Crisis Communication in the Age of Social Media [ the cyphers agency ]
Who Are We?
What You’ll Learn Today How crisis communication has changed. How to create a robust crisis communication plan. Best practices for a well implemented plan. Good and bad brand examples of new age crisis communication.
Crisis Communication: Before and After Social media changed the game.
Risk = Hesitation
Be Proactive Build an audience before you really need them. Have a plan because something will happen.
Crisis Communication Plans Have one for your day-to-day management AND for those elevated scenarios.
Basic Components of a CCP Roles Communication Protocols Legal Implications / Requirements Audience Tone and Voice Hypothetical Situations & FAQs
Team Members & Roles
Communication Protocols
Include Language from Legal
Hone Messaging for Your Audience
Establish Tone and Voice
Create Hypothetical Scenarios and FAQs
The Good, Bad, and Ugly: Brand Scenarios
FedEx: December 2011
Red Cross
#NBCfail
Kashi
How can you manage all of this?
Final Take Aways: Start building an audience BEFORE a crisis occurs Draft a robust crisis communication plan Update your plan often How to listen Act quickly, be transparent, put your plan into motion Eventually, move on
Questions?