Melissa Agnes

JUNE 3, 2014

Social media and the online landscape provide unique communication opportunities for individuals and organizations. Making communications between your organization and its stakeholders more personal and memorable is so important – for marketing, brand awareness and crisis preparedness. Ah, what an awesome and important question!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Few corporate CEOs will deny that a company’s reputation colors every aspect of business, including marketing, talent recruitment, employee relations, shareholder relations, and the customer experience. Reputation’s soaring value is good news for PR and corporate communications professionals. In fact, the 2017 U.S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 10, 2017

As of midday Monday, the airline had issued the following statement. According to other passengers on the flight, the airline said it needed four seats to fly its own employees to Louisville. But airlines typically negotiate for volunteers before the flight is boarded, not after they’re seated on the plane.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Goal: Employee recruiting. Goal: Shaping perceptions with employees. But, the beauty of what Ahrednts is doing here is that she’s also shaping existing Apple employee perceptions. Organization: Southwest Airlines. Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines was one of them. Organization: Edelman. Did it work?

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 14, 2017

What a week for this airline! I almost believe that United read the well thought out PR strategy that Uber used to answer its recent sexual harassment claim by a former employee and decided to do the exact opposite. The airline continues to suffer from an unending barrage of digital and traditional media torture.

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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. We needed to be sure that we had good information getting out to our employees, so that they, in turn, could educate customers,” she said. “We

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2017

A successful narrative doesn’t have to be about a Bezos or a Branson, but it does usually need to involve people – customer testimonials, community impact, employee motivation. In fact, employees can be both a rich source of stories and a powerful channel through which to tell them.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

The ultimate feel-good story: a baby was born mid-flight on Spirit Airlines. Best of all was the airline’s quick PR thinking as it announced that young Christoph Lezcano will fly free every year on his birthday for life. And it’s good timing; the airline industry has suffered its share of negative news all year.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

That’s why presenting campaign results to executives may be a communicator’s most essential skill. It’s also a skill the communications team at Southwest Airlines has mastered. Her social business team holds a monthly dashboard meeting and her communications team conducts one at least quarterly.

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5W PR

AUGUST 16, 2020

Nonetheless, those that seriously affect the brand, its employees, operations, and leadership can have devastating and long-lasting effects. 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. Priority One.

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The Stalwart Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We saw American and United Airlines also announced that they are effectively furloughing, if not completely letting go, tens of thousands of workers themselves. I think more will follow in the tech industry if you at least read the tea leaves from their earnings reports and other press releases and investor relations communications.

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Cision

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The brands we showcase in this Social Business Journal are: Dell, Humana, NASA, Southwest Airlines and Walmart. Investing in training employees pays big dividends. When employees understand why it’s beneficial to engage in social media and how to do it effectively, the results are strong and measurable. Employee Advocacy.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. Their sensor technology and ability to communicate will accelerate and magnify the changes we are already seeing.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2018

To develop a more effective crisis communications strategy, we need to understand trust. We’ve broken trust with our stakeholder audiences – investors, customers, employees – by saying or doing the wrong thing. Failure of credibility , an inability to convince others or be perceived as believable. Christopher S.

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PR Matters

MAY 27, 2014

But while most of us won’t tolerate swearing in a civil conversation, we don’t seem to tire of tolerating clichés in communications. In our professional world of communications we have developed an endless appetite for jargon and use the casual language of exploitation and manipulation.

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5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Delta Airlines Case: A Cautionary Tale The recent events surrounding Delta Airlines’ reaction to the CrowdStrike outages highlight the critical importance of effective reputation management and crisis preparedness. Public threats of lawsuits by corporations don’t achieve really any reputational benefits.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 22, 2018

The best PR agency in the world can’t hold a candle to employees who are empowered to do the right thing. A business can spend millions on brand reputation and community service. But a reputation can unravel quickly when a public-facing employee mistreats a customer. It can employ high-powered PR agencies.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. The airlines themselves have to return their fleets to service. Our main focus now is the safe return to service of the whole fleet.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 10, 2018

Wherever possible, communicate how you will fix the problem. Media training can be a useful communications tool, whether it be for national TV interviews or phone chats with small trade press. ” Most significantly, he blames lower-level employees, saying they “misinterpreted” the company’s sales incentive policy.

