Crisis Management Strategist and keynote speaker, Melissa Agnes launched her first book, Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, in March 2018. In today’s Friday Featured Speaker spotlight, we are excited to announce the launch of Melissa’s 6-part webinar series, tailored to help you meet your specific goals and objectives around building…
Keynote speaker, Ted Wright, is an author and word of mouth pioneer responsible for several consumer revolutions including Pabst Blue Ribbon among urban hipsters and Chocolate Milk among athletes. When you identify the people most likely to talk about your brand, and then use creative strategies to encourage communication between those influencers and members of…
A story is being written right now about your leadership. Your passion, your vision, how you react when something goes wrong, the things you say most, and how you recognize and develop others are all part of your leadership story. Like any good story, your story needs a plot, a theme, and most importantly, compelling…
Companies win business for many reasons. One reason that is often overlooked is the salesperson’s emotional intelligence— their ability to identify, assess, and control their emotions. Emotions have a direct impact on sales results. Increasing your emotional intelligence, especially during stressful situations, will help you close bigger deals – in less time. This week’s Friday Featured…
Word of mouth is directly responsible for 19% of all purchases, and influences as much as 90%. Yet, most companies do not have a word of mouth strategy. People don’t talk about average experiences; they talk about experiences that stand out. Your best marketers are your current customers – as long as you give them…
Crises are inevitable, and lack of preparation almost always makes the outcome much worse. An effective response starts long before a crisis or catastrophe takes place— this is what we call being “crisis ready.” Crisis Management Strategist and Keynote Speaker, Melissa Agnes helps organizations around the world build invincible brands. In her article, The 5 Phases…
Crisis Management Strategist, Melissa Agnes joined Shel Holtz on his widely recognized PR Podcast, For Immediate Release (FIR), to discuss how two companies deftly handled surprise issues and the importance of internal communication in times of crises. Melissa’s conversation with Holtz begins roughly at the 6-minute mark and we are thrilled to share their conversation…
Our international crisis management keynote speaker, Melissa Agnes helps today’s organizations understand the realities that loom when crisis strikes. Her customized presentations provide tools and strategies that create a proactive, cohesive, and crisis-ready corporate culture. Crisis management is an important and necessary topic that applies to every organization. In fact, sometimes leaders don’t realize the…
Crisis Management Strategist and Keynote Speaker, Melissa Agnes, helps organizations around the world become crisis-ready™ and build invincible brands. She delivers powerful talks that help today’s organizations understand the realities that loom when crisis strikes. Her customized presentations provide tools and strategies that create proactive, crisis-ready™ corporate cultures – and protect those brands. If crisis were to…
Ever wonder why we wear costumes and beg for candy on Halloween? This fun and festive holiday has ancient origins dating back to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts celebrated their new year on November 1, so October 31 marked the end of their summer and harvest. That date also marked the…
