ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 22, 2018

The incident didn’t get a lot of attention, but you can bet it mattered to the people who count – the local community. Good PR and great customer service have never been more intertwined. A business can spend millions on brand reputation and community service. It can employ high-powered PR agencies.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Insurance Insurance Banking 136

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

The top three characteristics of a “best in class” brand focus on customer service and engagement. This is an industry that doesn’t exactly have the best rep when it comes to customer service–those numbers should be flipped! Bottom line: Social media is now your primary customer service channel.

Customer Service 158

Customer Service Social Media Marketing Media 158

Cision

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Twitter introduced a feature that allows customers to send you direct messages directly from your site. Late last year, Facebook improved pages’ customer service tools and integrated customer service bots into its Messenger app. So, what is a communications or marketing professional to do?

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Social Media Facebook Resources 120

Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Before we dig into our list of ‘11 ways social listening will transform your communications strategy and performance’ first we need to answer the question: What is social listening? Once you’re armed with this information, you can craft your multi-stakeholder communications strategy accordingly.

Strategy 370

Strategy Communications Reputation Measurement 370

5W PR

APRIL 5, 2025

Public relations crises can strike any organization without warning, making crisis PR an essential skill for communications professionals and business leaders. Crisis PR involves managing communications during challenging situations that threaten an organization’s reputation, operations, or relationships with stakeholders.

Crisis 78

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 78

5W PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Recent data shows that 54% of small businesses have experienced a crisis that threatened their survival, yet only 23% had a formal communication plan in place. This guide provides practical strategies for small business owners to build and execute crisis communication plans that work with limited resources.

Small Business 78

Small Business Crisis Communications Crisis Communications 78

Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

It’s a strategy, a tool that redefines the core of customer service by enabling real-time, clear, and cost-effective communication. VoIP technology is not just about making calls over the internet.

Customer Service 117

Customer Service Technology Tools Strategy 117

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Marijane Funess, a director at Crenshaw Communications for the past six years, pioneers a communications company uniquely positioned at the intersection of design and technology. Is your company prepared to deal with the growing technological marketplace needing some communications help? How did you get your start in PR?

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

5W PR

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Safety concerns in the toy industry demand immediate, transparent, and strategic communication. Building a Strong Safety Communication Framework The foundation of effective toy safety communication starts with establishing clear protocols before issues arise. The first 24 hours after discovering a safety issue are critical.

Communications 78

Communications Education Consumer Guidelines 78

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Crisis communication is one of the most important aspects of your crisis management. In fact, whom you communicate with in a crisis, along with when and how you communicate with them, can mean the difference between successful crisis management and crisis management failure. Step 2: Identify your communications channels.

Crisis Communications 193

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 193

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s about one of the key departments Korey oversaw – customer service – and its seemingly impossible standards. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands. appeared first on Crenshaw Communications. The entire episode tells us something else, too.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 227

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 21, 2024

On October 17, 2024, RepUs’s President and Chief Reputation Officer Casey Boggs presented to the National Customer Service Association members the “10 Actions to Build a Positive Reputation Through Customer Service.” How would you rank your customer service vs. these reputation actions?

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Reputation Employee Community 78

Barokas

AUGUST 22, 2019

It’s also the foundation for customer service, which in turn shapes the company’s brand and communications strategies. When your company’s culture, customer service and communications strategy are all aligned – it can help your business maintain a healthy reputation and even lead to brand loyalty.

Customer Service 84

Customer Service Company Strategy Communications 84

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It can be easy for a corporate PR team to neglect a critical aspect of business communications — internal PR. Yet employee communications is correlated with business success. Internal communications initiatives that foster engagement become even more critical when colleagues are spread across the city, or even the country.

Internal 136

Internal International Communications Employee 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2023

Reputation management tends to touch a number of business functions, including legal, customer experience, sales, marketing, and — of course, communications. PR, on the other hand, is typically part of either marketing or communications (though we know PR can help drive sales and support other business functions as well).

Reputation 333

Reputation Crisis Customer Service B2B 333

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Product awards are excellent ways to build credibility, but there are worthwhile awards that focus on a company’s customer service, workplace culture, or individual accomplishments. Especially in the B2B tech space, buyers are seeking partners that also provide great service in addition to a great product.

B2B 334

B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It’s a platform that has expanded over the years from pure CRM to include marketing, customer service, data visualization, workflow and more. PR pros are communicators. Emails are a great way to communicate, but they’re rarely the fastest. Emails are a great way to communicate, but they’re rarely the fastest.

Mobile 310

Mobile Meeting Customer Service Survey 310

Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2021

In part one of this blog series, Sunita discussed the first cultural roadblock for PR/Communications’ Data-Driven Journeys – Lack of trust in a data management process and data analytics solution for PR/Communications earned media data domain. Why this roadblock shows up?

