PRSay

MAY 15, 2024

The “Stealing Thunder Theory” of crisis communications has been a critical tool for PR counselors for decades. And as businesses and organizations seek to achieve greater transparency and to mitigate the impact of a crisis on overall trust and reputation, it’s proven successful.

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Crisis Crisis Management Crisis Communications Journalism 141

Reputation Us

MARCH 20, 2024

Your company’s reputation is not merely a reflection of your public image, but a tangible asset with measurable impact on the most essential aspects of your operations. This ReputationUs five-part series delves into the key areas where the concrete value of managing your reputation has clear business benefits–financial and otherwise.

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Reputation Journalism Financial Corporate 78

Melissa Agnes

JULY 17, 2014

The fact of the matter is that a crisis is a crisis. The definition of a crisis: A negative situation / event that threatens to have long-term repercussions on the organization’s reputation and/or bottom line. A crisis is a crisis and when it goes viral it goes viral everywhere, not just on social media.

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Social Media Crisis Media Viral 252

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What people believe to be factual matters more than what is objectively true regarding decision-making, public opinion , and reputation. Reputation engineering. Crisis communications. Managing perceptions is especially critical in public affairs , corporate communications, crisis communications , and media relations.

Ethics 52

Ethics Journalism Crisis Communications Public Affairs 52

Cision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In this interview, Alan discusses the critical steps for successful crisis communications, what it means for your brand to be human and how to improve communication through research. What are your secrets for crisis communication success? What do you see as the biggest communication challenges facing brands today?

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Crisis Communications Crisis Reputation Social Media 120

Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

While PR was traditionally earned, owned and paid media have helped bring brand messaging consistency and each has their unique role in executing the communications strategy. This is something PR practitioners know well through crisis communications but truly applies to all areas of public relations.

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Automotive Resources Consumer Strategy 245

David PR Group

JUNE 7, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital world, crises can strike any organization at any time, putting reputations and bottom lines at risk. He shared real-life examples of crises he has navigated, highlighting the importance of effective communication, quick response, and a well-crafted strategy.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2019

Those can count the loss of trust among customers, a hit for the brand, company reputation, and potentially, revenue. This goes beyond crisis communications. Organizations need to carefully craft and manage their brand and reputation and understand the impact of corporate reputation to their bottom line.

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Branding Brand Reputation Corporate 128

Reputation Us

JANUARY 8, 2015

Kevin will support us with our public relations efforts as he finishes up his master’s degree in strategic communication at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. […]. The post Welcome Kevin Gaboury: LTPR’s New Intern appeared first on LTPR.

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International Internal Financial Crisis Communications 60

Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

In this interview, Ted Meyer, senior vice president of global public relations and communications of Natixis Global Asset Management, shares his thoughts on the importance of communication during a crisis, how the financial crisis of 2008 is still affecting brands and what PR used to look like before the Internet and social took over.

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Newspapers Financial Crisis Corporate 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

A month earlier the Wall Street Journal reported Urban Outfitters needed a “ wardrobe refresh ” after yet another lackluster quarterly earnings announcement: …shares dropped by 8.8% Most of the pundits say that in the long run stunts like these will ruin a corporate reputation. PR crisis communications marketing outrage PR crisis'

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Company Apparel Airlines Crisis Communications 116

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Whether it’s appearing on a local news segment or being featured in a medical journal, a skilled PR team ensures that your voice is heard, and your practice is recognized as a leader in flu treatment and prevention. This can enhance your clinic’s visibility, attract new patients, and establish your doctors as authorities in their field.

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Agency Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Crisis Management 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no point in building a reputation if the startup is facing an existential threat. A little like TV of old, where the once-dominant broadcast channels gave way to more narrowly targeted cable networks, social platforms will appeal to specialized audiences and those seeking like-minded social communities. ” ~ Prof.

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Stuart Bruce

MAY 29, 2016

I actually laughed out loud when I read this story about the BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson setting up a corporate consultancy to advise on crisis communications and then even more rapidly closing it again because of the crisis it created. Real public relations is about behaviour, reputation and relationships.

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Corporate Crisis Communications Guidelines Journalism 60

Karen Freberg

OCTOBER 17, 2021

My Mom was really, really surprised they had *no* research or citations to the work that had been done previously (and been cited and discussed in journals and in the popular press) at all. However, when it comes to certain areas like crisis communication, social media, and now influencer marketing – yes.

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Journalism Study Interviews Conference 111

PR Conversations

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Distance from an event lends a certain perspective, as we all know from our various war stories on crisis communication. Intangible assets include people , relationships , reputation …our territory. She is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Communication Management. That is how large our contribution is.

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Leadership Publicity Government Journalism 111

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2012

If you botch an interview, you run the very real risk of damaging your reputation, losing brand value and jeopardizing organizational objectives. Getting media trained helps you stay on message and bridge back to you talking points without sounding like a robot or some disingenuous suit – a *big* problem to avoid when you’re in crisis mode.

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Media Training Crisis Training Crisis Communications 70

Reputation Us

APRIL 4, 2016

But I assure you, it is for the betterment of our client communications. At LT Public Relations , we address these questions with every client, whether we are working on a crisis communications strategy, or a public relations plan for long-term reputation management. “So So what + Who cares?”

