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How to survive a Social Media Crisis

Folke Lemaitre
February 26, 2013

How to survive a Social Media Crisis

Folke Lemaitre

February 26, 2013
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  1. Folke  Lemaitre   Founder  &  CEO   h5p://twi5er.com/folke   How

     to  survive  a   Social  Media  Crisis  
  2. What  is  Engagor?   ü Monitor  your  brand  across  the  web

      ü Talk  with  your  customers  on  any  social  network   ü Measure  your  results   ü Create  detailed  Social  Media  reports   ü Powerful,  yet  easy  to  use   Enterprise   B2C   All-­‐in-­‐one  social  media  monitoring,   analyNcs  and  management  tool  
  3. How  do  you  talk  to  a  king?   •  Do

     your  homework  è  learn,  learn,  learn!   1.  Build  your  personal  Social  IdenNty   2.  Prepare  for  war   3.  Survive  a  war   4.  Adapt  your  strategy  
  4. Get  started  with  Social  Media   •  Create  a  personal

     Twi5er  account   – Follow  influenNal  people   – Gather  a  following   – Talk   – Tweet  oXen,  but  don’t  overdo  it   •  Understand  Social  Media  dynamics     èNow  you’re  ready  to  get  started  on  that  social   media  crisis  plan  
  5. How  do  you  talk  to  a  king?   •  As

     a  Guru?   •  Vanity  metrics  are  fun,   but  not  a  goal   •  Treat  others  as  your   equal     •  Remember  that  you  are   not  the  King  
  6. How  do  you  talk  to  a  king?   •  As

     a  Guru?   •  As  a  Robot?   SOCIAL  MEDIA…   OM  NOM  NOM   *  BEEEEEP   TWEEEEEET  
  7. How  do  you  talk  to  a  king?   •  As

     a  Guru?   •  As  a  Robot?   SOCIAL  MEDIA…   OM  NOM  NOM   *  BEEEEEP   TWEEEEEET   •  AutomaNon  is  great!  But   keep  the  human  touch   •  Never  send  automaNc   messages   •  Answer  to  people  
  8. How  do  you  talk  to  a  king?   •  As

     a  Guru?   •  As  a  Robot?   Be  Human   Be  Personal   Be  Professional  
  9. Be  Prepared   •  Crisis  can  strike  any  Nme  

    – During  the  day  if  you’re  lucky   – During  the  night,  weekend  if  you’re  not  so  lucky     •  When  crisis  strikes  you  be5er  be  prepared   – This  is  not  the  Nme  to  start  thinking  about  a  social   media  crisis  plan  
  10. Start  Listening   •  Monitor  your  brand,  compeNtors,  industry  

    •  Monitor  key  people  in  your  company,   including  yourself   •  Monitor  generic  list  of  negaNve  keywords   – For  example:  menNons  of  “health  claim”  in   Belgium  (for  Consumer  Goods)  
  11. Prepare  when  you  know  a  crisis  will  hit   • 

    Setup  very  broad  keyword  topics   – For  example,  if  you  expect  a  mass  layoff   •  Use  saved  searches  for  further  filtering  
  12. Prepare  for  quick  response   •  Setup  Quick  Searches  

    – List  of  influencers   – Sort  incoming  menNons  by  authority   – Filter  on  most  pending  issues  first   – …   •  Setup  a  crisis  response  team  for  aXerhours  
  13. Admit  there  is  a  problem   •  Admit  there’s  an

     issue  (don’t  wait  too  long)   è   on  your  website  or  blog   è   on  your  social  channels  
  14. •  Keep  your  calm  at  all  Nmes   •  Answer

     correctly   •  Don’t  be  harsh   è  BUT:  don’t  feed  the  trolls  
  15. Update  regularly,  even  when  there  are  no  updates   No

     news      è    Bad  news   Bad  news    è    Good  news   Good  news    è    No  news   •  Don’t  leave  your  customers  in  the  dark   •  Be  as  transparent  as  possible  
  16. Be  Responsive   •  Answer  as  much  and  as  fast

     as  possible   •  Priori?ze  on  influencers,  key  issues,  …   •  DON’T  delete/hide  posts  on  Facebook   •  Communicate  beyond  Facebook  &  Twi5er  
  17. Learn  and  Adapt   •  Adapt  your  strategy   • 

    Be  even  be5er  prepared   •  How  can  we  do  be5er  next  Nme?  
  18. TL;DR   •  Consumer  is  King   •  Understand  Social

     Media  dynamics   •  Start  listening  and  be  prepared   •  Be  transparent  and  responsive   •  Learn  from  your  mistakes   •  Start  your  free  Engagor  trial  today!  ;-­‐)   [email protected]   h5p://twi5er.com/folke    
  19. Why  200+  customers  worldwide  choose  Engagor   ü  Completeness  

    –  All-­‐in-­‐one  monitoring,  analyNcs  &   engagement   –  Comprehensive  feature  set   ü  Powerful   –  Deep  filtering   –  Real-­‐Nme  analyNcs   ü  Easy  to  use   –  Quick  on-­‐boarding  &  adopNon   –  Enterprise  soXware  does  not  need  to   be  complex  &  ugly   ü  Global   –  Smart  language  and  locaNon   –  Extensive  coverage:  both  social  and   classic   200+  customers  worldwide