Using Social Media to Manage Business Crisis; Jolt & Bolt 02_23_2012

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Everyone should prepare for the possibility that your organization could find itself in “crisis” at any time. The rate of news delivery has accelerated at the speed of light. Five to ten years ago, you had a 24-hour news cycle to plan for how to manage a crisis your company was involved in, now you have moments. Worse yet, you may be the last to know you’re in crisis!Every business, no matter how small, should have a plan in place. The smaller the company the more damage a crisis can do. One in five businesses are out of business within five years of a crisis.This broadcast will cover:1) How social media can help - even if you don't have a social media presence?2) What are the key components of crisis management plan?3) What impact you can expect for LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook?

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Managing a Crisis, Socially

Key steps for effective use of

Social Media in your

Crisis Management Plan.

Kathy Hokunson

February 16, 2012

What is Crisis Management?

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Social Media & Crisis

According to Andrea Obston

1. Every company, no matter how large or small, should have

a Crisis Communication Plan.

2. During a crisis is NOT the time to build a social media

presence. You will be talking to no one.

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No Social Media?

• Claim all branded handles – the good the bad and the ugly.

– Prevent the possibility of utilizing them to fuel the crisis.

• Learn to utilize social media monitoring tools:

– Tweetdeck

– Hootsuite

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Yes Social Media?

• Build community with not only prospects and clients, but also

journalists and media outlets that will be important when the

crisis starts.

• Engage with the community now, don’t wait until a crisis hits,

they won’t help you.

• Be creative and think outside of the box, who could help if you

needed it? Engage with them now.

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The 5 stages of a crisis:

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Detection

Prevention & Preparation

Containment

Recovery

Learning

Detection

• Know when a crisis is coming

• Know when a crisis has arrived

• Know when it is over

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Know

Prevention & Preparation

• You need a well thought out

crisis management plan.

• Empower your staff.

– Educate and empower a

team of employees to utilize

social media to listen,

engage and distribute

agreed upon talking points.

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1 in 4businesses

go out of business

within 5 yearsafter a crisis.

Today’s BOLT BUZZ WORD

PANIC

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Detection

Prevention & Preparation

Containment

Containment

• The sooner you know it’s happening,

the sooner you can address it.

• Don’t over react. Not every comment

deserves a response.

• Delete with care.

• Publicly take conversation off line.

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Recovery

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• Acknowledge

• Repair

• Apologize

Detection

Prevention & Preparation

Containment

Recovery

Learning

• What’s next?

• Is it really over?

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Detection

Prevention / Preparation

Containment

Recovery

Learning

• Not very effective.

• Possibly useful if you’re already

in discussion group of a

professional nature

LinkedIn

• Keep dialog going after

the crisis initially unfolds

• Set up a dedicated group with a reference

to the crisis in the title so it’s not buried in

normal Facebook conversation

• Direct people back to your

website for the full story

Facebook

• Fastest conduit for social media newbies

• Easily searchable by Google, Twitter,

• Anyone can follow

• Anyone can search by #hashtags (@Toyota)

• Monitor

• Respond swiftly

• Send direct messages

• Suggest off-line email conversations

Twitter

So what?

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Resources

Andrea Obston | Andrea Obston Marketing Communications

aomc.com

Contact:

aobston@aomc.com

@aobston

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