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When The Crisis PR Guy Is The Crisis

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

That happened this week when the Campbell Soup Company found itself in hot water after a bizarre tweet from its own head of government affairs — an executive who ironically lists “crisis management” among his skills. Senate – not an unusual pedigree for a Public Affairs VP.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It It seems like my life here is a perpetual crisis,” said Gediman, a longtime PRSA member. An incident-command team came in and took over.

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Research, Communication Crucial Before Collaborating With Influencers

PRSay

As lead communicator for the maritime arm of NATO, I supported an experiment last March to collaborate with a travel influencer named Jackie Todd, who has approximately 120,000 followers on Instagram and 650,000 followers on TikTok. The military as a whole faces a severe recruiting crisis.

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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. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

Finland is looking for investments particularly in bio & circular economy, cleantech, health & wellbeing, ICT & digitalization and travel. Finns are always looking for new ways to do things. It should be pointed out that many large companies have found Finland a lucrative country to invest in.

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Hidden PR Tools In Top Movies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The iconic publication sends a 15 year-old reporter to travel with the band on tour in order to write an in-depth piece. Crimson Tide (1995) — Crisis Planning. When it’s a crisis communications nightmare about the highest of high stakes: nuclear war. Augustine’s six stages of crisis.

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PR and social media set for continued growth

Stuart Bruce

In contrast Sir John Parker, who has chaired several FTSE 100 groups and is currently chairman of mining group Anglo American, is dismissive and thinks social media takes on greater importance if “you’re in the travel business or certain aspects of retailing.”