Weekly Roundup of Awesome Links: Week of August 4, 2014

Welcome to this week’s #CrisisRoundup!

Below you’ll find our roundup of some really great articles that we’ve come across this week, as well as a roundup of what was published to The Crisis Intelligence Blog and Podcast this week.

Feel free to share your roundup with us by using the hashtag #CrisisRoundup!

From The Crisis Intelligence Blog

• Determining Influence: Don’t Rely Solely on Number of Followers
• Hotel Fines Newlyweds $500 For Negative Reviews – What Were They Thinking?
• Every Marketing and PR Campaign Needs a Risk Assessment
• Making The Case for Excluding Jargon From Crisis Communication
• Teaching Crisis Communication: Embracing the Research to Practice Model

This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast

TCIP #009 – Emergency Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning with Mike McKenna
In this episode, Melissa Agnes and Mike McKenna discuss functional-based roles vs. person-based roles; ICS (Incident Command System): What it is, how it works and how to adapt it to your corporate culture; What you need to know when it comes to emergency evacuation and re-entry planning; and a bunch more. Listen here!
Available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Other articles worthy of your attention

• Crisis Management Tactic: Updates on Updates – by @bernsteincrisis
  I’m always talking about real-time updates for crisis communication and what that means. This post reinforces what I’m always explaining to organizations: communicate with and update your audiences, even if it’s to say that there’s no new news to report at the moment, but you’ll be back in [insert time] with another update.
• July 2014: The Worst Video Media Disaster – by @MrMediaTraining
  A look at how Baltimore Ravens’s Head Coach added flames to running back Ray Rice’s crisis – and why.
• News Engine Optimization—NEO—is Here for PR Pros – by @SpinSucks
  I found this new tool, by AirPR, to be very interesting. It provides a way to measure the online effectiveness of your communications. I’m looking forward to testing it out!

What are some great reads that you recommend this week? Share them using #CrisisRoundup!

Melissa Agnes

Author of Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, Melissa Agnes is a leading authority on crisis preparedness, reputation management, and brand protection. Agnes is a coveted keynote speaker, commentator, and advisor to some of today’s leading organizations faced with the greatest risks. Learn more about Melissa and her work here.