Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 11, 2015

Often, within my speaking engagements, I use the National Weather Service as a great example of innovative communications in times of emergency. Their collaborative and explorative mindset, their use of social media and mobile technology – they’re an interesting case study and a great example for others to be inspired by and learn from.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Social media offers unique marketing and PR opportunities. As much as social media followers love to praise your brand, they won’t hesitate to criticize your actions if they have a good reason. In fact, you can turn a brand crisis into a PR success if you act fast swiftly. pic.twitter.com/rF5gNIvVd0.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

” For example, there’s an assumption that the internet or social media are not the best tools for reaching low-income Americans. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

As technology, social media and the online world continue to evolve, unfortunately, so do the risks that leave your organization vulnerable. These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Since the digital mediascape is constantly changing, communicators must be agile and always ready to engage in a digital-first or digital-centric environment. Major organizations can be shaken by a careless tweet or a viral customer complaint. Over 80% of companies now have an employee social media policy.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

” The tragic plot twist stirred up simmering negative sentiment against Crock-Pot, starting as a “slow burn” that later caught fire on social media. Where’s your crisis PR readiness? But how many crisis plans would have foreseen a fictional accident like the “This Is Us” scenario?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Avoid turning a crisis into a disaster by developing a media crisis plan that involves those who sway opinions on social media everyday: influencers. Follow these three simple steps to partner with a social media influencer: 1. Struggling to build out your crisis communication plan?

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Media fires that communicators could have doused before the 6 o’clock news, even a decade ago, can now erupt into global conflagrations, thanks to smartphones and social media. Organizations are only as strong as how they respond in moments of crisis.

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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.” Working through a PR crisis. Conclusion.

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Cision

JULY 5, 2016

Knowing what is being said is the first step, and that can be as simple as setting up Google alerts, social media notifications—and yes, daily forwards from Cision !–to Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result?

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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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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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The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The growth of new technologies and platforms in the communications landscape deliver as much uncertainty as they do opportunity. A negative news story can get published online and go viral in minutes, spinning out of control and triggering a PR crisis before an organization even has time to contemplate its response.

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Presspage

MAY 11, 2017

Among the many communication tools that can be used during a crisis, social media is one of the most important ones because it offers the opportunity for an immediate, concise, and far-reaching response. But if misused, things on social media can take a turn for the worse.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4).

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

The audit phase will help you craft a blueprint of where the organization currently is in terms of its crisis readiness and where it needs to go in order to build brand invincibility. The goal is to build a consistent baseline of understanding for everyone who will be involved in developing and implementing the crisis ready program.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. sent out a tweet that went viral so quickly – the CMO came to my desk to see if I was okay. “He This latest move may make financial sense, but it’s the second serious crisis communications distraction for the company in Europe.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 3, 2015

The refugee crisis in Europe has once again seen the widespread distribution of misinformation by social media. It was part of the CIPR’s Social Shorts season so had to be a 12 minute whistle stop tour. The photo above purports to show refugees in Germany attacking the police and brandishing an ISIS flag.

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Cision

AUGUST 31, 2015

Between the launch of live video streaming apps Meerkat and Periscope in March and recent blow up around the Ashley Madison hack, 2015 has proven how fluid communication has become and how quickly the media can carry a message. “If you’re a B2B, that doesn’t mean you’re immune to a crisis happening.”

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 1, 2016

For example, an organization that has a corporate culture of “no comment” – and thus a mindset of no comment – will inevitably resist communication for as long as possible in a crisis. Embedding the right corporate culture for successful crisis management. The same goes for issues management.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. In the wake of so many controversies, its communications has been slow and reactive. As of this post, it has reclaimed $134B in lost market value.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! Everyone’s now on social media. It is not that all the tried and trusted tenets of crisis management have fallen by the wayside. That requires a shift in communications approaches: More sophisticated monitoring and evaluation tools.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2011

After hearing NAB’s Hillan Klein and Kate Thompson share insights about the Break-Up at Social Media Club Melbourne , I wanted to ask Hillan a few more questions about this campaign. Hillan, how did NAB as a large-scale bank first become involved in the social media space? Lead story in mainstream news.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

The panel, “30 Social Media Ideas in 30 Minutes,” was designed to be a rapid-fire General Session to kick off the afternoon of Day One of the conference. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

As technology, social media and the online world continue to evolve, unfortunately, so do the risks that leave your organization vulnerable. These attacks can and do come from anybody – from angry customers to unlawful competitors – and require legal and crisis communication expertise to manage.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

When the inevitable social media backlash erupted, the CrossFit gym owner compounded the crisis by posting a profanity-laden response that called criticism by outraged women “b t,” “delusional and ignorant” and “feeble minded garbage.” CRISIS LESSON #2: ESTABLISH CLEAR SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES AT EVERY LEVEL OF YOUR COMPANY.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

An increasingly common way to do this is participating in social listening through your organization’s social media channels–or a media monitoring service–to see what topics your audience finds most valuable. Last but certainly not least, crisis communications is another benefit of following trends.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

The panel, “30 Social Media Ideas in 30 Minutes,” was designed to be a rapid-fire General Session to kick off the afternoon of Day One of the conference. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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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. It often takes decades to build a strong, respected brand. Unfortunately, all of that hard work can be undone in one PR disaster. One of the main causes of bad press is a poor customer experience.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tailored for you, the PR pro, it breaks down key terms and strategies, from crafting effective press releases to mastering social media monitoring. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands. What is Social Media Monitoring?

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned. H&M released a poorly thought-out ad of one of their products which ignited a press and social media sandstorm.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

The topic of fake news has been a mainstay in the media in recent years but, despite being coined at the same time, ‘deepfakes’ are only now beginning to gather interest. The phrase went viral back in May when a doctored video appeared to show US politician Nancy Pelosi drunk in a TV interview.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 15, 2022

Not only did her comments go viral, but it was also picked up by the media too, gaining even more traction than the original 50 second podcast clip. Molly Mae did an interview on my podcast, yesterday a soundbite from that interview went viral, she trended No.1 10 Crisis Communication Tips Every Business Needs.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

But now with social media, we can multiply that engagement a thousand-fold. Not surprisingly, today’s culture of social media sharing, Snapchat stories and selfies has changed the way experiential campaigns are measured. Crisis communications pros know that no corporate misdeed goes unexposed in this social media climate.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the new era of corporate responsibility, large organizations increasingly turn on a dime when faced with criticism on social media. For PR practitioners, crisis managers, and the organizations they counsel, the NBA episode offers some valuable tips. Tip 1: Live your values. Tip 5: Keep the team on-message.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Thought the initial reaction to the Times story certainly wasn’t planned – the spontaneous and candid response of one Amazon employee went viral – I instinctively believed it worked out in Amazon’s favor. What’s your take on this from a crisis communications standpoint?

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