What is crisis management?

A crisis is an emergency, an unexpected happening that can lead to significant material loss, in either short or long term. A crisis is not manageable by using existing day-to-day processes and resources.

Crisis management

ECMP offers consultation in crisis situations to:

  • Help you develop a communications strategy for all affected stakeholders
  • Help you execute the delivery of that strategy

ECMP offers the following tools:

  • Holding statements
  • Q&A documents
  • Press releases
  • Key messages
  • Spokesperson briefings
  • Media monitoring
  • Corrective recommendations
  • Organisation of interviews, press briefings, etc.
  • Live crisis support, press office etc

Crisis preparation

But, it is better to be prepared. ECMP can support your company or organisation in crisis preparation:

  • Raise awareness among the senior management of the importance of effective crisis management
  • Identify potential weaknesses in the management of communication during a crisis
  • Offer the opportunity to test existing practices and procedures.

ECMP offers the following tools:

  • Vulnerability / risk assessment (reputational and operational)
  • Audit and review of risk and crisis management arrangements
  • Construction and revision of crisis communication manuals
  • Contingency plan writing
  • Crisis simulation exercises
  • Product recall planning
  • Stakeholder relationship mapping
  • Issues awareness workshops
  • Issues management and monitoring
  • Media training
  • Media analysis