Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 1, 2014

A look at CDC’s crisis communication in the initial hours of the U.S. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, was a brilliant example of how to communicate effectively while positioning himself (the CDC) as the voice of calm and authority in this highly emotionally impacting crisis. Ebola announcement.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Welcome to episode #020 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Bill Boyd. As the Ebola crisis continues to make waves in the United States and around the world, the CDC, government, hospitals and countless others are being looked to to lead the public through this epidemic. The second is Fearbola. Get connected!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 23, 2024

The Windows OS crash triggered by the faulty update disrupted airline reservation systems, financial institutions, and even hospital care. It was then up to Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz to respond to the crisis. Swift acknowledgment and ownership of the crisis is key Crowdstrike’s response came as a status post on X.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

United Airlines reminded all of us why crisis PR is still incredibly important. Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness. How to Improve Your Social Media Targeting.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Armchair PR experts get lots of mileage from critiquing crisis management by major brands and businesses this time of year. But what about the crisis situations that are handled well? Southwest Airlines’ soft landing. But consider how Southwest Airlines handled a tricky passenger situation in September.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

Within minutes, the airline acknowledged the situation on Twitter and Facebook. The airline continued to communicate via social media throughout the ordeal and was universally lauded for its social media response to this crisis. Social media adds an overwhelming complexity to crisis communication.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I had the opportunity to present a crisis management workshop to some very savvy and fascinating professionals within the healthcare sector of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. These Smart Social Media Tactics Will Help You Prevent A Crisis. Welcome to this week’s #CrisisRoundup!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2019

Boeing’s PR crisis deepened this week as a fuller picture emerged of its handling of serious problems surrounding the 737 Max. It’s not unusual that Boeing CEO Muilenberg viewed his crisis in the context of his short-term responsibility to employees and shareholders. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Reputation’s soaring value is good news for PR and corporate communications professionals. It’s often confused with crisis management, but while the two overlap, they are distinct. Crisis management involves responding to a simmering or sudden event that negatively impacts reputation. C-level access is critical.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 3, 2014

Identifying the trigger points that indicate that an issue needs to be escalated to the crisis team. An issue is an issue and a crisis is a crisis. Today’s reality is that no matter where an issue – but especially a crisis – originates, it will develop an online presence. It doesn’t.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Take responsibility The epitome of the weasel-word apology is the awkwardly passive “mistakes were made” cliche, which, believe it or not, you can still find in corporate communications statements. The Abbott Labs apology was effective in part because Ford shares a plan for solving the baby formula supply crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 10, 2014

By Judith Delaney, Attorney and member of Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. when a crisis happened it was common practice for an organization to withhold information, particularly if the information was incomplete or involved an organization’s Intellectual Property (e.g. Read: What is your Ideal Crisis Response Time?

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Though this information is accurate and the advice within this post is relevant to any and all organizations, there have been more developments to this crisis that do not appear within this post. Listen: TCIP #020 – Managing The Ebola Crisis With Bill Boyd. Take a look: Read: Emory’s Excellent Crisis Communication on Facebook.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Forty-four percent of 210 CEOs surveyed said their most important communication goal for 2019 was to sell the company’s products and services, and 60% said they were unlikely to speak out about any social issue. To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. It’s not always about crisis management.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 10, 2017

The public relations team at United had probably just started to breathe easy after the infamous “leggings” crisis when a second PR disaster hit. But for public relations and crisis experts, United’s immediate response was also troubling. As of midday Monday, the airline had issued the following statement.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

A crisis situation presents abundant challenges for public relations and business leaders, not the least of which are the critical first communications. Five crisis PR first responses. The final paragraph of a March 30 follow-up blog stands out as a piece of sincere communication. Facebook dodges blame.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2018

How do we know what to fix in a PR crisis? In previous posts, we’ve shared the basic crisis triangle : Respond with knowledge, speed, and ownership. To develop a more effective crisis communications strategy, we need to understand trust. What constitutes a crisis in each branch of trust, in each of the cores?

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 28, 2014

The topic of my course is social media for crisis and emergency management, which of course includes social media’s role in crisis preparedness and crisis prevention. Read: Emory’s Excellent Crisis Communication on Facebook. This is the power of social media for crisis prevention and preparedness.

