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. Let me explain.

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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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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 17, 2017

I recently published a video discussing the best way to train your staff to be crisis-ready (hint: it’s by conducting a crisis simulation). At the end of the video, I invited viewers to ask me questions so that I could help them – and you – prepare and conduct a successful exercise. Take a look!

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5W PR

MARCH 18, 2025

Managing a public relations crisis in health technology requires careful planning, swift action, and clear communication to protect both patient safety and organizational reputation. Document all protocols in a crisis communication playbook that’s regularly reviewed and updated.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 13, 2018

If you follow my work, then you know that helping organizations become crisis ready is not just what I do professionally, but it is one of my biggest passions. The typical act of crisis preparedness looks something like this: An organization tasks a department or small team of people to create a crisis management plan.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? Let me throw three common crisis scenarios at you and you can reflect on whether or not your team is prepared for each of them – and don’t assume you know the answer, actually go and find out! Who should be involved in this exercise? Crisis Preparedness'

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Cision

AUGUST 30, 2016

Yet, this is our world today and our “new normal” as communicators and crisis management teams. And, that they are fully briefed on their role within your crisis plan. Heck, bust this thing out and use it as a team-building exercise. Crisis Comms Webinar Today: Want to learn more about crisis communications planning?

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Welcome to episode #036 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Garth Rowan. Crisis simulations are an amazing way to test your crisis plan and strengthen your team’s crisis communication skills. That said, I often get asked questions like “how do I conduct a crisis simulation?”;

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Organizations are only as strong as how they respond in moments of crisis. This myopic mindset can shut out constructive feedback and imperil organizations — making it imperative to identify shortfalls in a crisis response plan before its flawed protocols become embedded in every level of the organization. Spark new ideas.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

Becoming crisis ready is a process. Fortunately, there’s a method to this process that can take any organization, of any size, type, and industry, from their current level of crisis readiness, straight through to building an invincible brand—which, as you know, is the ultimate benefit of being crisis ready.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 16, 2018

I recently received the following comment on a post I shared to social media: Sometimes it’s just hard to start talking about crisis preparedness because no one wants to be involved in a negative event. Gaining internal buy-in from the right people to implement a crisis ready culture can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 10, 2014

having a blast putting City officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. How To Meet the Demand for Real-Time Communication in a Crisis. The Crisis After The Crisis. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Crisis Management Resources'

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It only takes one crisis to permanently harm your company’s image. A reputational crisis can happen to any business of any size. An insurance policy covering reputational damage generally covers a company’s loss of profits and offers financial support for crisis management and efforts to restore its image—after the fact.

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5W PR

MARCH 5, 2025

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. This guide examines proven approaches for managing AdTech crises, drawing from real cases and expert insights.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Crisis Management in International Markets Defense technology companies must prepare for potential crises that can affect international relationships. These platforms allow companies to reach international audiences while maintaining security protocols and reducing travel costs.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 29, 2016

The question was: “Is there a secret formula for ensuring our crisis team remains calm in a fast-paced, high profile crisis?” Not to mention that, as a study recently confirmed, stress is contagious , which makes it even more important to effectively manage in a crisis. ” Good question.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2018

Unfortunately for Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica crisis it is now managing is the direct result of an issue that went mismanaged for years. But the thing is, this crisis was predictable. This crisis was foreseeable. Inevitable, even, and a matter of “when”, not “if”. What risks are you currently blind to?

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Can any organization be a crisis communication pro? Being crisis-ready, crisis-intelligent, isn’t a mysterious quality that only a few people or organizations possess. So what would it take for your organization, your team, to be considered a crisis communication pro? Absolutely, why not? Prevent the preventable.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 5, 2015

In fact, as we saw with the Sony crisis in December, these risks and threats are only bound to grow – as are today’s crisis management challenges. So why not lead into 2015 on a crisis-intelligent note? 3 absolute must-do’s to help make your 2015 crisis-free. But let’s not be fooled.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2023

Another important aspect of PR is crisis management, and ChatGPT can help in this area as well. The model can be trained to quickly generate responses to common questions or concerns that might arise during a crisis, allowing PR professionals to respond quickly and effectively.

