You’ve worked hard to establish a trustworthy identity for your eCommerce brand and lead it to the success that it is today. So, what happens when a PR crisis strikes, and you suddenly face a disaster threatening to undo everything you’ve worked so hard to build? In a...
The Disruption Resiliency Gap: Even after years of operational chaos, execs still aren’t prepared
More than half (53 percent) of executives in a new survey admit their company is not where it should be when it comes to resiliency—and this despite three straight years of pivoting amid ongoing disruption and economic ambiguity, new research from business analytics...
3 PR disasters the finance industry needs to be prepared for in 2023
Today, financial services are progressing at incredible rates, with advanced technologies heightening efficiency and scalability. However, with the current geopolitical situation in Europe and runaway inflation becoming prominent issues, the financial sector in the UK...
The importance of crisis planning: 6 steps you can take to preempt a PR disaster
Every business dreads a PR crisis. Not only can it result in a significant drop in brand reputation, customers, and profits, but it also has the potential to cause a company to shut down for good. This is why planning and being able to preempt a PR crisis is so...
Disruption is the new status quo: Businesses are insufficiently prepared to manage enterprise risks
How prepared are large companies for crisis? New research from risk management-focused AI firm Dataminr reveals major systemic barriers many enterprise organizations face that obstruct their ability to avoid crisis situations. The research found that nearly 70 percent...
4 critical steps for taking control during a PR crisis
Companies have to take control throughout a public relations crisis situation to prevent it from developing into something extremely negative. To do that, there are a few things that every business needs to do to be able to handle any sort of PR crisis. Responsibility...
How to turn a PR crisis into an opportunity for your brand
As a business, not many things hit harder than a PR crisis. A PR crisis can quickly become a full-blown nightmare, whether originating through a social media blunder, an embarrassing product recall, or something more serious. With various stakeholders to appease and a...
3 ways to leverage social listening to manage a PR crisis
Crises happen. And they happen when we least expect them. This is why it is so important to invest time, money and resources in prevention. While you can’t always prevent a crisis, you can always be prepared. A company that prepares its crisis management plan when the...
6 crucial components of your 2023 crisis plan
We can’t predict the future, no matter how hard we try. Sometimes, events happen with absolutely no warning and shake companies to their very foundations. In times like these, it’s important to be ready for anything. So how can you prepare yourself for anything that...
How to create a social media crisis management plan
Social media has brought excellent opportunities for organizations, including brand building, direct customer engagement, a channel for market research, and many more. However, this dynamic tool has led to a great number of risks that many businesses aren't prepared...
An important media-response aspect during a PR crisis is underused: Common sense
Too often a very important aspect of responding to the media during a PR crisis is underused—common sense. This article lists some of the common-sense tactics that I have used when responding to the media during crises. They have always worked for me. If there is one...
3 ways to avoid a PR nightmare
Public relations problems could be catastrophic for a business. There’s an obviously good reason why so many huge corporations have to invest a ton in PR. Cultivating favor from current and prospective customers is critical to a business's ability to generate revenue....