5W PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Recent data shows that 54% of small businesses have experienced a crisis that threatened their survival, yet only 23% had a formal communication plan in place. This guide provides practical strategies for small business owners to build and execute crisis communication plans that work with limited resources.

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Prowly

JANUARY 29, 2025

If you're reading this, you've probably either just dodged a PR crisis or you're trying to prevent the next one from coming. Here's the thing: in today's world, where a single tweet can turn into tomorrow's headline, having the right crisis management software isn't just nice to have it's essential. What will you find in this article?

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 15, 2014

Apart from totally avoiding a crisis (a pipe dream), being truly prepared is the only guarantee that you’ll have a chance to be successful. I’ve been writing for a while now about the five P’s of crisis comms planning : Procedures (simple, intuitive, adaptable – the playbook). About crisis mapping.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Welcome to episode #015 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Chris Syme. But what differs between everyday monitoring and in-crisis monitoring? When it comes to monitoring social media in a crisis, Chris Syme has tons of experience. How to monitor and gauge sentiment in a crisis.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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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5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Crisis management in the defense technology sector requires meticulous planning, precise execution, and constant readiness. When a crisis hits, organizations must respond swiftly and effectively to protect their reputation, maintain stakeholder trust, and minimize potential damage.

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5W PR

JANUARY 18, 2025

A public relations crisis can strike any organization at any time, threatening to erode hard-earned trust, damage its brand reputation, and even jeopardize its very existence. However, a crisis doesn’t have to be a death knell. Learn and Adapt A crisis should be viewed as a learning opportunity.

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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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5W PR

APRIL 5, 2025

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.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Rebuilding trust after a crisis is one of the most challenging tasks a business can face. This guide outlines key steps to restoring trust and rebuilding a brands reputation through crisis management and PR. Acknowledge and Take Responsibility for the Crisis The first step in repairing a damaged reputation is acknowledging the issue.

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Remote PR Jobs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Crisis Management Skills Crises can be intense, but that’s when communication and problem-solving skills shine. Highlight any experience you have with crisis communication , problem-solving, reputation management, or handling sensitive issues. This includes HubSpot , Google, and Coursera certifications.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Welcome to episode #021 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Jonathan Bernstein. Jonathan Bernstein is a veteran crisis management professional with 30 years of experience and first-hand lessons behind him. The internet’s impact on risk and crisis management. The secrets to crisis media training.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 27, 2020

And, as history has shown, brands that remain in-market with consistent messaging come out of a crisis ahead of their competitors. This is the time to show what you’re doing in this time of crisis. If possible, find ways to tie your business offering to the crisis in ways that could make life easier right now. Plan Ahead.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

We have experienced firsthand how a crisis can significantly and quickly impact business operations. Companies can prepare by evaluating the crisis process, team, tools and resources they have in place. A clear organizational purpose, mission and values provide guidance and establish a strong foundation to support crisis responses.

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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. Maintain consistent messaging across all platforms.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I’m often asked how organizations should go about beginning to socialize their crisis management plan throughout the depths of their organization. In this week’s #crisisready video , I share my approach to familiarizing and socializing my clients’ crisis preparedness programs with the different members of their team.

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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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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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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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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Media Training. Particularly time consuming for PR people at startups who must train a quickly growing number of C-Suite executives and first-time founders, media training is a must for anyone who will be in contact with the press. Crisis Communications.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

How does it work : algorithms are trained to recognize patterns in images and videos by going through huge data sets (this process is called machine learning ). By the time you’d detected a surge in negative sentiment, the crisis would already be well underway. Example of video recognition technology. Too complicated?

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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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5W PR

JANUARY 20, 2025

Real-Time Media Monitoring and Crisis Management AI-powered media monitoring systems serve as early warning systems for potential PR issues. During crisis situations , these monitoring systems become invaluable tools for tracking the spread of information and public reaction.

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5W PR

JANUARY 24, 2025

PR professionals now manage an intricate mix of content creation, community management, and crisis response across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Successful crisis management requires preparation, monitoring, and swift action. PR teams need established response protocols and clear communication channels.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 3, 2018

Thanks to high-profile crises, viral issues, and fun television series like Scandal , crisis management is being seen more and more as a “sexy” and thrilling profession or service offering. Crisis management advisors and consultants are not supposed to be the risk. What makes me say this? The work we do should not be taken lightly.

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5W PR

MARCH 31, 2025

Crisis Management and Compliance When compliance issues arise, PR teams must be prepared to respond quickly and appropriately. A well-prepared crisis communication plan should outline specific procedures for addressing compliance-related incidents while maintaining regulatory adherence.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Media Training. With the reach of today’s media formats and the explosion of publications, media training is important for a much larger number of people in an organization. PR professionals are now responsible for training a growing number of executives. Crisis Communications. Executive Thought Leadership.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Participants will be asked to share their thoughts and advice on a number of scenarios, including: · The phone rings with a reporter from @NYTimes who shares allegations of insider training by your company executives. · Crisis PRStudChat Crisis PR Halloween PR Nightmares' You receive an email from the head of IT. What now? ·

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Preventing and managing Crises and Risks: Managing crisis or special situations. Developing crisis scenarios. Communications protocols for crisis and special situations. Communications manual for handling crisis and special situations. Crisis training. Creating crisis committees. Risk audit.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Training Your First Line of Defense Employees represent both the greatest vulnerability and strongest asset in fighting misinformation. A single ill-informed social media post from staff can spark a crisis, while well-trained employees act as brand truth ambassadors.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Crisis Management and Reputation Protection The hospitality industry is not immune to crises. Effective crisis management is essential to mitigate damage and restore public trust. Effective crisis management is essential to mitigate damage and restore public trust.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Crisis Management and Reputation Management Effective PR mitigates damage and protects a company’s reputation in the event of a crisis or negative publicity. A well-prepared PR team develops crisis communication plans, responds to media inquiries, and restores public trust.

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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. Crisis management involves pre-crisis, mid-crisis and post-crisis phases. A public crisis demands a public apology and public action.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

A good training program will help presenters improve their skills. Not all presentation training is the same, of course. As you likely know, traditional media training and crisis training tend to focus on one spokesperson, usually the CEO, who is put through his or her paces in front of a group.

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Cision

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Only 40 percent of brands have a go-to plan for when crisis strikes. Michael Fineman, president of Fineman PR makes crisis communication easy by providing clients with a mid-crisis checklist. To recap, here’s a quick glimpse of what Fineman PR advises clients to do amidst a crisis: P: Make the public your first and main concern.

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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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5W PR

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Crisis Management Planning Identify potential crisis scenarios and develop a plan for response. Designate a crisis communication team to handle media inquiries and public statements. Train the spokesperson on crisis communication techniques. Keep a close eye on social media for any signs of a crisis.

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