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Publicity Crisis Communications Writing Meeting 60

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

PR professionals control the narrative, mitigate damage, and restore public confidence during a crisis. Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661.

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Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

5W PR

JUNE 26, 2020

When it comes to managing the reputation of a client during the litigation process – whether that client is an individual or a company – it’s up to litigation PR to deal with everything. Everyone already knows that journalism is an old trade. Litigation PR is a specialist section of legal PR. What does Litigation PR do?

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Pitching Strategy Reputation Publicity 88

Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2025

Like many of my friends in the public relations industry, I graduated with a degree in journalism and worked as a journalist for a short time before pivoting over to PR. I teach a crisis communication class and we talk about what happens when you leave your internal audiences behind. The truth came out.

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Ethics How To Employee Agency 40

Doctor Spin

APRIL 25, 2023

Managing a crisis communication situation with empathy. The research on perception management is focused on how organisations can create a desired reputation : “The OPM [Organizational Perception Management] field focuses on the range of activities that help organisations establish and/or maintain a desired reputation (Staw et al.,

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Wikipedia eBook Journalism Crisis 52

David PR Group

JULY 9, 2014

The NBA salary cap looks like trigonometry to me, but even by my journalism school mathematics, I can tell you that any team that has a shot at James will likely move mountains to get the finances to work. The post If I Were LeBron’s PR Guy… appeared first on David PR Group | Public Relations, Reputation Management and Attorney Marketing.

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Crisis Communications Television Newspapers Agency 48

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 28, 2014

While on the road in Boston for his Mastermind series, his workshop for business leaders to take their companies to the next level, the MaccaPR blog had a chance to pick his brain on the topics of PR stunts, evolving media relations, NFL crisis communications and social media communities. Be decent and honest. One example?

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Interviews Financial Social Media Crisis 54

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

PR strategies are designed to manage the public’s perception and ensure positive association and reputation. Tools and Tactics Public Relations: PR uses tools such as press releases , events, community involvement, web- and social media publishing, and interactions with the news media to earn public attention and goodwill.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Since then, I’ve headed communications at the 49th largest school district in the nation, and I got the equivalent of what I joke around is the PhD in crisis communications there. I always look for the win-win compromise first, but occasionally walking away is the only way to preserve your own ethics and reputation.

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Ethics Privacy Healthcare Industry 96

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I would have never imagined this would become one key part of my brand and reputation in the industry and academy. Worked with the PR and social media team on influencer marketing, crisis communication, and social media measurement. It’s been a whirlwind of exciting opportunities, partnerships, and collaborations.

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Social Media Conference Travel International 56

Ethical Voices

MARCH 28, 2022

I have had lots of crisis communications and uncomfortable situations to deal with, but I’d like to talk about when I worked for a restaurant chain, and I was hired by the local company that was purchased by the national chain. I think that ethics and reputation are all we have. Our reputation is everything.

Ethics 52

Ethics Strategy Real Estate Local 52

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Orderly exits that don’t necessarily include leap-frogging your way to safety – even though that may be a little fun… In the business of communications, the need for a “fire drill&# can be equated to needing a crisis plan in place. Not everyone agrees with this… before it hits the fan, that is. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Crisis Twitter Facebook Measurement 80

MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Sponsors from Speedo to Ralph Lauren fell away from Lochte, as social media posters and journalists feasted on the crushed reputation of the 32-year-old Olympian. The cover-up cost him four sponsors, his reputation and – maybe – his career.”. So what could Lochte have done differently?

Crisis 48

Crisis Airlines Reputation Corporate 48

Landis PR

JULY 10, 2023

Check out the Doubt It and Keep Truth Well campaigns by the Canadian Journalism Foundation. Fake news comes in many forms; from honest mistakes at one end to outright deception on the other. There are many tools available to help research whether something is true or not. First, consider the source of the information.

Journalism 52

Journalism Training Consumer Tools 52

Solo PR Pro

MAY 1, 2018

Whereas a laptop salesperson sells on features and attributes — think weight, size, cost, number of pixels — a professional services provider wins new business on reputation, referral and relationships. Who do they call for communications help? Successful professional service providers define niches they can own.

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How To Case Study Technology Conference 40

Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

To summarise Oborne’s critique is that The Telegraph now puts commercial interests above journalistic integrity and has shattered the traditional Chinese wall between journalism and advertising. In crisis communications there are still better ways to manage your reputation than resorting to bullying.

Ethics 60

Ethics Journalism Banking Media 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

AI hunts bias in a new “media war room” by Israeli startup Propel Propel, an Israeli startup that’s building out an all-in-one PR platform, has packaged its software into an offering it’s calling the “Media War Room” that leverages AI for managing crisis communications. Virtual learning for virtual reality.

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Employee Software Survey Report 156

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. And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism.

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Crisis Communications Transportation Conference Social Media 148

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

During the work week, he’s an account manager with LTPR , a public relations firm based in Portland, Oregon specializing in the financial, healthcare and professional services industries, including crisis communications and litigation support. My degree and early work was in broadcast journalism. for a National Guard.

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Public Affairs Advertising Advertising Healthcare 60

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. Ubers reputation suffered, and 2 million people deleted their accounts. No brands are immune to PR disasters. Some companies recover. Mixed messages. Long-term damage.

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