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Barokas

AUGUST 22, 2019

Company culture rests on the values every employee brings with them to the office each day. It’s also the foundation for customer service, which in turn shapes the company’s brand and communications strategies. When your customers believe in your organization like your employees do, it means more business. New research from Inc.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Generative AI may get all the attention these days, but it’s not the only “kind” of AI.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The low-cost airline Valujet became AirTran after a fatal crash that was found to be the result of negligence. Occasionally marketing or communications executives cook up a rebranding because they want to signal a new direction, or even to distract from sluggish business indicators, but it’s nearly always a bad idea.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 10, 2020

However business has a unique opportunity to help promote civil discourse for their employees and the communities that they support. In the countries surveyed, 70% of respondents said people should be encouraged to communicate more often with those who hold opposing views.

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Cision

MARCH 11, 2016

Yesterday, CEO of Crescenzo Communications Steve Crescenzo kicked off the #RaganDisney Social Media Conference for PR, Marketing & Corporate Communications at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Your employees have access to everyone (and everything) at their fingertips – be cautious of that. Southwest Airlines.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 15, 2017

See these related posts: Crisis Comms: No one More Reliable than an Employee. They hired an actor to play the role of a fictitious airline CEO apologizing for a network glitch canceling 140 flights. As for the airlines, flying, once a glamorous mode of travel, has devolved into a miserable experience from start to finish.

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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. The final paragraph of a March 30 follow-up blog stands out as a piece of sincere communication. In the wake of so many controversies, its communications has been slow and reactive.

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Presspage

MAY 29, 2017

The violent removal of a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight triggered an outraged public to post heated comments all over the media. Hundreds of earlier incidents with involuntary deplaning resulted in conflicts between airlines and passengers. At United Airlines, this was all clearly absent.

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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. Lets start with what crisis communication is. What is crisis communication? However, crisis comms isnt just about the actual communication part.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 31, 2017

Just this week, United Airlines removed two young female passengers traveling on employee passes. Leggings, which were deemed inappropriate for employee relatives to wear while traveling on the airline. ” The post 10 Do’s And Don’ts For Better PR Ideas appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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Presspage

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are three compelling reasons to keep your crisis communications separate from your regular website and marketing tools. Airlines were particularly hard-hit, with over 5,000 flights delayed or cancelled, leaving passengers stranded and desperate for information. Stay Reliable When It Matters Most The Crowdstrike outage hit over 8.5

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2019

Today, she’s the vice president of Communications for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). SHRM would have been a dream client because leadership is innovating across its products, events, member experience and communications, so it is a thrill to be in-house.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. The role of crisis communication is therefore highly important in formulating an appropriate response as fast as possible and preventing further damage or financial loss. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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The Stalwart Blog

MAY 9, 2017

Moreover, the order of priority for communicating any corporate response in a crisis should be: Employees. First, employees work on the front lines as the primary brand ambassadors. Give employees the confidence that you support and appreciate the help they will give to communicating this to others. Stakeholders.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The company’s communications team found itself pivoting into crisis mode. Things began to continually get worse,” said Kristin Seay, Delta’s director of employee communications. Our communications strategies and ways of working were based on whatever had happened the day before.”.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2017

Maybe the United CEO was hell-bent on coming out with that initial statement backing his employees. We are not United employees. How could we possibly sit here, analyze United’s actions and have any idea what’s going on behind closed doors? We don’t know the political pressures at play internally.

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5W PR

MARCH 6, 2020

This global platform combines data science, user-friendly design, and world-class service, to bring businesses and their employees the most rewarding travel experiences possible. If there’s corporate travel involved, TripActions is a must-use platform for managing the ins and outs.

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