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The Joke’s on Whom? Navigating Humor in Crisis Management

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Navigating Humor in Crisis Management By Ella Kate Baker Introduction by Jonathan Bernstein When Ella Baker from The University of AlabamasCollege of Communication and Information Sciences contacted me about being interviewed for this Platform Magazine article, my first response to her was Wow, what a great story angle!

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Understanding Crisis Management for Businesses

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Maybe we should back it up and explain what we’re talking about when we say ‘crisis management’ first. Crisis management refers to the identification, assessment, understanding, and mitigation of significant negative events.

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Financial Crisis Management and Your Reputation

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Financial Crisis Management and Your Reputation When the term “financial crisis management” springs to mind, it often conjures images of plummeting stock prices, emergency board meetings, and frenzied efforts to safeguard assets. Strategic Silence: Sometimes, saying less is more.

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Crisis Management Team, Assemble!

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Crisis Management Team, Assemble! Even with the increased awareness of crisis management best practices today, a startling number of new clients don’t have an answer when we ask who’s on their crisis team. This is a major problem. So, who makes up this critical team, and what exactly do they do?

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Why Crisis Management Planning Should Be On Your To-Do List

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Why Crisis Management Planning Should Be On Your To-Do List In a competitive market regularly impacted by events which disrupt the ability to operate, a volatile social climate, and rapidly shifting consumer expectations, what separates businesses that thrive and those that struggle is often their preparedness for crises.

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Strategic Approach is Critical to Communications Success

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The Bedrock At its core, communicating strategically involves the deliberate crafting and dissemination of messages to fulfill specific organizational objectives. Amplifying PR and Stakeholder Dialogues In the realm of public relations, strategic communications are key to sculpting and preserving a favorable public image.

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Brand Crisis Management: Protecting Your Reputation

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Brand Crisis Management: Protecting and Repairing Your Reputation In today’s competitive market, where a brand’s reputation can be its most significant asset or its Achilles’ heel, mastering brand crisis management is more crucial than ever. This enables brands to stay ahead of potential issues.