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KFC Crisis Response Is A PR Win

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Of course, customers squawked, and media had fun poking fun at the chain with endless poultry jokes and mocking tweets. in its response to the mini-crisis. Then, over the weekend, KFC cooked up a masterful ad that ran in two UK daily newspapers. And who wants to eat at a place run by. Well done, KFC.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

In the PR strategies toolbox, the practice of media relations gives PR practitioners an opportunity to distinguish themselves while also giving their organizations an edge over the competition. As earned media, stories placed through media relations efforts are cost-effective. Op-Eds remain the gold standard.

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5 Benefits of Media Relations

Landis PR

By the Landis Team Photo courtesy of Pixabay Practical implementation of a media relations program is an art, not a science. After all, earned media isn’t transactional. Here are the top 5 benefits of a great media relations program: Credibility Third party endorsement is much more valuable than an organization’s own boasts.

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A Great Example of Transparency in the Midst of an Uncomfortable Situation

HMA Public Relations

Participating in media interviews during a crisis situation allows individuals to tell their side of the story and let the public make up their own minds.

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People Mistrust Media Reports About Climate Change, Study Finds

PRSay

In interviews aimed at understanding skepticism about climate change, the study found that many participants are suspicious of language that presents climate change as a crisis or an urgent threat. Networks and radio and newspapers and television — they’re all getting paid to tell me something,” one interviewee said.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. The media] may know something before you and your team know it. We need to plan for beyond 72 hours.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

Back then, when we first published the “Public Relations Handbook,” reaching out to the media was relatively straightforward for PR professionals. There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8

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