PR heads: greatest fears in Germany 2014 | Statista

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the greatest fears of public relations managers as stated by their employees in Germany in April 2014. During the survey period it was found that 54 percent of respondents said that content-related mistakes were among the greatest fears.

What are the three greatest fears of the heads of communications?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Content-related mistakes	54%
Failure in crisis communication	38%
Get overlooked by the board/management	28%
Shitstorms	24%
Not enough knowledge	22%
Making a fool of the board/management	22%
Lack of eloquence	7%
Persistent journalists	6%
Visible stage fright	5%

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Release date

October 2014

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

April 2014

Number of respondents

536 respondents

Special properties

employees in press offices

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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The source phrased the original German survey question as follows: "Was sind die drei größten Ängste von Kommunikations-Chefs?"

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