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Recovering from A Social Media Mistake Sandra Fathi President, Aect Email: sfathi@aect.com tweet: @sandrafathi web: aect.com blog: techaect.com SMX Social Media Marketing 2014 Nov 19, 2014, Las Vegas

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Recovering from a Social Media Mistake. Presentation given at SMX Social Media Marketing 2014 in Las Vegas on November 19th, 2014

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Recovering from A Social Media Mistake

Sandra Fathi

President, Affect

Email: [email protected]

tweet: @sandrafathi

web: affect.com

blog: techaffect.com

SMX Social Media Marketing 2014

Nov 19, 2014, Las Vegas

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Recovering from A Social Media Mistake

Sandra Fathi

President, Affect

Email: [email protected]

tweet: @sandrafathi

web: affect.com

blog: techaffect.com

SMX Social Media Marketing 2014

Nov 19, 2014, Las Vegas

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PRESENTER BIO

SANDRA  FATHI  

•  Founder and president of Affect, a public relations and social media firm specializing in technology, healthcare and professional services

o  Tri-State District Chair, PRSA

o  Past President, PRSA-NY Chapter

o  Past President, PRSA Technology Section

 

[email protected]    @sandrafathi  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

CORE  CONCEPTS  

4 Phases of Crisis Communications

•  Readiness

•  Response

•  Reassurance

•  Recovery

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RECOGNIZING  CRISES  

Internal

•  Employees

•  Facilities

•  Vendors/Suppliers

•  Distributors/Resellers

•  Product

External

•  Acts of Nature

•  Market

•  Legal Restrictions/Law

•  Customers

•  Advocacy Groups

Anticipating & Understanding Threats to a Business

People, Products, Facilities, Environment

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

CRISIS  SCENARIOS  

1.  Senior manager accused of inappropriate conduct including lewd photos with employee – Now on Instagram

2.  Employee arrested for hit and run accident – Now Appearing in Google Search

3.  Employee abusing drugs – Now Posted on his Facebook Profile

4.  Customer credit card details leaked – Now On Twitter

5.  Employee posts rant on company and exposes confidential information – Now on YouTube

6.  Company accused of making children’s toys with poisonous lead paint – Now on a Mommy Blog

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Anticipating a Crisis

1.  Crisis Mapping (SWOT Analysis)

2.  Policies and Procedures (Prevention)

3.  Crisis Monitoring

4.  Crisis Communications Plan

5.  Crisis Action Plan

6.  Crisis Standard Communications Template

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

READINESS  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RESPONSE  TIMES  

How long before the $@!& hits the fan?

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  GENERAL  MOTORS  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  GENERAL  MOTORS  

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1. Develop materials:

•  Messages/FAQ

•  Prepared statements

•  Press release template

•  Customer letters

2.  Train employees

•  Awareness

•  Anticipation

•  Organizational Preparation

3. Prepare channels:

•  Hotline

•  Dark site

•  Social Media

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RESPONSE:  CRISIS  TOOLKIT  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RESPONSE  

Preparing a Response

1.  Don’t delay

2.  Acknowledge situation

3.  Acknowledge impact and ‘victims’

4.  Commit to investigate

5.  Commit to sharing information and cooperation with relevant parties

6.  Share corrective action plan if available

7.  Respond in the format in which the crisis was received**

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

REASSURANCE  

Who to Reassure? How to Reassure?

1.  Develop full response plan

2.  Put plan into action: Immediate remedy

3.  Communicate results of plan and impact

4.  Reaffirm commitment to correction

5.  Demonstrate results of program

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RECOVERY  

Preparing a Long-term Recovery Plan

1.  Review need for operational, regulatory, environmental and employee changes

2.  Develop long-term plan including policies and prevention tactics

3.  Reassess crisis plan

4.  Regain customer/public trust

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  MICROSOFT    

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  MICROSOFT  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  US  Airways    

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  US  Airways    

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  AMERICAN  APPAREL  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  AMERICAN  APPAREL  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

EXAMPLE:  AMERICAN  APPAREL  

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

10  THINGS  TO  KNOW    

1.  Implement Policies to Address Potential

Vulnerabilities

2.  Use Social Media as a Tool for Crisis Monitoring

3.  Understand the Response-ability of Social Media

4.  Establish a Framework for Response

5.  Build a Social Media Crisis Toolkit

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6.  Know Where to Respond

7.  Prepare Your Employees in Advance

8.  Establish the Proper Tone

9.  Kill the Automation Switch

10.  Be Honest, Be Transparent

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

10  THINGS  TO  KNOW    

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CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

RESOURCES  

White Paper:

Crisis Communications in the

Social Media Age

Download at: Affect.com

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Sandra Fathi

President, Affect

Email: [email protected]

tweet: @sandrafathi

web: affect.com

blog: techaffect.com

Slides Available: Slideshare.net/sfathi

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Recovering from A Social Media Mistake