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Social Media: Tips for Brand Management and Crisis Management

Johanna Wilbert, Partner

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Tips for Brand Management and CrisisPresented by: Johanna Wilbert, Partner

Why does it matter?

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Social Media Impacts Brand Value

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Celebrity Images

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Jordan Awarded $8.9 Million

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Co-brand With Permission

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Invasion of Privacy

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FTC Recommends Disclosure

• "Determining whether followers are aware of a relationship could be tricky in many cases, so we recommend disclosure."

• Disclosure can be accomplished through post language or the inclusion of hashtags, for example:• #ad

• #sponsored

• #promotion

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Reactvertise With Care

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Handling Real Time Advertising

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Handling Real Time Advertising

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Handling Real Time Advertising

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Handling Real Time Advertising

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• In his Academy Award acceptance speech actor Matthew McConaughey referenced that his father was a Miller Lite beer drinker

• The Miller Lite team heard the reference and crafted the below response:

Handling Real Time Advertising

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Top Tips

• Check hashtags for trademark use

• Evaluate celebrity right of publicity

• Blur or remove trademarks in images

• Disclosure of advertisement/sponsorship

• Evaluate scope of permission granted

• Obtain rights for background music used

• Consider rights of minors or customers

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Before A Crisis Occurs

• Monitor social media

• Have a social media plan

• Prepare pre-approved statements

• Run a fire drill

• Respond to take down requests promptly

• Evaluate what standards to use for deleting or commenting

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Have Mechanism to Stop

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After A Crisis Occurs

• Respond in the venue where the crisis is

• Do not argue

• Document and preserve all related posts

• Acknowledge the issue

• Respond in a timely manner

• Consider alternative forum for follow up

• Change the narrative

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Avoiding A Social Media Crisis

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Rogue tweet from @RedCross:“Ryan found two more 4 bottle packs of Dogfish Head’s Midas

Touch beer . . . when we drink we do it right #gettngslizzerd”

Red Cross Avoided Fallout

• Acknowledged the problem

• Took action

• Stayed true to tone and message throughout

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Questions?

Johanna WilbertMilwaukee Office(414) 277-5495johanna.wilbert@quarles.com

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