Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 12, 2014

As my mind continually wraps around risk and crisis communications (I can’t help it, it just works that way), this study leaves me with a question of concern: If trust in executives is at an all-time low, how can this work against your organization in a crisis? Would this be beneficial to your organization in and out of a crisis?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 25, 2018

That happened this week when the Campbell Soup Company found itself in hot water after a bizarre tweet from its own head of government affairs — an executive who ironically lists “crisis management” among his skills. The post When The Crisis PR Guy Is The Crisis appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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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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PRSay

JANUARY 16, 2025

and tell them I worked in crisis communications. Or if it were more of a policy or academic crowd, I would say, Well, if youre a fan of The West Wing , my job is basically an outsourced Toby Ziegler and CJ Cregg role. I do not want anyone to think that this behavior is what a crisis PR professional does because it is not.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 27, 2014

Emory did a beautiful job at managing this crisis, but not all healthcare institutes are as prepared as Emory was. Developing internal and external policies to protect your organization from social media risk. How to implement these policies and train your staff. How to leverage social media to communicate in a crisis.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Here are some examples of political factors to monitor: Current legislature Tax policies Fiscal policy Trade restrictions Corruption. These factors account for both the external legal environment that your business operates in and your internal corporate policies. Economic factors. Legal factors.

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Onclusive

APRIL 22, 2021

The best way to prepare for a crisis is to invest in a crisis communications response and management program. In a time of crisis, communicators need to act decisively and quickly with transparent responses. However, with structure, you can put together an effective crisis communications plan. Listen, listen, listen!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 9, 2020

Creating a crisis plan in real time. COVID-19 is a global crisis. In public relations, it can feel like a professional “crisis” when a client isn’t ready to pivot, cancel product rollouts, or postpone major events. We now have the opportunity to incorporate lessons of COVID-19 into crisis planning for the future.

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Ronn Torossian

OCTOBER 10, 2016

When two businessmen from American Samoa wanted to pre-select seats on Hawaiian Airlines, they were denied due to the airline’s new policy against improper weight distribution. The post Hawaiian Airlines policy ruled not discriminatory … but will that fly? Vehement pro and con conversations continued … READ MORE ».

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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 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. Had Facebook been crisis ready on this high-risk scenario, they would not be in crisis management mode today.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Armchair PR experts get lots of mileage from critiquing crisis management by major brands and businesses this time of year. But what about the crisis situations that are handled well? It responded aggressively to the allegations, pointing to an internal investigation that cleared the company on its loan cancellation policies.

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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. There are few standards in crisis. Tune in here.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

However, challenges such as market fluctuations, tax policy and political environment can impact business growth. Preventing and managing Crises and Risks: Managing crisis or special situations. Developing crisis scenarios. Communications protocols for crisis and special situations. Crisis training. Risk audit.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 11, 2014

Last week I wrote about the Hotel that had a policy where they would fine newlyweds $500 for negative online reviews , whether written by the newlyweds or by any of their wedding guests. (If The hotel’s (ludicrous) policy was posted to their website last year, yet it only went viral against them last week.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2022

firm, in particular is under fire for its work shaping perception and policy around climate change. The tempest around climate science and PR blew up recently after publication of a peer-reviewed paper on the role of public relations in the climate policy debate. Edelman, the largest U.S.

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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. Here are six things to think about: 1. Make key decisions ahead of time. Enlist employees.

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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

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.”. Like any other risk management tool, a whistleblower policy is only as good as its practice. The same is true for a whistleblower policy.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Internal communicators must be savvy enough to turn dry content like company policies into info employees actually want to read. Crisis Communications. If this year’s PR boo-boos didn’t show us the importance of having crisis communications strategies in place, we’re not sure what will.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Organizations can differ widely on their openness to discuss politics at work, so leaders need to ensure that their teams are up to date on the company’s policies and values. And whatever the policies may be, organizations should encourage civic-minded policies such as offering time off to vote.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But for public safety communicators, changes to Twitter’s blue-check policies have sown confusion and eroded trust during emergencies. A flood of impersonator accounts and misinformation soon followed. The company suspended “Twitter Blue” less than 48 hours after introducing it. 13, she immediately called her son, a student at the school.

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Cision

JULY 31, 2015

Verticals don’t matter; a B2B brand is just as likely as a B2C or nonprofit to face a crisis at some point. Establish a crisis communication plan now rather than later. According to Burston-Marstellar , the brands that recoup and recover the fastest are the ones with well-documented policies. Follow words with actions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

A crisis situation presents abundant challenges for public relations and business leaders, not the least of which are the critical first communications. Five crisis PR first responses. Facebook’s first instinct was to claim it was a victim of Cambridge Analytica’s mistake and to deflect with a series of privacy policy changes.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Curated by PR News, The Skinny details the top stories in the communication industry, covering social media, crisis management, media relations, content marketing, technology, and digital PR. Check out these 10 newsletters every PR pro should read. PR News: The Skinny. PR Daily News Feed. The Social Media Examiner.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2016

For most of us, it would be awkward at the very least, but for a public figure or corporation, disclosure of private communications amounts to a full-blown public relations crisis. The unauthorized disclosure of private information is particularly tricky in crisis management terms. Have a digital media policy. It still holds.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 3, 2014

Identifying the trigger points that indicate that an issue needs to be escalated to the crisis team. An issue is an issue and a crisis is a crisis. Today’s reality is that no matter where an issue – but especially a crisis – originates, it will develop an online presence. It doesn’t.

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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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PRSay

JULY 10, 2020

As a discipline, crisis management is categorized into three phases: pre-crisis (which involves prevention and preparation); crisis response; and post-crisis (evaluation and preparation). Some crises pass quickly, and also have short post-crisis phases that are measured in days or weeks. Envision the future.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Reputation Us

AUGUST 13, 2020

A 12-Month Crisis Risk Management Program. If the pandemic and various crises of 2020 has taught businesses anything, it’s the exhausting nature of being in continual crisis mode. The Yearlong Crisis Coverage Program Offers Month-To-Month Risk Assessments, Check-Ins and Check-Ups, Including: Updated Crisis Plan.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 11, 2015

Welcome to episode #032 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Daniel Noah. Within this episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Dan and I dive into the specific strategies that the NWS uses to communicate with their community in times of emergency. Learn more about Agnes + Day, The Crisis Intelligence Firm.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 7, 2021

Onclusive has observed that in many companies, communications often bounces between strategic relevance and task-oriented project work, unless a crisis is unfolding. Other stakeholder relations (investors, analysts, policy makers, society, etc.)

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Taking dry content like company policies and turning it into information that employees actually want to read requires a savvy communicator. Crisis Communications. If those PR boo-boos didn’t show us the importance of having a crisis communications plan in place, we’re not sure what will. Internal Communications.

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5W PR

MARCH 12, 2025

Strong crisis management protects brand reputation. Transparent Communication Clear communication about security practices, incident response protocols, and data handling procedures forms the bedrock of ethical cybersecurity branding.

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

You need to be at the front of a possible crisis and not rushing to catch up should the situation get worse, said Stansell, the chief communications officer for Children’s of Alabama , the pediatric health system in Birmingham. It’s important to help them feel less anxious and more informed.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. In addition to performing the duties of an emergency manager, there are political and policy-making issues requiring the emergency manager’s attention. By Dr. Thomas D.

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