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7 PR Tips For Announcing Bad News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The goal is to refocus employees and stabilize morale. Coordinate internal and external comms carefully This is harder than it looks. Affected employees will immediately spread the news, of course. After Thorleifsson’s tweet went viral, Musk queried him about his work responsibilities.

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Communication Challenges for your PR Team in 2023: World Communication Week

The Proactive Report

How you communicate, both with the public, and internally within your company or organization, dictates how successful you will be in whatever venture you embark upon. No matter what business you are in, it’s vital to level up your communication skills, so that you can effectively reach customers, clients, and employees. PR Readiness.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

Brand advocates include customers, employees, and influencers. UGC can come from customers, brand loyalists, employees, or even paid UGC creators. Newsjacking is a media strategy where a brand capitalizes on viral news stories to market itself. What is Viral Marketing? What is User-Generated Content (UGC)?

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PR In The Time Of Coronavirus

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The effect on employee health is still unclear, and the full business impact has only begun. This is surely easiest for businesses that can continue operations with employees working remotely, but it’s even more critical for those who can’t. What do employees and customers need to know in the short term? Make a plan.

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From Regal to Get Real: Why Casual Communications Are Here to Stay

PRSay

The flexibility required for teams to go instantly remote and, in many places across the country, work in quarantine, helped erase bureaucratic barriers separating executive and employee, pundit and audience, administration and faculty, professor and student. His viral moment isn’t a thing anymore; it’s the stuff every working day is made of.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Everything has viral potential. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine. If images and/or videos are involved, than your chances of experiencing a viral crisis heighten significantly.

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It’s not OK to hibernate your mind – bringing back creativity for Autumn

PR in High Definition

The phrase is said to have originally been a satirical abbreviation for Oll Korrect (all correct) used by proofreaders in a Boston newspaper during the 1840s, before going viral across the world. Listen to your employees. The word ‘OK’ has been around for about 180 years. Ease creates, urgency destroys. Listen to your customers.