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What To Look For When Engaging a Crisis Management Professional

Melissa Agnes

When you hire a crisis management professional or firm, whether prior to or during a crisis, expectations of both parties need to be clear. Surprises are not something you want to experience while managing a crisis, the crisis will present you with enough of those on its own! Qualities of a worthy crisis professional.

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The PR Playbook for Crisis Management: Protecting Your Brand’s Reputation

5W PR

A crisis—whether it’s a product recall, data breach, or public relations disaster—can erode trust, damage sales, and potentially lead to business failure. However, with a well-crafted crisis management plan and effective public relations strategies, organizations can mitigate the damage and emerge stronger than before.

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Crisis Management Training For Today’s Uncertainty

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Overview: Understand what crisis management training entails and its key components. Gain actionable tips for effective crisis management and preparedness. In some cases, these challenges may escalate into crisis scenarios, potentially leading to severe reputational damage or even business closure.

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Making The Case for Excluding Jargon From Crisis Communication

Melissa Agnes

Recently, Eric Chandler and I wrote a blog post called “Social Media Crisis” and Other Buzzwords that Need to Go. Jargon (pronounced with my French accent), is defined as “special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand, i.e. legal jargon.”

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Emory’s Excellent Crisis Communication on Facebook

Melissa Agnes

As you probably know, I’ve been having an interesting debate with a fellow crisis professional on whether or not to shut social media down in a crisis. Now, let me begin by saying that the Ebola crisis is greater than this one Facebook page, as is Emory University Hospital’s efforts and response to the backlash.

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How To Meet the Demand for Real-Time Communication in a Crisis

Melissa Agnes

The growing demand for immediate and real-time communication and updates in a crisis can be overwhelming. So how can you meet this demand while not compromising – but rather enhancing – your crisis management? FYI, this needs to be one of your crisis management goals. Real-time means real-time.

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Key Principles Of Crisis Management

5W PR

Recent studies show that 95% of business leaders expect their organizations to face a crisis, yet only 49% have a crisis response plan in place. A well-structured crisis management approach combines preventive measures, response protocols, and recovery strategies to maintain business continuity during challenging times.