ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. A truly critical event, like one that involves loss of life, major litigation, or a viral story like the United Airlines incident of 2017 usually requires an ongoing commitment by the company chief. It’s not always about crisis management.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

United Airlines. Viral videos. 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.

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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. He spoke from the heart — without regard for the airline’s possible culpability. Facebook dodges blame.

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Cision

MAY 12, 2017

This stresses on the importance of mobile search and mobile-optimized websites adds to the importance of ranking higher in mobile search results, especially during a PR crisis when a breaking news is plastered all over the internet. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

What about the customers who have a negative experience with your brand but choose not to create a video or campaign that then goes viral – yet, in their silence, choose to never again interact or purchase from your organization? This one interaction had me contemplating my loyalty to this airline. This was a marking moment.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yet as often happens, the crisis gave Uber the chance to turn the corner on its troubles by replacing founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. New CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was quickly beset with a fresh crisis, though, when news came out that Uber covered up a 2016 hack. United Airlines. Here’s hoping for smoother road in 2018.

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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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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Amidst the hurricane of PR catastrophes this past year – from H & M’s racist “Biggest Monkey in the Jungle” debacle, Papa John’s CEO attacking the NFL and Uber’s parade of scandals to United Airlines’ nose-breaking, tooth-shattering attack on a passenger, the Oscar “Best Picture is.Oops!” The first rule for any online crisis ?

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. Nicholson explains that in 2016 “outright false stories were going viral” and now it has become harder to identify.

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Presspage

MAY 11, 2017

When a crisis hits, it is important for an organization to have a protocol in place. The protocol should not only focus on how to handle and cope with a crisis, but should also contain a clear communication flow. The question remains – will using social media in crisis communication deliver you an advantage?

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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Barokas

MAY 3, 2017

PR crisis, with the most viral ones coming from Pepsi and everyone’s least favorite airline, United. Just as Pepsi’s colossal misstep was fading from memory, United Airlines said “my turn” and experienced what was maybe the worst PR week in recent memory after forcibly removing a passenger from an overbooked flight.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Innovations in technology and the rise of social media make it possible for bad press and controversy to spread virally. If your company is not prepared for these situations, a small controversy can quickly turn into a full-blown scandal. One of the main causes of bad press is a poor customer experience.

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MaccaPR

JULY 16, 2014

We thought the time was right to re-visit a post we originally published last March – inspired by a LinkedIn-inspired crisis, but still offering powerful lessons for any marketer determined to leverage LinkedIn as a social channel. Read on, and disregard at your own peril.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. How to prepare and fix a PR crisis. This is where effective PR crisis management comes in.

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ReimaginePR

JUNE 18, 2015

Putting a human face on any campaign is necessary, but in a crisis, that face can’t be just one of pain and hopelessness. NGOs for these causes need to try to replicate the brief but powerful attention burst given to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and airline crashes. Get ‘happy times’ B-roll. Again, people will tune out.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But oh, lordy – we as communications and marketing professionals can receive a master class in what NOT to do during a crisis from Lochte’s self-immolation at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 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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David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter caught considerable heat recently for her online tantrum about Delta Airlines. She felt wronged by Delta, yet before the airline could even make an apology to her, she started tweeting and tweeting and tweeting her disgust. Here’s the thing, we all make mistakes. They scolded her.

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Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

This stresses on the importance of mobile search and mobile-optimized websites adds to the importance of ranking higher in mobile search results, especially during a PR crisis when a breaking news is plastered all over the internet. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

We divulged " 4 Marketing Secrets for Viral Guinness World Records " from our firsthand experience setting Guinness World Records for clients, including Kemps'' Largest Scoop of Ice Cream. There you have it - your top 10 list of the most popular MaccaPR blog posts thanks to your engagement by way of views and social media engagement.

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Buchanan PR

JANUARY 16, 2025

Shock value, scandal, or even outrageous comments can sometimes fuel viral marketing, leading to a surge in attention. In the digital age, viral moments can amplify attention quickly, and some brands manage to convert that temporary outrage into a longer-term win by strategically navigating the fallout. The Verdict: Does Bad PR Help?

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 8, 2025

One misstepwhether an ill-conceived ad campaign, a tone-deaf response to a crisis, or outright deceptioncan spiral into a full-blown reputational catastrophe. United Airlines Re-Accommodating a Passenger (2017) A video went viral showing a passenger (Dr. Heres some of what went wrong: Lack of crisis foresight.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 2, 2017

Among our faves: " 10 Proven Ways to Make Content Go Viral ”. Breaking Down Virality: An Analysis of 4 Posts That Went Viral ”. “ What We Learned From the Southwest Airlines Social Media Crisis ”. Social Media Today – This online community portal published by a Washington, D.C.-based

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2017

What’s the cost of a brand crisis? As video of United Airlines passenger Dr. David Dao being violently dragged from his seat went viral, the media – and a global audience of prospective customers – were horrified. When it comes to a brand reputation crisis, digital media is the great leveler.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 26, 2017

I speak a lot to student and marketers alike about social media crisis management as I believe it can have a huge impact on a brand’s reputation and share price if you get it wrong. United Airlines Drops The Ball. This is probably the most well known crises from this year as United Airlines hasn’t had the best year.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

A sudden crisis can be an externally driven event that is entirely unpredictable, like the death of a chief executive or an accident by a business partner. Or a crisis can strike closer to home; it can be a rogue employee action or supplier lapse in a single region that affects an entire brand, like the Chipotle E.

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