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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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Rebuilding trust after a crisis is one of the most challenging tasks a business can face. This guide outlines key steps to restoring trust and rebuilding a brands reputation through crisis management and PR. Acknowledge and Take Responsibility for the Crisis The first step in repairing a damaged reputation is acknowledging the issue.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 6, 2015

Welcome to episode #052 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Monika Lancucki. When the company Monika Lancucki worked for went into receivership, they knew they were in for a crisis management challenge. How to prepare and manage a corporate crisis involving receivership. Running time: 54:31.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

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. What I want to do in this post is to examine how to best use social media for crisis communication.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

This includes writing and editing informational one-sheeters about new products or launches, case studies, event descriptions and signage, multimedia-rich press releases , and more. Crisis Communications.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 18, 2014

By Judith Delaney, Attorney and member of Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. Better understanding the crisis of flight MH370. All of this was aptly discussed in the article “ A look at Malaysia Airlines’ Crisis Communications During the Crisis of Flight MH370 ” posted by Melissa Agnes on this website.

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5W PR

MARCH 28, 2025

Recent data shows that 57% of fintech companies experienced a significant crisis event in the past three years, with reputation damage cited as the top concern. This reality makes it essential for fintech leaders to master crisis management. Building Your Crisis Response Framework The first 24 hours of a crisis are critical.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

If you haven’t read the original article, here it is: WhatsApp As An Ebola Crisis Communication Strategy. What you say and promise is important, especially in a crisis. Their updates are short, to the point and written at a low grade level, which is very important for all crisis and emergency communications.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 27, 2014

Emory did a beautiful job at managing this crisis, but not all healthcare institutes are as prepared as Emory was. How to leverage social media to communicate in a crisis. We will examine industry-specific case studies where social media, either was or could have been used to manage a crisis, and how.

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Ronn Torossian

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Case studies reveal importance of transparent crisis communication & consumer trust. Learn how PR missteps by Nestle, BP & Yahoo led to reputation damage. The post Corporate PR Gone Wrong: A Cautionary Tale from the Trenches appeared first on.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 4, 2014

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a great example of the power of social media in emergency and crisis situations. How have you, or could you, leverage social media and mobile technology as a crisis preparedness strategy? At the same time, crisis communications have the opportunity to be more efficient and effective than they ever did.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

But again, as trust is diminished one by one – and rest assured that it is being diminished – and as their competitors grow stronger, Apple may find that taking this “lack of crisis communications ” route may prove to present some unwanted repercussions for the brand down the road.

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

This month, AirPR hosted the webinar “How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis.” Moderated by Heidi Sullivan, President of HKSully Consulting, the webinar outlined best practices in the New PR world of rapid-response and all-way communication. From Facebook to Starbucks, no brand is safe from a communications crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 15, 2014

Here’s this week’s roundup of great articles, as well as a roundup of what was published to The Crisis Intelligence Blog and Podcast. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. The Role of The Social CEO in Your Crisis Communications. Fear of Confrontation in a Crisis is Not a Reason to “Go Dark” on Social Media.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Crisis and conflict exist for every company, organization or entity; no one is immune to it. Whether a disaster impacts your company or an organizational issue disrupts your workplace’s ability to function as it should, well-mapped-out communication strategies should be structured to embrace the nuances of internal and external audiences.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 11, 2018

Crisis communications is the opposite of traditional public relations and involves putting out a “ fire ” of some sort. In most cases when a company is faced with a crisis they often mess up the initial response. Most recently, Facebook just experienced the classic example of a crisis communications case study.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Content Marketing Creating high-quality content, such as blog posts, whitepapers, and case studies, positions companies as thought leaders. Crisis Management and Reputation Management Effective PR mitigates damage and protects a company’s reputation in the event of a crisis or negative publicity.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 11, 2015

