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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. Nowadays, it can all be done in the public domain.

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Five lessons communications teams need to learn from Rogers’ PR disaster

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We asked communications and crisis management expert Lloyd Rang — President and Narrative Lead of Curious Public — to share his thoughts on the lessons communications professionals can learn. . Rogers is Canada’s biggest telecommunications company and has 11 million subscribers. Preparation Is everything in a crisis.

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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

NewsWhip

Guest blog by Lloyd Rang, a Canadian communications and crisis management expert. Lloyd is the President and Narrative Lead of Curious Public. Again, the organization was siphoning public money and kids’ registration fees to out-of-court settlements rather than fixing the root of the problem. . 1) Speaking Up Pays Off.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

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In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. Nowadays, it can all be done in the public domain. Create a written crisis plan.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Italy – Empowering Innovation with Food, Design, Fashion and Tech

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The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Network’s blog. Alessandra Malvermi – Sound Public Relations – Italy We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners.

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Want More Fans? See 3 Brands’ Secrets

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When rumors spread about the fast-food restaurant, McDonald’s followed social listening best practices to develop its response and prevent a social media crisis from fully developing. Some industries, like telecommunications, are unlikely to be associated with heart-warming, exciting feelings.

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Top nine PR crises so far for 2019

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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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