Lexington crisis communications workshop for sport: how to protect your brand
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Crisis Communications: How to protect your brand
Sports Summit 2014
Jo Bullen and Caroline Nagle
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Who are we?
Jo Bullen
Issues management expert with nearly 20 years experience
Caroline Nagle
Crisis management expert from public to private sector
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Agenda for next hour
• Knowing when you’re dealing with an issue and when it’s a crisis
• Protecting your brand
• What to do when an issue hits
• Breakout
• Questions
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ISSUE VS CRISIS
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What is an issue?
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Examples of issues
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What is a crisis?
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Examples of crisis
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Example crisis: Qatar FIFA bribes• The Sunday Times published emails
from Qatari officials to African FA members detailing hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes at the time of the 2022 World Cup vote
• The news broke on 1st June and was instantly picked up by news outlets all over the world
• Many high profile football officials are now embroiled in this ongoing scandal
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Lifecycle of an issue - FIFAGravity ofGravity of
IssueIssue
TimeTime
Vulnerability/Vulnerability/problemproblem
IssueIssue
Problem notProblem notaddressed/solvedaddressed/solved
Growing internal/Growing internal/external concernexternal concern
Discussions amongDiscussions amongkey influencerskey influencers
The issue hits top-tier mediaThe issue hits top-tier media
Issue is out of control –Issue is out of control –Risk of inappropriate responseRisk of inappropriate response
Potential damagePotential damageto business andto business and
reputationreputationCrisisCrisis
Growing social media noiseGrowing social media noise
Accusations of Accusations of corruption during corruption during Qatari bid not Qatari bid not addressed at the addressed at the timetime
Triggered media Triggered media speculation speculation including a including a Sunday Times Sunday Times investigationinvestigation
The Sunday Times The Sunday Times publish emails publish emails alleging bribes were alleging bribes were mademade
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How the media behaves
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Knowing you’re in crisis Key stakeholders are involved or impacted It’s been picked up rapidly and widely by national
media or is leading the news agenda The authorities need to be involved Location affected (e.g. strike/accident)? Interested parties are commenting publicly Wide spread debate on social media, trending on
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Taking time to breathe
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PROTECTING YOUR BRAND
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Risks and issues planning
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Being prepared
Crisis communications
manual
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Proactive Issues ManagementGravity ofGravity of
IssueIssue
TimeTime
Vulnerability/Vulnerability/problemproblem
IssuesPrevention
IssuesManagement
CrisisManagement
Issues are managed/Issues are managed/controlledcontrolled
Crisis is avoided/containedCrisis is avoided/containedto issues managementto issues management
IssuesPrevention
IssuesManage-
ment
CrisisManage-
ment
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Theory into practiceGravity ofGravity of
IssueIssue
TimeTime
Vulnerability/Vulnerability/problemproblem
IssuesPrevention Crisis
Management
Problem persistsProblem persists
Issues are managed/Issues are managed/controlledcontrolled
Crisis is avoided/containedCrisis is avoided/containedto issues managementto issues management
News of Ryan Giggs’s affair comes out
Manchester United PR response Sift focus from private life to football
IssuesManage-
ment
CrisisManage-
ment
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WHEN AN ISSUE HITS
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Awareness during a crisis
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If a crisis hits
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Always be
Demonstrate leadership and authority
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The don’t forgets
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If you’re in charge?
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Post-crisis
1. Evaluate and learn lessons
2. Understand what went wrong & change
3. Win back trust and reputation
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And finally
• Don't be surprised and be prepared
• Anything can happen and usually does
• Know the facts first
• Communication is a boardroom issue
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BREAKOUTS
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Crisis simulation• Situation
– You are Head of Comms for the Lawn Tennis Association – a private email from your Chief Executive has leaked to a national newspaper containing sexist comments, the story appears.
– A group of former tennis professionals lead by Sue Barker have called for the Chief Executive to resign over the emails as it’s causing negative publicity ahead of Wimbledon
– You’ve just been in a meeting with the under fire CEO who has refused to resign and you have a long list of journalists who require a response
• Where would you start?
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QUESTIONS?