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Building a communications community: Housing COVID 19 crisis comms unit formed by Social and Bradshaw Advisory

by Francesca March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
written by Francesca March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Building a communications community: Housing COVID 19 crisis comms unit formed by Social and Bradshaw Advisory

As organisations across the UK are working overtime to develop communication management plans to respond to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, a community response is needed to support organisations to speak to their communities, stakeholders and staff.

Social, the integrated communications agency, and strategic communications specialists Bradshaw Advisory, have teamed up to help the housing and property sectors with a range of crisis communications services.

With housing associations and developers already stretched they are now on high alert in order to deliver continuity for staff, residents, contractors and suppliers, and in safeguarding the most vulnerable people. To support them during this period of uncertainty this partnership has been set up to support them to frame their messaging to not only reassure stakeholders but also demonstrate strong leadership in a time of crisis. 

Both agencies have direct experience of managing communications during regional and national crisis situations, with an understanding of the pressures that come with working in this environment. The team is made up of ex-journalists, seasoned PR professionals and political experts connected to the heart of government.

With extensive experience in the social housing sector, Social has provided an out-of-hours press office service and crisis communications support for several major housing associations. In addition, the team has expertise in HMG’s crisis communications and response to multiple domestic and international crises, including leading crisis comms teams in Whitehall and overseas.

John Quinton-Barber, founder and chief executive of Social, said:

“As a response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we have seen first-hand where our clients need help and empathise with communications professionals who are working in these volatile and fragile times. There is a lot of fear and misunderstanding out there, and our agile team are experienced in quickly helping clients to put strategies in place which will ensure business as usual during these testing times. We’re already working alongside the C-suite and in-house teams, complementing their existing departments and adding vital additional support in getting the right messages out to their networks.”

Tom Lees, managing director of Bradshaw Advisory, said:

“We understand that organisations and businesses are faced with many operational challenges at the moment – and it’s at this time that the flow of clear and accurate information to internal and external audiences is critically important. Collectively we have worked in many different crisis situations and have developed the specialist experience that we are now deploying to support our clients to tackle the pandemic.”

Social has experience working across public and private sectors including working with local authorities in Bath and North East Somerset, Bradford, Cambridge, Kirklees, Leeds, Middlesex, Tameside and York.  The agency also has extensive experience working across the housing sector Barratt Homes, Knowsley Housing Trust, Laurus Homes, McTaggart and Mickel and United Communities Housing Association.

Tom is a recognised expert in reputation management, corporate and political communications, and running high-impact campaigns.

COVID-19 Crisis Comms
https://www.social.co.uk/covid-19-crisis-comms/
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