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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Everyone recalls the PR fiasco United Airlines experienced in April when footage of a dazed and bloodied passenger being dragged from his seat went viral. The passenger couldn’t produce the necessary medical documentation for her claim, and the airline had her taken off the flight.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

If you’ll be responsible for the task, you’ll want to have a grip on the basics, which include combing through the document and verifying names are spelled correctly, academic degrees are accurate, and titles are up to date. You may be responsible for the process, or the publication may have in-house fact-checkers who handle it.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

Prohibition

What causes a crisis to go viral? The negative reaction caused by unplanned events can quickly snowball into a full-fledged mess, but that’s where a PR agency comes in to provide documentation, analysis and actionable advice to help companies handle their most sensitive high stakes situations with professionalism.

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State-Run Media…In Indiana

Flatiron Communications

charticles considered harmful,” in which he noted: “They’re everywhere: Tidbits of “data journalism” produced by companies looking for a viral boost. He followed up that piece with another “Sloppy P.R. Your skepticism is warranted.” ” Of course, the insinuation that Gov.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

Prohibition

They can be very serious and with social media increasing in popularity and reach, a crisis can very easily go viral within a short space of time. It is vital for all these plans to work together, as it has the potential to cause confusion if one document says one thing, and then another says something completely different.

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7 Lessons That Ryan Lochte’s Olympic Crisis Can Teach PR Pros

MaccaPR

The same goes for any incriminating digital files – e-mails, documents and presentations – that might reveal your company’s most embarrassing actions. The reporter posted the mother’s story on Twitter, which went viral with over 3,000 retweets. But he did, oh how he did.

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6 Awesome Examples of How To Leverage Corporate History in Brand Storytelling

MaccaPR

It contained an 8-foot-long electronic mooing cow sculpture and even an actor playing a “soda jerk” operating a vintage 1940s ice cream soda fountain, followed by a Guinness Book of World Records-breaking event (Read more about the World’s Largest Scoop of Ice Cream in “ 4 Marketing Secrets for Viral GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ”).