more important to effectively manage in a crisis. ” Good question.

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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. Conduct team building exercises that are cross-departmental. Part of ensuring the right corporate culture means adapting the right mindset. Good luck and have fun!

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Can any organization be a crisis communication pro? Being crisis-ready, crisis-intelligent, isn’t a mysterious quality that only a few people or organizations possess. So what would it take for your organization, your team, to be considered a crisis communication pro? Absolutely, why not? Prevent the preventable.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Any company, big or small, can experience a crisis. According to research, about 75 percent of companies will experience a crisis at some point due to the increasing complexity of modern business and the growth of social media in our fast-paced world. This is where crisis management comes in. What is Crisis Management?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2024

Honest communication builds credibility and trust , which goes a long way with everyone involved with your organization (both internally and externally). While leveraging influencer partnerships brings numerous advantages, brands must exercise responsibility throughout the process.

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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. The exercises often concentrate on opposites and extremes, such as gesticulating versus keeping your hands in your lap.

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Presspage

MAY 6, 2017

Most communicators expect to have to deal with a crisis situation at some point in their career. Yet predicting how a crisis will rear its ugly head is incredibly difficult. Following the crisis, CSUSM put every member of the crisis team, including the four key members of the PR department through crisis management training workshops.

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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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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 23, 2020

The challenge with the COVID-19 crisis is that it requires an international governmental response and there are countless unknowns. In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. So, what do we know? It’s worked.

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PRSay

APRIL 8, 2020

Executives around the globe are facing a daunting task: leading their teams and organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. During any crisis, the well-being of employees is always paramount, especially now, as both health and budgetary factors are colliding. Leading teams from afar.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 12, 2022

2022 will be a year of consolidation for a news industry that has been disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis, changing audience behaviour and technology. Others are hoping to restart events businesses that stalled during the COVID-19 crisis. Regulation would help as the European Union and national governments exercise control over big tech.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 10, 2014

having a blast putting City officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. How To Meet the Demand for Real-Time Communication in a Crisis. The Crisis After The Crisis. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Crisis Management Resources'

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Reputation Antistress by Sergii Bidenko

JUNE 26, 2023

The large-scale wave of layoffs in international companies in 2023 is the beginning of a big storm. In addition to explaining the situation, the letter outlined a large-scale assistance program for all dismissed with a clear action plan to mitigate the negative effects of the crisis. Bestselling book author, cancel culture researcher.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 18, 2020

In celebration of the humanising effect that the crisis is having on business and media. A good crisis for me will be coming out the other side with my mental and physical health intact, and without destroying any relationships. The crisis has created the space for journalists and presenters to bring their personality into reporting.

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PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. In an ongoing crisis, operating on adrenaline for a prolonged period of time can be – and is often – physically and mentally harmful.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 10, 2014

having a blast putting City officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. How To Meet the Demand for Real-Time Communication in a Crisis. The Crisis After The Crisis. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Welcome to this week’s #CrisisRoundup!

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Here are some questions you can ask to help understand whether what your pro is doing makes sense and will support your goals: How does this tactic (messaging exercise, award submission, internal communications audit, media pitch, submitted article, news release, other) connect to our business goals? instead of another tactic?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4). Guest Post by Karen Freberg.

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Reputation Antistress by Sergii Bidenko

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When a crisis tries to "eat" a person, they look for something to eat. Negative emotions, crises, personal events do not stop, depleting all internal resources? Do any physical exercise that pleases you. If the stressor is repeated, then acute stress is replaced by chronic stress. This is what is happening to us now.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2019

There’s lots been written and said this week about mental health and wellbeing for International Mental Health Week. If you work in issues and crisis it can be especially acute. Breathing exercises, fresh fruit and yoga aren’t going to help if an organisation has a sick culture. That’s a good thing.

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Prakkypedia

JULY 8, 2014

Don’t forget internal audiences – staff, volunteers and so on). Is there a crisis communications plan? What happens during a crisis? You need a documented crisis communications plan which acknowledges the importance of the Corporate Communications Manager – and also your Social Media Manager.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

His evidence-based exercises and vivid stories illustrate essential confidence-boosting strategies and principles that sharpen focus, increase energy and altogether bring a sense of purpose to work. Addressing the Student Mental Health Crisis. Striking a Balance Between Independence and Loyalty.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I love working with Natalie and she’s really taught me the value of building and balancing relationships, both with the media and our internal partners. Outside of work, I really appreciate having extra time in the morning for running and exercise. Natalie has a warm and energetic personality that I really admire.

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

where I could learn from Mike Sitrick, the guy who wrote the book on strategic and crisis PR, I jumped at it. My daily newspaper of choice is… the Los Angeles Times for local news, The New York Times for exceptional writing, national and international news and The Wall Street Journal for business coverage.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 13, 2014

.’s Emergency Management Conference, where I put city officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. Using Agnes + Day’s crisis simulation platform , the exercise simulated the digital noise that is a guaranteed result of any crisis or emergency today. The simulation is only one part of the exercise.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 17, 2018

We wanted to convince them to approve the funding for such international efforts rather than saying “why does a sick child in Afghanistan pose a threat to me or my constituents?”. As we did a mock exercise replicating a TV interview, each of us took the approach that felt most comfortable or that we thought would be most effective.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

Then, of course, there’s the crisis communications element. Of course, by the time staff internally have established that it’s fake, the video will have gone viral, making the situation even more challenging. An even more concerning consideration is the labelling of a legitimate video as a deepfake. There is hope, however.

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Reputation Us

MARCH 4, 2019

This is an exercise that frankly should not be performed internally by the company, but rather outsourced. Working strategically across initiatives, a third-party reputation management company conducts a full company reputation analysis—at the same time they work to develop a proactive response framework.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 13, 2014

.’s Emergency Management Conference, where I put city officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. Using Agnes + Day’s crisis simulation platform , the exercise simulated the digital noise that is a guaranteed result of any crisis or emergency today. The simulation is only one part of the exercise.

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Reputation Us

MARCH 4, 2019

This is exercise that frankly should not be performed internally by the company, but rather outsourced. Working strategically across initiatives, a third-party reputation management company conducts a full company reputation analysis—at the same time they work to develop a proactive response framework.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 12, 2016

Director of Global Internal and Business Communications for Honeywell; former Senior Vice President with Kohnstamm Communications and long-time director of brand public relations for General Mills. "PR Find outlets for having fun, exercising, volunteering and eating right. Mentor others. Recognize people’s contributions. Collaborate.

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PRSay

AUGUST 14, 2019

In anticipation of his keynote address at PRSA’s 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. When you go out on exercises, you essentially report out on what’s happening, and so I got a chance to use those skills in the Marines as well. Then there’s the specific technical skills of media relations and internal communications.

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