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Social Media &
Crisis Management




      Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc.




       Miracle on the Hudson
Domino’s Video Scandal




Jet Blue Flight Attendant Steven Slater
Swine Flu (aka H1N1)




In today’s 24/7 media world, any crisis can
  become an online crisis……

and many crisis situations start online
What should you do?
• The longer you wait to fight back or answer
  critics, the more likely it is you will lose
  control of the message and situation

• But you need to fight back in a thoughtful,
  strategic and planned way




Irreparable harm?

All businesses have crisis situations….

• In most cases those situations won’t spell
  the end of a business – but they can cause
  serious short term damage
Plan BEFORE a crisis occurs
• Are you doing positive things right now –
  and sharing that news?
• What are your most likely crisis scenarios?
• Do you have a plan to deal with them?
• Have you trained key people?




This includes:
Dark site
• Already populated with content & info

Established social media accounts
• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
This includes:
Online media monitoring – all the time
• Free and / or paid monitoring
Analyze:
• Trends
• Complaints
• Unusual events




Three basic rules
Tell:
• What happened
• Why it happened
• What you’re going to do about it
And then…….



         Do it and update people




Getting Rid of Negative Comments
 • Don’t overreact
 • Can’t entirely eliminate

 • But you may want to bump the negative
   listings down in the search engine results
So…….how do businesses / organizations
 use social media to deal with crisis
 situations?




Miracle on the Hudson
@jkrums
Janis Krums January 15, 2009



 There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry
 going to pick up the people. Crazy.
This was his picture




Miracle on the Hudson
• First photo posted
• 34 minutes later – being interviewed by
  mainstream media
• 40,000 web users saw his photo in the first
  four hours
• 100 screens full of replies
What did US Airways do?
• Focused on the situation

• Apparently did not use social media at that
  time (remember, it was January 2009)




            Domino’s Video Scandal
What happened?
• Two employee videos went viral
   - one million+ views in 2 days!

• Domino’s fired the employees & called in
  the health department and hoped that
  would do it




What did Domino’s do?
Realized that strategy wouldn’t work – so
  developed a new strategy based on
  aggressive use of social media
• Acknowledged the situation
• Expressed concern
• Promised to address it
What did Domino’s do?
• Created & used a Twitter account

• Posted a YouTube video by CEO




Domino’s video
The results



• Contained the crisis; regained control and
  its reputation
What did JetBlue do?
• Silent for 2 days
• Began losing control of the situation
• THEN…..they jumped in; in a very
  strategic way




What did JetBlue do?
Posted 140 words on their blog:
• Acknowledged it was weird
• Response was consistent with its brand
• Didn’t defend itself
• Responding only in their blog guaranteed
  distribution across social media channels
What did Jet Blue do?
Monitored, monitored, monitored

• 460% spike in social media conversations

• Most neutral trending positive
What did the CDC do?
• Realized the situation was global; not just
  local
• Responded quickly
• And….as it was doing so, it re-named the
  flu H1N1




What did the CDC do?
Embraced social media in order to lead the
  conversation
• Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blogs,
  YouTube, mobile, email updates, e-cards,
  e-games, podcasts, widget and a
  dedicated online channel CDC-TV
What did the CDC do?
• Created and distributed content that they
  encouraged others to use and pass on

• They ENGAGED others to spread the word
  for them; as a result they led the
  discussion and information
A few other examples…..