Data 195

Data Communications Reputation Data-Driven PR 195

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Our job descriptions tells us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. For the sake of creating a comprehensive list of all the tasks today’s PR and communications teams are responsible for, we’ve compiled a list of 20 responsibilities or areas of focus.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Corporate 397

5W PR

MARCH 13, 2025

Their experiences show that success in crisis management often comes down to three key elements: swift action, transparent communication, and a deep understanding of industry-specific stakeholder expectations. While sales took two years to recover, the company’s commitment to transparency helped rebuild customer trust.

Crisis 78

Crisis Examples Industry Crisis Management 78

Ronn Torossian

MAY 7, 2021

There is a difference between a brand or company making a simple customer-service blunder, a company having a vast communications crisis. Even the most minor customer service-related errors can turn into massive problems that get media and public attention. Each needs […].

Crisis 195

Crisis How To Customer Service Company 195

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 21, 2021

The PRCA has published guidelines to help communicators improve the accessibility of their communication. The PRCA has published new guidance in partnership with Current Global to help PR and communications professionals deliver accessible content. The partnership is known as Communication Access UK.

Guidelines 136

Guidelines Communications Tools Case Study 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In public relations , our job is to spot, shape, and communicate our client’s story. ” “We offer great customer service/value/reliability.” So how should communications professionals work to identify the story we suspect is buried under the day-to-day business processes? Change is interesting.

How To 310

How To Transportation Software Employee 310

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Used correctly, Twitter can have a huge impact on customer service, perception and reputation. Twitter serves a unique role as a communication channel that can’t be found anywhere else. Maybe someone has discovered that Twitter is the #1 channel for @realDonaldTrump and @potus to communicate directly to and with the world.

Twitter 235

Twitter Customer Service Web Facebook 235

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s about one of the key departments Korey oversaw – customer service – and its seemingly impossible standards. These days, customer relations is public relations, especially for high-growth DTC brands. The post Unpacking The Away PR Disaster appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 156

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2017

We’ve been fortunate to acquire brands like PR Newswire, Gorkana, and Bulletin Intelligence (among others), but the downside to this was the fact that it became more challenging for our customers (and our employees) to pin down who we were as a company. But whether internal or external, all communications should relay the same message.

Company 267

Company How To Employee Customer Service 267

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

Technology 149

Technology Study Communications Survey 149

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

With social media, marketers have more (and cheaper) access to their communities and customers than ever, but it’s hard to keep up with the demand for quality content. The post How Storytelling Connects Paid, Earned, and Owned Media appeared first on AirPR.

Storytelling 281

Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The rise of AI has seen some businesses throw old-school customer service right out the window. This is a huge mistake.

Communications 114

Communications Customer Service Small Business Company 114

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

Training 370

Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 370

5W PR

JANUARY 18, 2025

Create a detailed plan that outlines roles, responsibilities, communication channels, and key messages for different crisis scenarios. Conduct regular training sessions for employees on crisis communication protocols, media relations, and customer service best practices. In a crisis, time is of the essence.

Crisis 78

Crisis Brand Branding How To 78

Cision

DECEMBER 14, 2015

you can expect only a small fraction of your potential audience will ever receive your communication, much less act upon it. In a crisis you may find yourself in a situation where rather than pushing information out to influencers, media and customers, instead they are attempting to pull information from you.

Crisis Communications 120

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Facebook 120

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

PR service isn’t customer service. Behind a counter, it’s good for business to go along with all of your customer’s wishes. Keep internal communication robust, and you will be able to offer deliverables of consistent quality and cost. Client relations are not customer service. Savannah Whitman.

Customer Service 60

Customer Service Course Internal International 60

5W PR

DECEMBER 13, 2021

These days, business communication tends to focus on the customers, and with the sheer number of similar products and services available to them in the market, it’s easy for those customers to switch from one company to another. Omnichannel Communication.

Communications 88

Communications Consumer Customer Service Case Study 88

5W PR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A well-prepared PR team can formulate effective crisis communication strategies, handle media inquiries, and provide timely updates.  Customer Engagement In the realm of B2B tech, customer engagement is more than just a metric; it’s the cornerstone of lasting relationships.

Product Launch 78

Product Launch B2B Industry Case Study 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 22, 2014

By attending this conference you will learn: Proper and strategic ways to communicate on social media to ensure maximum views and a continually growing community. Doing Crisis Communications Right with the Mountain View Police Department. Toronto Police Service, Their Customer Service and Crisis Preparedness with Chris Boddy.

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Conference Social Media Crisis Crisis Management 228