REPUTATION & CRISIS COMMUNICATION

Crisis communication that connects the response to the responsibility.

When an issue is moving quickly, the pressure to say something can overtake the work of deciding what the situation requires. Carrie helps leaders frame the communication problem, identify affected audiences, and connect a credible message with the organization’s next actions.

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WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE HERE

Recognize the sticking point?

A complaint or public criticism is growing beyond the original audience.
Different people are giving inconsistent explanations of the same situation.
A draft statement makes commitments the organization has not agreed to carry out.
Employees, clients, partners, and the public need different information at different points.

THE WORK

Make the scope useful.

Understand the issue

Establish the available facts, unresolved questions, affected audiences, and decision owners. Identify which information needs confirmation before it becomes part of the response.

Plan the communication

Set audience priorities, message boundaries, timing, channels, and spokesperson responsibilities. Develop a response approach that reflects what the organization can credibly say and do.

Support the follow-through

Align updates, internal communication, and corrective actions. Build a review process so the response can change as reliable information becomes available.

An engagement can include a response-planning session, audience and message priorities, draft communication, spokesperson preparation, an internal coordination process, or a scenario-based readiness workshop. Time-sensitive availability and the boundaries of the work must be confirmed directly.

EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE OFFER

A working perspective.

Carrie’s doctoral work focused on crisis communication and image repair. Her marketing and communications experience brings that research perspective to practical questions about reputation, public trust, and organizational response.

Read Carrie’s background and research focus

HOW WE START

Bring the problem.
We’ll define the work.

Describe the situation, timing, affected audiences, and what is known so far.
Agree on confidentiality, decision authority, review partners, and the immediate communication priorities.
Develop the response and update process around verified facts and feasible actions.

WEST VIRGINIA & THE OHIO VALLEY

Local understanding. A broader view.

Carrie is based in West Virginia. Her experience spans legal services, healthcare, hospitality, gaming, education, travel, and small business. If your organization is in the Ohio Valley, the Pittsburgh area, or farther afield, share the location, working arrangements, and project needs so the right scope can be discussed.

Remote collaboration, on-site time, and travel requirements are agreed as part of the engagement.

BEFORE WE TALK

A few useful answers.

Can you help us prepare before a problem becomes public?

A readiness engagement can examine likely scenarios, audience needs, approval processes, and response responsibilities. The scope should reflect the organization’s actual operations and risks.

Is this an emergency response service?

Immediate or after-hours availability is not guaranteed. Contact Carrie to discuss timing and scope. Organizations should involve their relevant operational, legal, or emergency contacts when the situation calls for them.

LET’S GET SPECIFIC.

What decision is the work waiting on?

Share the business question, current situation, timing, and the support you need.

Discuss your project

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An inquiry starts the conversation. Scope and availability are confirmed directly.