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. But, are they a crisis? How to avoid a public relations crisis. For more on crisis simulations and trainings, click here. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of these types of events online.

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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. The Windows OS crash triggered by the faulty update disrupted airline reservation systems, financial institutions, and even hospital care.

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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. Step 1: Identify your stakeholders.

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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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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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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? However, crisis comms isn’t just about the actual communication part.

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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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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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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 19, 2014

Since the podcast on “ doing crisis communications right “, with Captain Chris Hsiung and Shino Tanaka, aired last week, I’ve received some really great follow up questions from listeners. Your follow up questions answered: Doing crisis communications right.

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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. Building Your Crisis Response Foundation The strongest crisis responses begin long before incidents occur.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Lou and I go into even more detail on this subject in episode #024 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. A crisis is a change. Every crisis is different… but they all require a response by people or organizations that are highly adaptive. Adaptive Crisis Response. Tune in here. More specifically, bad change.

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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.”. It means that systems are failing. It’s an “indictment of an entire system of accountability.” It’s a red flag.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The technical complexity of systems like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity tools, and advanced weapons platforms requires careful translation into language that resonates with general audiences. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military spending reached $2.1 trillion in 2021.

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5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2025

Their “You Can’t Stop Us” campaign united athletes across backgrounds while addressing systemic inequalities. Successful D&I initiatives begin with examining internal practices and culture. This internal engagement creates authentic storytelling opportunities while deepening organizational commitment.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Enhanced PR crisis management When crises strike, you control the narrative and you know which key messages to share, where, and how. Here are the key differences between these communication types: Internal communication This is your communication strategy for your own team and it covers the key points for transferring information internally.

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Cision

JUNE 13, 2015

On Twitter, reactions to your company’s crisis can spread like wildfire if you don’t extinguish the flames as quickly as possible. Then, follow these four steps to leverage Twitter and turn a crisis into a new opportunity. Nothing is more frustrating than talking to an automated voice response system when you call a company.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When the word coronavirus first came on the scene at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) earlier this year, we did what most hospitals do in a time of crisis, we stood up the Office of Emergency Response (OEM) and went to work. Our internal communications team provided communications support for our facilities across the country.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 21, 2014

. … And P.S. “If hacked means somebody internally gave away your password, then that’s not a hack.” Securing your accounts, data and systems from hackers is your organization’s responsibility. Keeping your data and accounts secure from hackers is an important crisis prevention strategy. We can help.

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 3, 2014

For even more information and tips on CASL, listen to episode #025 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Here’s a good place to get started with this step: Episode #025 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast – Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) with Maanit Zemel. Crisis Prevention Internet Law and Compliance'

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 2, 2016

I often get asked the following question: What should we include in our organization’s crisis management plan? 5 important elements to include in your crisis plan. 5 important elements to include in your crisis plan. Not all incidents and issues escalate to crisis level. Internal escalation protocol(s).

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. According to reports, an automated flight-control system had sent the airplanes into nosedives.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 26, 2016

Take a look: Are you ready for a cyber security crisis? Cyber security is a crisis scenario that is extremely top of mind these days – and rightfully so. However, just because it’s a complex and multi-faceted type of crisis to prepare for, doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

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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. Leading teams from afar.

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Prowly

APRIL 2, 2025

The system creates summaries and sends emails for you; your team saves tens of hours monthly. Crisis prevention. Automatic notifications with mention overview help detect early crisis signals so you can develop emergency strategies on time. Once youve set up well-calibrated digests, your work is done.

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PRSay

JULY 27, 2020

As employees look for answers during the COVID-19 crisis, they need simple, straightforward language. Now, the COVID-19 crisis has made garbage language smell even worse. In more than 30 years of research, my firm has found that employees demand straight talk from their organizations, especially in times of crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Investing in your professional online reputation is an important Crisis Ready strategy—and ReputationDefender has launched a service to help make this process easy for you. Neglecting either or both of these aspects of your crisis readiness leaves a vulnerability gap that you can otherwise protect against. Who is ReputationDefender?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 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.”. Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More crisis work. “A A lot more crisis work in addition to more duties usually shared between departments. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content.

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PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

A crisis is, by default, a reputation issue. Because of this, PR is best placed to be in charge of crisis communications and its management , including policies and protocols [ Tweet Quote ]. PR must, therefore, be responsible for: Informing all relationships (audiences) through a tried-and-test messaging system.

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Presspage

MARCH 10, 2021

Because of the immediacy and potential for information to travel quickly, social media is a great tool for brands to use during a crisis, but things can easily get out of hand. This video is not from Miami International Airport.

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Presspage

MARCH 10, 2021

Because of the immediacy and potential for information to travel quickly, social media is a great tool for brands to use during a crisis, but things can easily get out of hand. This video is not from Miami International Airport.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 1, 2021

These include failures of systems, including the Post Office Horizon scandal, and the misuse of personal data such as the facial recognition system removed from London’s King’s Cross in 2019 amid protests from the public and privacy campaigners. Communications professionals often get involved when a crisis arises, but this is too late!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Although the Board was smart to terminate Weinstein quickly and condemn his behavior, a rebrand probably won’t accomplish their goals until the crisis is over, and there are signs that more shoes will drop. A rebranding can be part of a smart strategy for moving past a reputation crisis. To distract from internal problems.

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PRSay

AUGUST 3, 2018

This speaks to one of the new rules of crisis management in the digital age. This lack of trust in mainstream news sources is a crisis that communicators can help control. Organizations must maintain strong monitoring and analysis systems that funnel to the central crisis management team as fast as possible.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Public relations must take responsibility for its role in the climate crisis. The public relations industry is falling over itself to help businesses get to grips with the climate crisis. The climate crisis is in plain view. Dasgupta estimates that the economic system is broken to a cost of $4 to 6 trillion per year.

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