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.

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Ronn Torossian

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable business environment, having a robust crisis relations plan is essential for organizations aiming to navigate turbulent times effectively. Crises, whether internal or external, can have a profound impact on a company’s reputation, operations, and bottom line.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Crisis management in the defense technology sector requires meticulous planning, precise execution, and constant readiness. When a crisis hits, organizations must respond swiftly and effectively to protect their reputation, maintain stakeholder trust, and minimize potential damage.

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Remote PR Jobs

JANUARY 14, 2025

Media relations, content creation, crisis communication, project management along with many transferable skills can be relevant when selecting the perfect candidate. Start by clearly outlining your company protocol, including communication guidelines and workflow processes.

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5W PR

MARCH 17, 2025

Security breaches cost companies an average of $4.45 Leading companies now dedicate 40% of their security budgets to preventive measures – a strategic shift that’s proving far more cost-effective than cleaning up after an attack. Regular vulnerability assessments should scan both internal and external-facing assets.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 5, 2019

A high-impact PR program can be a technology company’s greatest asset – provided it’s well conceived and skillfully executed. Mark Cuban famously advised against it for most early-stage companies, and for some it’s simply premature. Here’s how any tech company can benefit from the right PR campaign.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

We have experienced firsthand how a crisis can significantly and quickly impact business operations. Companies can prepare by evaluating the crisis process, team, tools and resources they have in place. Establishing a solid understanding of your key audiences makes it easier to meet them where they’re at during a crisis.

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5W PR

JANUARY 30, 2025

The most effective multimedia elements include: Product demonstration videos Infographics highlighting key data points High-resolution product images Interactive charts and graphs Downloadable media kits Social media-ready visual assets Companies like Samsung exemplify this multimedia approach.

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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? Aligning on messaging Don’t gamble with your credibility.

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Onclusive

MARCH 31, 2021

A communications crisis can be one of the most difficult situations in your career. Crisis preparedness, internal education and having the right tools can aid you before a crisis hits. Crisis situations require research so that you can address the circumstance thoughtfully, and multi-channel rapid response.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is a great blog post that gives you an overview of what you can do, right now, to prevent a crisis. A company with two plane crashes in the last year asks people to post their bucket list destinations on social media. But, are they a crisis? How to avoid a public relations crisis.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Depending on the stage of the business, communications professionals are often tasked with creating messaging cards and positioning statements for the companies they represent. Internal Communications. Internal communications, which also falls under corporate communications, is more nuanced than simply casting out an email.

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Onclusive

APRIL 22, 2021

The best way to prepare for a crisis is to invest in a crisis communications response and management program. In a time of crisis, communicators need to act decisively and quickly with transparent responses. However, with structure, you can put together an effective crisis communications plan. Listen, listen, listen!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 23, 2024

In the high-stakes cybersecurity sector, even the most robust systems can experience sudden disruptions — often with serious, but temporary PR implications for the companies involved. It was then up to Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz to respond to the crisis. Those boxes were checked. So is language. It’s not about you.

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Onclusive

MAY 31, 2018

A crisis can be one of the most difficult situations in a CEO’s career. Crisis preparedness and internal education can aid you before a crisis hits, and having the right monitoring and measurement tools in place can provide you the insights you need throughout a crisis. A tale of two CEOs. Source: AirPR Software.

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

This month, AirPR hosted the webinar “How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis.” From Facebook to Starbucks, no brand is safe from a communications crisis. How crisis communications has changed. A crisis can accelerate more rapidly and responses from your brand need to occur quickly. Understand your audience. Be flexible.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 23, 2016

Your crisis management governance model serves as one of the foundational elements of your entire crisis management program. It defines everything from the structure, roles and responsibilities of your crisis team, straight through to your internal escalation process.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Florida International University is a proud sponsor of PRSA. Crisis and conflict exist for every company, organization or entity; no one is immune to it. To be the very best crisis management professional, you must never stop learning — about your industry, best practices, case studies and the ever-evolving world around you.

