PR Day 2012 Houston - NEWS AT THE SPEED OF SOCIAL MEDIA: THE PARADIGM SHIFT IN CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

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Kade Dworkin's presentation provided at the Public Relations Society of America PR Day 2012 in Houston, Texas on October 31st. Main points of this talk about about how companies can assess and prepare for potential crisis issues as well as how to handle them once they happen.

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KADE DWORKINChief Crisis Officer

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CEO DUI?

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ACCIDENT IN MANUFACTURING

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MARKETING GONE AWRY

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CURRENT CRISIS MANAGEMENT

THINKS SOCIAL MEDIA IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE LAUNCHING ATTACKS AGAINST THEIR CLIENTS.

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HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CRISIS DIFFERS•There are no bystanders

•No traditional media cycles

•Sound bites are now limited to even less time or content

•May know about a crisis before the media or even you do

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WHY I LOVE CRISIS EVENTS

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PREVIOUS CLIENTS & EMPLOYERS

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DOCS EVERY COMPANY SHOULD HAVE

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

SOCIAL MEDIA EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

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WHY PREPARE FOR CRISIS•Defining the outer boundaries

•Legal Staffs have experience in worst case scenario dreaming

•Prevents all key decisions from being made in the moment

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When something goes wrong inside a company that has the potential to affect business operations.

WHAT IS A CRISIS

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STAGES OF A CRISIS•Fact Finding•Unfolding Drama•Blame•Fallout/Reaction•Return to (new) normal

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8 KEY NEWS HOOKS

•Impact•Timeliness•Currency•Proximity

•Novelty•Prominence•Human Interest•Conflict

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Assume there are organized groups of people working against your interests.

POLITICAL MODEL FOR CRISES

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TYPES OF CRISES

•Executive Issues•Non-Executive Employee Issues•Governmental Issues•Service Failure•Product Failure

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TYPES OF CRISES

•Marketing Missteps•Compromised Facility•Compromised Data•Company Decisions•Other

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CRISIS COMMUNICATION

3 STORY TYPES:•COMPANY•LEGAL•PERSONAL

*Helpful to release content on a regular schedule.

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CHOOSING WHICH TO PREPARE FOR

•Check company history for past crisis events•Check direct competitors for their crises•If possible, rule out potentials that are unlikely in your industry

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Checklists are easily verifiable, predictable and repeatable by using unambiguous tasks

PREPARING FOR A CRISIS

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SM CRISIS RESPONSE PLAN•Spark events•Tactical decision team + Legal member for final approvals•Spokespeople•Checklist of action to be immediately taken•Prepared content (if appropriate)

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SENTIMENT OF RESPONSES

•Apologize / Fault Admittance•Sympathetic / Empathetic•Factual Disclosure•Tenacity•Direct Confrontation

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SELECTING SPOKESPEOPLE

•Trustworthiness in the community•Perceived expertise•Perceived ability to have real change implemented

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People want to see that you are working toward resolving the problem and restoring things to how they previously were.

KEYS IN A CRISIS

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Disclosing facts is key in the early stages of a crisis.

KEYS IN A CRISIS

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Consistent communication at regular intervals on social is ideal.

KEYS IN A CRISIS

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“Preaching to the choir” is necessary and desired in a social media crisis.

KEYS IN A CRISIS

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WORKING FROM BEHIND

•Acknowledge•Set a schedule•Follow through

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CAP’N CRUNCH RUMOR

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CAP’N CRUNCH RUMOR

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GODADDY DDoS ATTACK ON DNS

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FIRST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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SPINNING TO RESEARCH

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FRUSTRATED CUSTOMERS

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RESOLVED?

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CRISIS AT KUSA IN DENVER

FEBRUARY 8TH, 2012

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MAX BITES KYLE DYER ON AIR

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INITIAL REACTION

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7:02 AM

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INITIAL REACTION

COMMENTS CONTAINED:•Concerns for Kyle•Concerns for Max, the dog, and Michael, Max’s owner•Questions on what was going to happen next•Blame for Kyle, Max and Michael•Prejudice against Pitbulls •Demands that KUSA pay Denver’s automatic dog bite

fine

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COMPANY STORY

1:11PMShort letter written by VP

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LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

2:12PM

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PERSONAL STORYAdditional posts on an hourly basis regarding the facts of the situation

5:11PMPersonal note from Kyle’s co-anchor of 15 years

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RESOLUTION

FEB 9, 201212:31PM

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AFTERMATH

FEBRUARY 10-12TH, KUSA did not receive a single additional post or comment about the crisis on their page.

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AFTERMATH“We appreciate your efforts today to help us manage our difficult story.  Managing a reputation is not easy but having your expertise at Gannett Local certainly made the process better.  Your insights, thoughts and suggestions were most helpful and I wanted you to know just how much we appreciated your time and teamwork in helping us.  Thank you.

Best regards,

Mark A. CornettaPresident & General ManagerKUSA-TV/KTVD-TV”

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CONTACT INFO + URL

http://redalertsocialmedia.com/prsa  Download the deck, watch the video + sign up to receive the 10 crisis categories in depth

Kade Dworkinkade@redalertsocialmedia.com877-427-2599 x 701

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