• Lance Armstrong

• Kewaunee School District




Lessons learned
• Don’t wait for a crisis to communicate and
  engage
• Plan ahead
• Respond quickly, but not instantly
• Tell what happened, why it happened &
  what you’re going to do about it
Lessons learned
•   Engage your audiences; ask for their help
•   Provide updates
•   Fix what you can
•   Move on when you can




Research & Sources:
•   Lfpublicrelations.com
•   Socialtimes.com
•   Imediaconnection.com
•   Continuitycentral.com
•   Gigaom.com
•   Blueglass.com
Thank you!
  Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc.
             920-965-7750
          LFpublicrelations.com
     sfinco@LFpublicrelations.com

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Social media & crisis management handout

  • 1. Social Media & Crisis Management Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc. Miracle on the Hudson
  • 2. Domino’s Video Scandal Jet Blue Flight Attendant Steven Slater
  • 3. Swine Flu (aka H1N1) In today’s 24/7 media world, any crisis can become an online crisis…… and many crisis situations start online
  • 4. What should you do? • The longer you wait to fight back or answer critics, the more likely it is you will lose control of the message and situation • But you need to fight back in a thoughtful, strategic and planned way Irreparable harm? All businesses have crisis situations…. • In most cases those situations won’t spell the end of a business – but they can cause serious short term damage
  • 5. Plan BEFORE a crisis occurs • Are you doing positive things right now – and sharing that news? • What are your most likely crisis scenarios? • Do you have a plan to deal with them? • Have you trained key people? This includes: Dark site • Already populated with content & info Established social media accounts • Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
  • 6. This includes: Online media monitoring – all the time • Free and / or paid monitoring Analyze: • Trends • Complaints • Unusual events Three basic rules Tell: • What happened • Why it happened • What you’re going to do about it
  • 7. And then……. Do it and update people Getting Rid of Negative Comments • Don’t overreact • Can’t entirely eliminate • But you may want to bump the negative listings down in the search engine results
  • 8. So…….how do businesses / organizations use social media to deal with crisis situations? Miracle on the Hudson @jkrums Janis Krums January 15, 2009 There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.
  • 9. This was his picture Miracle on the Hudson • First photo posted • 34 minutes later – being interviewed by mainstream media • 40,000 web users saw his photo in the first four hours • 100 screens full of replies
  • 10. What did US Airways do? • Focused on the situation • Apparently did not use social media at that time (remember, it was January 2009) Domino’s Video Scandal
  • 11. What happened? • Two employee videos went viral - one million+ views in 2 days! • Domino’s fired the employees & called in the health department and hoped that would do it What did Domino’s do? Realized that strategy wouldn’t work – so developed a new strategy based on aggressive use of social media • Acknowledged the situation • Expressed concern • Promised to address it
  • 12. What did Domino’s do? • Created & used a Twitter account • Posted a YouTube video by CEO Domino’s video
  • 13. The results • Contained the crisis; regained control and its reputation
  • 14. What did JetBlue do? • Silent for 2 days • Began losing control of the situation • THEN…..they jumped in; in a very strategic way What did JetBlue do? Posted 140 words on their blog: • Acknowledged it was weird • Response was consistent with its brand • Didn’t defend itself • Responding only in their blog guaranteed distribution across social media channels
  • 15. What did Jet Blue do? Monitored, monitored, monitored • 460% spike in social media conversations • Most neutral trending positive
  • 16. What did the CDC do? • Realized the situation was global; not just local • Responded quickly • And….as it was doing so, it re-named the flu H1N1 What did the CDC do? Embraced social media in order to lead the conversation • Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blogs, YouTube, mobile, email updates, e-cards, e-games, podcasts, widget and a dedicated online channel CDC-TV
  • 17. What did the CDC do? • Created and distributed content that they encouraged others to use and pass on • They ENGAGED others to spread the word for them; as a result they led the discussion and information
  • 18. A few other examples….. • Lance Armstrong • Kewaunee School District Lessons learned • Don’t wait for a crisis to communicate and engage • Plan ahead • Respond quickly, but not instantly • Tell what happened, why it happened & what you’re going to do about it
  • 19. Lessons learned • Engage your audiences; ask for their help • Provide updates • Fix what you can • Move on when you can Research & Sources: • Lfpublicrelations.com • Socialtimes.com • Imediaconnection.com • Continuitycentral.com • Gigaom.com • Blueglass.com
  • 20. Thank you! Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc. 920-965-7750 LFpublicrelations.com sfinco@LFpublicrelations.com