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PRSay

MARCH 25, 2019

Hackers can also find and release damaging internal correspondence and documents. ” So, what are the best ways to lessen the potential negative impacts of your internal communications going external? Treat every piece of internal communication as if it were external. If the internal email goes out at 10:30 a.m.,

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. Internal Communications. The truth is that internal communications are really important to how things get done in any organization. Measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is an interesting PR problem that has often been debated by experts.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

It’s critical to keep up with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies so that your company doesn’t miss opportunities and get left behind. . PRNEWS Crisis and Measurement Summit. This gathering invites you to dive deep into the industry’s most progressive curriculum on Crisis Management. Location: Miami, FL.

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PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you think about your internal communications plans for 2021, you must first recognize the challenges and changes that occurred in 2020. While this is not always possible due to resources, you might try teaming internal communicators up to examine each other’s area of control. Brand and business, company news, customer stories.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Most companies make that move only after careful consideration, and sometimes it’s a step that’s overdue. A common aspect of the fuzzy-goals problem is a lack of internal alignment on the agency role or goals. Also, while internal alignment is important, there shouldn’t be too many chefs in the PR kitchen.

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Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Forward-thinking brands are already embracing the strategic advantages that social listening tools can offer when it comes to managing brand reputation, crisis detection, and optimising comms strategy. Social media monitoring captures data on the performance of social media activity from both your company and your competitors.

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Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 5, 2025

As International Womens Day approaches on 8th March, Celine Moran, Lisa Simmons, and Vasiliki Vokou, from Liminala leading financial services communications agencyshare their insights on womens evolving role in financial PR.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had positive outcomes on employee engagement and collaboration, but mixed results on productivity, according to a new study focused on internal communication by the Institute for Public Relations and Peppercomm. It’s important to acknowledge that 23 percent said their teams are still working outside their homes.

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Remote PR Jobs

MARCH 26, 2025

Unlike in-house PR professionals who have built-in company networks, freelancers should take the initiative to create their own. Share relevant insights, offer value, and check in periodically to grow your international PR network. Joining The Communications Network Slack Channel and the Mixing Board can also be beneficial.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In a time of crisis, they may see more information about your organization than during ordinary times; they may believe the real-time accounts of others over you; share the most dramatic of stories (in many cases leaving out facts); and decide in a split moment if they support and trust you. However, not every crisis is predictable.

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5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Social media amplifies both positive and negative messages, making swift, strategic crisis management more critical than ever. Building Your Crisis Response Foundation A strong crisis management strategy starts long before any issues arise. Start by acknowledging the issue and sharing what you know.

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5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2025

Companies that meaningfully integrate social responsibility into their PR efforts build deeper connections with audiences and strengthen their market position. Companies must look beyond performative statements and create lasting change through concrete actions. This coordinated approach builds credibility and amplifies reach.

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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? It responded aggressively to the allegations, pointing to an internal investigation that cleared the company on its loan cancellation policies.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Public relations people like to talk about anticipating or “getting in front of” a crisis; in fact, for a taste of a real-life crisis simulation, check out this stress-inducing story by The New York Times ‘ Sapna Maheshwari. And what can we learn from how Equifax handled the crisis? How did it escalate?

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Specifically, it helps to understand external factors (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental) and their impact on your company. These factors examine technological advancements that are pertinent to the overall economy and consumer demand, as well as your particular industry or your specific company.

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5W PR

MARCH 5, 2025

Data breaches, privacy scandals, and security incidents can strike AdTech companies without warning, threatening both customer trust and market value. Recent incidents at major AdTech firms show that no organization is immune – but those with solid crisis communication plans weather storms more effectively than those caught unprepared.

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PRSay

APRIL 5, 2021

Companies are facing ever-greater scrutiny of their political activities, with some of America’s biggest businesses still grappling with a response to January’s Capitol riot. In this new era, careful preparation, close coordination, and effective communication both internally and externally are key. Simplify political activity.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Remote work will be a permanent option for many employees, and all internal and externally focused campaigns must be fully digital. There’s always been a tension between marketing and PR/communications within large companies. This is particularly true for marketing, and the same applies to brand and corporate communications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Tom Mueller, who interviewed over 200 corporate whistleblowers for his book Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud , proclaims this “the age of the whistleblower.”. ” In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees.

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