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5W PR

AUGUST 16, 2020

The acceleration of social media has added to the challenges of crisis communications, an impact that a Pentland Analytics study says has doubled the impact on shareholder value. For the pandemic, there may be several, including customers, employees, shareholders, vendors, the community, and unions. Communicate individually.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 4, 2017

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Yang Cheng, Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Department of Communication at North Carolina State University, on her research paper about the role of social media in crisis management. Think United Airlines recent crisis. Social Media Crisis Research Paper.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

United Airlines. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! Why new rules are needed for crisis management. As creators of the award-winning digital crisis management platform, “In Case of Crisis,” we talk regularly to crisis management practitioners. Wells Fargo. Viral videos. Cyber thefts.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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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Steve Barrett on PR

JANUARY 11, 2024

But let’s not lay the blame for every negative incident at the feet of the communications profession. PR pros have a massive role to play when reputational headwinds throw up big challenges for brands and businesses.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 30, 2020

No one knows for sure when the crisis will end. Don’t Over-communicate. Despite the first tip, Sword & Script blogger Frank Strong reckons that this may be a crisis that defies the usual advice to over-communicate : Customers don’t need 500 emails from vendors telling them to wash their hands.

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PRSay

MAY 26, 2023

“Whenever we get into any crisis moment, the guiding principles for us are compassion and action,” said Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer for Southwest Airlines. Given the complexities of the crisis, “we were as timely and accurate as we could be,” she said.

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Axia PR

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this episode, Linda Rutherford joins On Top of PR host Jason Mudd to discuss her take on current airline crises and go into depth about Southwest’s crisis communication plan and how they’ve managed their past crises. Tune in to learn more!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Like a lit fuse, her post burned through the tech community and exploded into public consciousness. Yet as often happens, the crisis gave Uber the chance to turn the corner on its troubles by replacing founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. United Airlines. appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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5W PR

MARCH 13, 2019

What will your company do when a crisis occurs? . Crisis communications , on its surface, is easy to understand – when something bad happens, respond accordingly. In the case of United Airlines, the company failed miserably at handling this – and other crisis PR issues.”. .

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Reputation Us

APRIL 12, 2017

Whenever a corporate crisis or public gaffe occurs, I often get questions from colleagues, friends and family on what my PR perspective is. This week’s United Airlines incident has by far created the most inquiries from people asking me, “What would you recommend United do now?” CRISIS IDENTIFICATION PROCESS.

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Presspage

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your company from falling into this PR trap, this blog post will teach you everything you need to know before you can get started with your crisis communication strategy. Let’s start with what crisis communication is. What is crisis communication?

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 14, 2017

What a week for this airline! The airline continues to suffer from an unending barrage of digital and traditional media torture. Longer term, the airline faces a whale of a lawsuit from the disposed passenger who failed to leave the aircraft on his own accord. The airline learned that particular lesson the hard way.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

This post is the first of our new monthly roundup series, where once a month, we’ll identify hot topics that PR pros and communicators should be aware of, along with our own takes on them. Our take: Top-notch communications and PR professionals know that now is always the best time to prepare for a crisis — before it happens.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. And nine out of 10 acknowledged more training in core communications disciplines is merited.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 23, 2020

Then, I received a push notification from an airline company offering me a discount on baggage for my next flight if I book by the end of the week. The ways in which we communicate during these troubling times will be remembered. But how do we effectively communicate and why is it so important? Continue communications.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Welcome to episode #020 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Bill Boyd. As the Ebola crisis continues to make waves in the United States and around the world, the CDC, government, hospitals and countless others are being looked to to lead the public through this epidemic. The second is Fearbola. Get connected!

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 5, 2014

Take a look: Or what about this ad for British Airways that was released only weeks after Malaysian Airline Flight 370 vanished without a trace: Even though the British Airways ad was planned months before it was released, there’s still no excuse. Case Studies Crisis Prevention' I can’t stress it enough.

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Garrett Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This week’s PR Crisis of the Week post finds several brands facing tough days ahead as they attempt to extricate themselves from sticky situations ranging from airline issues to fat shaming to ticket scalping. Jet Airways – and the Airline Industry Seems there’s always an airline in the news with some type of crisis.

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