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PRSay

JUNE 23, 2021

Preparing for these increasingly sophisticated threats and containing the damage when attacks occur requires a level of experience and expertise beyond that of a company’s day-to-day crisis team. Build a dedicated cyber-crisis team. Exercise regularly. Here are six things to think about: 1. Make key decisions ahead of time.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 21, 2018

Teaching students what it means to be crisis ready, and providing them with the fundamentals of crisis readiness that they can then bring forth with them into the workforce, is one of my greatest passions. Each time I was reading Crisis Ready , I was bookmarking pages and using my highlighter. Crisis management.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

16, she shared her international perspective to students in a session titled “Diverse Roots, Universal Impact: Humanizing Reputation and Crisis Communications.” ” Beforehand, Agrait talked with PRsay about crisis management. The problem that sometimes exists is conflicting information when there is a crisis.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Any company, big or small, can experience a crisis. According to research, about 75 percent of companies will experience a crisis at some point due to the increasing complexity of modern business and the growth of social media in our fast-paced world. This is where crisis management comes in. What is Crisis Management?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Crisis management is something every company needs to implement as part of its business processes. Without a documented plan, how would you handle a crisis? If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. If you think you could never be the victim of a crisis, think again. What is a 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.” So we may be in “crisis” far more often than we are in crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 5, 2015

In fact, as we saw with the Sony crisis in December, these risks and threats are only bound to grow – as are today’s crisis management challenges. So why not lead into 2015 on a crisis-intelligent note? 3 absolute must-do’s to help make your 2015 crisis-free. But let’s not be fooled.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2016

Information silos can trigger issues and handicap your crisis management. True crisis preparedness requires more than a plan, it requires the right corporate culture. Conduct team building exercises that are cross-departmental. Part of ensuring the right corporate culture means adapting the right mindset.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? Let me throw three common crisis scenarios at you and you can reflect on whether or not your team is prepared for each of them – and don’t assume you know the answer, actually go and find out! Who should be involved in this exercise? Manufacturing / Production.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 14, 2015

This is also a book that I recommend to crisis leaders – as well as leaders of every kind. If you’re interested in learning more, I had Nick on my podcast earlier this year to discuss how to master your body language for crisis leadership. If you haven’t yet listened to this conversation, I highly recommend you do so.

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Reputation Us

MARCH 17, 2025

Have you ever thought of how prone your business is to risk and how efficient it is to respond to a crisis? At ReputationUs , test your crisis plan by simulating your own crisis beforehand and test your companys response to realistic crisis scenarios and simulated crisis sequences.

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Presspage

MAY 6, 2017

Most communicators expect to have to deal with a crisis situation at some point in their career. Yet predicting how a crisis will rear its ugly head is incredibly difficult. Following the crisis, CSUSM put every member of the crisis team, including the four key members of the PR department through crisis management training workshops.

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PRSay

APRIL 8, 2020

Executives around the globe are facing a daunting task: leading their teams and organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. During any crisis, the well-being of employees is always paramount, especially now, as both health and budgetary factors are colliding.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 10, 2014

having a blast putting City officials through a simulated earthquake exercise. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. How To Meet the Demand for Real-Time Communication in a Crisis. The Crisis After The Crisis. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Welcome to this week’s #CrisisRoundup!

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

In corporate settings, outside crisis management experts can use their mental and physical distance from a crisis to see it clearly. Similarly, companies can anticipate many of the resources they’ll need if a crisis strikes. The middle of a crisis is the wrong time to find the right resources. Find your allies.

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Reputation Us

JULY 26, 2019

Enhance your reputation by putting the crisis plan to the test ahead of time to ensure your organization is prepared and resilient. Tabletop crisis scenario exercise. Prepare your crisis task force by practicing how/if/when/to whom to communicate during a crisis. Crisis simulation. Contact us!

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

So how does a company handle a corporate crisis in today’s world? Two years ago, Forbes published its “ 13 Golden Rules of PR Crisis Management.” We’re rethinking corporate crisis. We say “ Crisis Management is 99% preparation; 1% execution.” CRISIS SIMULATION.

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