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How to survive a
Social Media Crisis


            Folke Lemaitre
            Founder & CEO
            http://twitter.com/folke
What is Engagor?
All-in-one social media monitoring,                Enterprise
analytics and management tool                         B2C



 Monitor your brand across the web
 Talk with your customers on any social network
 Measure your results
 Create detailed Social Media reports
 Powerful, yet easy to use
Billions of conversations each day




 Consumers use social media every day.
 Do You?
The Social Consumer is king
How do you talk to a king?

 Do your homework  learn, learn, learn!

  1. Build your personal Social Identity

  2. Prepare for war
  3. Survive a war
  4. Adapt your strategy
Get started with Social Media

 Create a personal Twitter account
   Follow influential people
   Gather a following
   Talk
   Tweet often, but dont overdo it
 Understand Social Media dynamics

Now youre ready to get started on that social
 media crisis plan
How do you talk to a king?
                    As a Guru?
How do you talk to a king?


 Vanity metrics are fun,
  but not a goal

 Treat others as your
  equal

 Remember that you are
  not the King
How do you talk to a king?
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    OM NOM NOM
      * BEEEEEP
    TWEEEEEET
How do you talk to a king?
            SOCIAL MEDIA
            OM NOM NOM
              * BEEEEEP
            TWEEEEEET
 Automation is great! But
  keep the human touch

 Never send automatic
  messages

 Answer to people
How do you talk to a king?




Be Human
Be Personal
Be Professional
Prepare for War
Be Prepared

 Crisis can strike any time
   During the day if youre lucky
   During the night, weekend if youre not so lucky


 When crisis strikes you better be prepared
   This is not the time to start thinking about a social
    media crisis plan
Start Listening

 Monitor your brand, competitors, industry

 Monitor key people in your company,
  including yourself

 Monitor generic list of negative keywords
   For example: mentions of health claim in
    Belgium (for Consumer Goods)
Get to know your audience
Get to know your audience
Get to know your audience
Get to know your audience
Get to know your audience
Get to know your audience
Detect early: negative mentions from influencers on Twitter
Detect early: Surge in negativity
Detect early: surge in mentions
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
Prepare for quick response

 Setup Quick Searches
   List of influencers
   Sort incoming mentions by authority
   Filter on most pending issues first
  


 Setup a crisis response team for afterhours
Surviving a War
Admit there is a problem

 Admit theres an issue (dont wait too long)
   on your website or blog
   on your social channels
 Keep your calm at all times
 Answer correctly
 Dont be harsh

 BUT: dont feed the trolls
Update regularly, even when there are no updates



      No news                    Bad news
      Bad news                   Good news
      Good news                  No news


   Dont leave your customers in the dark
   Be as transparent as possible
Be Responsive

 Answer as much and as fast as possible

 Prioritize on influencers, key issues, 

 DONT delete/hide posts on Facebook

 Communicate beyond Facebook & Twitter
Adapt your Strategy
Analyze Your Data
Learn and Adapt

 Adapt your strategy
 Be even better prepared
 How can we do better next time?
   Consumer is King

TL;DR                      
                           
                               Understand Social Media dynamics
                               Start listening and be prepared
                              Be transparent and responsive
                              Learn from your mistakes
                            Start your free Engagor trial today! ;-)




folke@engagor.com
http://twitter.com/folke
Why 200+ customers worldwide choose Engagor




                             200+ customers worldwide

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How to Survive a Social media Crisis

  • 1. How to survive a Social Media Crisis Folke Lemaitre Founder & CEO http://twitter.com/folke
  • 2. What is Engagor? All-in-one social media monitoring, Enterprise analytics and management tool B2C Monitor your brand across the web Talk with your customers on any social network Measure your results Create detailed Social Media reports Powerful, yet easy to use
  • 3. Billions of conversations each day Consumers use social media every day. Do You?
  • 5. How do you talk to a king? Do your homework learn, learn, learn! 1. Build your personal Social Identity 2. Prepare for war 3. Survive a war 4. Adapt your strategy
  • 6. Get started with Social Media Create a personal Twitter account Follow influential people Gather a following Talk Tweet often, but dont overdo it Understand Social Media dynamics Now youre ready to get started on that social media crisis plan
  • 7. How do you talk to a king? As a Guru?
  • 8. How do you talk to a king? Vanity metrics are fun, but not a goal Treat others as your equal Remember that you are not the King
  • 9. How do you talk to a king? SOCIAL MEDIA OM NOM NOM * BEEEEEP TWEEEEEET
  • 10. How do you talk to a king? SOCIAL MEDIA OM NOM NOM * BEEEEEP TWEEEEEET Automation is great! But keep the human touch Never send automatic messages Answer to people
  • 11. How do you talk to a king? Be Human Be Personal Be Professional
  • 13. Be Prepared Crisis can strike any time During the day if youre lucky During the night, weekend if youre not so lucky When crisis strikes you better be prepared This is not the time to start thinking about a social media crisis plan
  • 14. Start Listening Monitor your brand, competitors, industry Monitor key people in your company, including yourself Monitor generic list of negative keywords For example: mentions of health claim in Belgium (for Consumer Goods)
  • 15. Get to know your audience
  • 16. Get to know your audience
  • 17. Get to know your audience
  • 18. Get to know your audience
  • 19. Get to know your audience
  • 20. Get to know your audience
  • 21. Detect early: negative mentions from influencers on Twitter
  • 22. Detect early: Surge in negativity
  • 23. Detect early: surge in mentions
  • 24. 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
  • 25. Prepare for quick response Setup Quick Searches List of influencers Sort incoming mentions by authority Filter on most pending issues first Setup a crisis response team for afterhours
  • 27. Admit there is a problem Admit theres an issue (dont wait too long) on your website or blog on your social channels
  • 28. Keep your calm at all times Answer correctly Dont be harsh BUT: dont feed the trolls
  • 29. Update regularly, even when there are no updates No news Bad news Bad news Good news Good news No news Dont leave your customers in the dark Be as transparent as possible
  • 30. Be Responsive Answer as much and as fast as possible Prioritize on influencers, key issues, DONT delete/hide posts on Facebook Communicate beyond Facebook & Twitter
  • 33. Learn and Adapt Adapt your strategy Be even better prepared How can we do better next time?
  • 34. Consumer is King TL;DR Understand Social Media dynamics Start listening and be prepared Be transparent and responsive Learn from your mistakes Start your free Engagor trial today! ;-) folke@engagor.com http://twitter.com/folke
  • 35. Why 200+ customers worldwide choose Engagor 200+ customers worldwide