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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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Organizations are only as strong as how they respond in moments of crisis. This myopic mindset can shut out constructive feedback and imperil organizations — making it imperative to identify shortfalls in a crisis response plan before its flawed protocols become embedded in every level of the organization.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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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? Olivia Pope’s life is glamorous.

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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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Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 30, 2020

Brands and businesses are scrambling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they’d better also watch the way they conduct their crisis business management—because once the viral dust settles, consumers plan to hold them accountable.

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PReview: A Blog by NewsVoir

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Life is very uncertain and so is the crisis! Just one odd image or video goes viral on social media and the reputation of a brand will be a question. The post Public Relations Crisis Management. Today, we are living in a world where social media has the power to influence our daily life.

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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? That, too, was captured on other passengers’ cell phones and enjoyed a brief viral moment on social media. And then there’s Uber.

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Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 2, 2020

New research from 5W Public Relations showcases how brands can go the wrong kind of viral. The post Viral by association—some beer-drinkers won’t buy Corona now appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. As fear of the coronavirus sweeps the nation, one similarly-named beer brand is suffering from sheer name association.

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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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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 1, 2014

But what does it mean for your crisis communications and overall risk? So, what does this mean for your organization in terms or risk and crisis communications opportunities? The crisis communications opportunity: This can be beneficial for your crisis communications if you’re collaborating with third parties.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 28, 2014

Join Melissa Agnes, international crisis speaker and president of Agnes + Day , for a free webinar discussing how to survive a crisis in this 21st century, on Thursday, August 7th at 12:00 Noon, EST! The expectations of your audiences: Your audiences’ expectations of your organization in a crisis are ever-evolving.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. Nicholson explains that in 2016 “outright false stories were going viral” and now it has become harder to identify.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 17, 2014

Melissa’s #1 despised buzzword: Social media crisis. The fact of the matter is that a crisis is a crisis. The definition of a crisis: A negative situation / event that threatens to have long-term repercussions on the organization’s reputation and/or bottom line. So let’s call it like it is!

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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. The first statement in crisis response carries great importance, because it sets the tone for what will follow. Facebook dodges blame.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 25, 2017

But most of the images, which quickly went viral, showed a deeply distressed mother of twin toddlers, sobbing openly, as the flight attendant shouts down another passenger who comes to her aid. The post American Airlines Soars Through A Potential Crisis appeared first on Crenshaw Communications. This is how it’s done.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Welcome to episode #016 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Jonathan Hemus. Faced with this utmost and devastating challenge, how did the airline fare in their crisis management and what lessons can you take away to strengthen your own organization’s crisis plan? Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As you may have heard, Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , is my new book – and I’m so excited that it’s finally available for you to preorder on Amazon ! When I set out to write Crisis Ready , the last thing I wanted was to write yet another (boring) book on crisis management.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Don’t think your crisis plan has blind spots? Let me throw three common crisis scenarios at you and you can reflect on whether or not your team is prepared for each of them – and don’t assume you know the answer, actually go and find out! Crisis Preparedness' Don’t think this applies to you? Operations.

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HMA Public Relations

JUNE 26, 2019

It seems not a day goes by that a viral video is making the news. Abbie gives her expert insight on how to handle crisis communications in the social media age. The post Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age appeared first on HMA Public Relations.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Avoid turning a crisis into a disaster by developing a media crisis plan that involves those who sway opinions on social media everyday: influencers. Your crisis plan should focus on those who can help your responses and ongoing communication go viral. Struggling to build out your crisis communication plan?

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Cision

JUNE 3, 2015

Is prevention of a crisis possible? It’s unlikely that you can do anything to avoid the instant virality of anything remotely salacious or damning to a company, its executives or its brand. Integrate your crisis plan. Don’t crumble under crisis. Often times, we find ourselves more often the bullseye than the arrow.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! Why new rules are needed for crisis management. As creators of the award-winning digital crisis management platform, “In Case of Crisis,” we talk regularly to crisis management practitioners. United Airlines. Wells Fargo. Cyber thefts.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 21, 2020

To unpack the last example more, there are few things as anxiety-inducing as walking into a grocery store during a crisis, only to find shelves empty of bread, which may be the most staple of foods for Americans.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 4, 2022

But the joke infuriated many TikTok users, including our very own Chris Harihar, whose tweet went viral. I’ll flesh out strategies in my next post, but the steps toward cancel club redemption are similar to any reputation crisis playbook – but on steroids. The same rules apply for sarcasm and snark in my view.

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Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Forward-thinking brands are already embracing the strategic advantages that social listening tools can offer when it comes to managing brand reputation, crisis detection, and optimising comms strategy. Yes, that’s right, it’s not just for marketing teams!

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Can any organization be a crisis communication pro? Being crisis-ready, crisis-intelligent, isn’t a mysterious quality that only a few people or organizations possess. So what would it take for your organization, your team, to be considered a crisis communication pro? Absolutely, why not? Prevent the preventable.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 1, 2016

Your corporate culture directly impacts your organization’s crisis management. Successful crisis management has a lot to do with an organization’s corporate culture and the mindset it instils in its team members. Embedding the right corporate culture for successful crisis management. Simple next steps to take.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 29, 2021

Famed English commentator Gary Neville went viral for his rant on what he termed the “disgusting” behavior by these clubs. The European Super League PR Crisis. At the end of the day, this decision quickly went from being the “future of football” to a massive public relations crisis based on avarice and power. interactions.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 9, 2024

NewsWhip’s mission is to crack open the sealed, black box of content sharing, recommendation and virality, and reveal the stories shaping the world. Who we Serve We originally launched NewsWhip Spike in 2013 to provide a live view for the world’s newsrooms into which stories were ‘going viral’. And to do it live, as it happens.

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Reputation Us

APRIL 12, 2017

Whenever a corporate crisis or public gaffe occurs, I often get questions from colleagues, friends and family on what my PR perspective is. The speed and “viralness” of this week’s news puts the importance of prompt communication at the forefront. ” Crisis preparation 101: 1) Develop a tailored crisis plan.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. How to prepare and fix a PR crisis. This is where effective PR crisis management comes in.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 11, 2018

Crisis communications is the opposite of traditional public relations and involves putting out a “ fire ” of some sort. In most cases when a company is faced with a crisis they often mess up the initial response. Most recently, Facebook just experienced the classic example of a crisis communications case study.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

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