Welcome to episode #032 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Daniel Noah. Often, within my speaking engagements, I use the National Weather Service as a great example of innovative communications in times of emergency. Learn more about Agnes + Day, The Crisis Intelligence Firm. Subscribe via email.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Thought Leadership Content Producing and disseminating high-quality content, such as blog posts, whitepapers, and case studies, can establish a company as an expert in its field. Crisis Management In times of crisis, PR is crucial in mitigating damage and restoring public trust.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

s best efforts, the Shark Week crisis issue is really hammer(head )ing his donut business. quickly realizes that in order to take a bite out of the crisis, he has to swallow his pride and take ownership of the issue. And this time, he’s putting all of his force behind it by taking ownership of the crisis himself. Despite G.W.’s

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Consider things like informational one-sheeters about new products or launches, case studies, event descriptions and signage, multimedia-rich press releases , and more. Crisis Communications. If those PR boo-boos didn’t show us the importance of having a crisis communications plan in place, we’re not sure what will.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 13, 2014

Through interactive discussions and interesting case studies, this session will explore how to: Identify issues in their early stages, so as to prevent them from escalating into crises. Use the new rules of crisis communications to take a negative issue and quickly transform it into a positive PR opportunity for the organization.

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Prowly

JUNE 15, 2022

The post Media Monitoring Case Study: How US Media Covered Depp vs. Heard Defamation Trial In 2022 appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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5W PR

APRIL 10, 2025

PR teams should develop crisis communication plans specifically for potential compliance incidents. PR teams can support internal education through: Training Programs Regular training sessions help employees understand export control basics and their role in maintaining compliance.

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Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

Crisis communication is an important aspect of most PR roles. In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” Identifying a PR crisis. Note: not everything is a crisis.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

I do post regularly to Instagram and Facebook where I’ve built engaged and consistently growing communities, and where I can be present on a consistent basis. Turn Your Case Studies Into Content. Then, when you need a great case study for a new client, you can point them to your blog posts.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 6, 2015

He first published – this rather interesting case study in PR crisis management – in July 2014 with a post titled How Domino’s Pizza Lost Its Mascot. It is indeed a tragic story, yet hardly approaches the “worst” PR crisis case study classics like Exxon or Tylenol.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. What causes a crisis to go viral?

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The PR Daily newsletter provides not just the top headlines of the day, but in-depth insight and strategies for everything from crisis communications to the future of PR. From dissecting successful brand strategies to analyzing real-time crisis management, it ensures its readers are never out of the loop.

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Onclusive

MARCH 8, 2018

Taking the crisis out of crisis communications. As a case study, Sharam highlighted how AirPR’s solution uses AI today to help users identify trends, influencer, audience and topics that matter and provide AI-driven insights that create measurement, reporting and attribution that truly measures business impact.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

They have all been in the news for being involved in a crisis in the past couple of years. The lists go on and on when it comes to crisis communications case studies. As I have shared with students and young professionals, if you go into crisis communications, you will always have a case to discuss and work to do.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Ongoing research on the student experience with the PRSA MBA/Business School Program course shows that the skills learned and the cases studied have had a positive impact; students report that they are applying the lessons in the workplace. This method has been tried and tested in MBA and PR programs alike.

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Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 10, 2017

The post Reverse-engineering the Crisis Communications During the San Jose Flood appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Did they know something nefarious had yet to reach me? Then I came across a note that added the context of a flood in San Jose.

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5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2024

Cybersecurity attacks and data breaches have long been at the forefront of crisis preparedness plans, but as companies become more dependent on technology, the scope of potential crises has expanded. Reputation management and business continuity planning has become a cornerstone of successful business strategy. What Can We Learn from This?

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

I’ve had the unique position of recording the huge changes in how private and public sector organisations in the UK have communicated during the COVID-19 crisis. These stories have been recorded and published in a report published by the Government Communication Service (GCS) COVID-19 Advisory Panel.

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Cision

JULY 5, 2016

What are some of the key components of a successful crisis management strategy? So the first step is planning for the inevitable: crisis can and will strike. Once a comprehensive, prioritized audit is completed, we break down each point of exposure into its own manageable plan in the event the crisis occurs.

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