WORLDCOM Public Relations Group Forms Rapid Response Team to Manage Crises/Issues Worldwide.Senior Communications Counsel Strategists Available 24/7 NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The WORLDCOM Public Relations Group Worldcom Public Relations Group is an international consortium of independently owned public relations and integrated communications firms. Established in 1988, the network consists of more than 100 partner offices in 39 countries and six continents, making it the largest public relations today announced the creation of a Global Rapid Response Team, which brings together senior public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most professionals from around the world to help clients manage during a crisis. If a company has a major crisis, or issue in a foreign country that threatens its reputation or its ability to operate, executives will need communications experts on the ground in a hurry. There's no time to go to the phone book. One call to a WORLDCOM partner on the Rapid Response Team and the executive suite can have seasoned communications professionals on the job immediately who know the country, the language and the culture to meet the company's unique needs and to protect its reputation at home and abroad. WORLDCOM partners are required to attend WORLDCOM's regional and global meetings twice annually. As a result, partners know each other personally and are personally accountable to each other. This provides assurance to the company that the problem is in the hands of professionals with a proven track record. "Our objective is to make available to clients and organizations facing a crisis, or public controversy anywhere in the world, some of the most experienced minds in the business," said WORLDCOM Chairman Jon Holt holt n. Archaic A wood or grove; a copse. [Middle English, from Old English.] holt Noun the lair of an otter [from . "The WORLDCOM response team is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to pull together from any point on the map at a moment's notice, senior communications counsel and strategists to address challenges and threats facing clients during a crisis or controversy," he said. WORLDCOM's Crisis Communications Crisis communications are generally considered a sub-specialty of the public relations profession that is designed to protect and defend an individual, company, or organization facing a public challenge to its reputation. and Issues Practice Group has assisted clients dealing with fires, explosions, leaks, hostage hostage, person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages; recent examples include seizures of Americans and other foreigners by militants in takings, shootings, civil wars, product tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. , product recalls, product failures, natural disasters, criminal activity, special interest group attacks, false allegations, hostile takeovers Hostile Takeover A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Notes: Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee moral of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. and accidents involving injuries and death. "Organizations with global interests must bridge cultural gaps, speak local languages, understand the intricacies of local social, political and economic forces and adapt to local conditions. This can be achieved by working experts who know the situation on the ground and appreciate the big picture," said Tom Donoghue, APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate , Chairman of WORLDCOM's Crisis Communications and Issues Practice Group. "When a crisis strikes, events happen quickly and clients want to know where to get the most expert counsel. Our Rapid Response Team has the experience, knowledge and skills to act quickly and guide clients through difficult and sometimes threatening circumstances," he said. Clients seeking assistance can access the Team by contacting the Chairman of WORLDCOM's Crisis and Issues Management Practice Group, Tom Donoghue, APR at (403) 815-0079, or by visiting WORLDCOM's website at www.worldcomgroup.com About the WORLDCOM Public Relations Group WORLDCOM Public Relations Group is the world's leading network of independently owned public relations counseling firms, with some 100 offices in 133 cities on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. worldwide. Established in 1988, it was formed so that the strongest, most capable independent public relations firms could serve national, international and multi-national clients while retaining the flexibility and client-service focus inherent in independent agencies. Through WORLDCOM Group, clients have on-demand access to in-depth communications expertise from professionals who understand the language, culture and customs of the geographic arenas in which they operate. Visit www.worldcomgroup.com for more information. |
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