Busted! Constant Recording as a Crisis Management Reality

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Recording catches joyriding mechanics, highlights possibility of constant surveillance In our tech-heavy world, recording devices are everywhere. From the cell phones we all carry to the plethora of James Bond-esque gadgets available online, the chance of your actions being recorded at any given time is such that a prudent crisis …

Sharing Responsibility for Social Media Crisis Management

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Get everyone involved in social media and bolster your crisis management People work best when feel that they have ownership of a project. It’s a long-accepted fact of business and team building, so why are so few integrating that thought with their online reputation management programs? Often the social media …

Would You Like Some Arsenic With That? Rice Crisis Management.

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Crisis management time for many rice-related industries How would you feel if I told you that you’re probably consuming several doses of a potent carcinogen and neurotoxin each week? Even worse, you’re feeding your kids the same dose in some of their favorite meals and snacks. That’s exactly what a …

KitchenAid Turns Social Media Fail into Reputation Win

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How a nasty post became a boon for housewares giant Now Kitchenaid can add itself to the list of companies who’ve run into social media crises stemming from an apparent slip of the mouse. Right smack in the middle of last week’s presidential debate, this post went out from the …

Social Media Doesn’t Close for the Weekend

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Use online reputation management to help you catch problems early, or risk walking into a full-blown crisis Monday morning We applaud social media networks for allowing us to communicate with the public on a massive scale, but it’s critical to remember that while many businesses may close for the weekend, …

#drought12

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Farmers put social media to work in combating a devastating drought The reach and flexibility of social media makes it an ideal crisis management tool, even in industries that are thousands of years old. When a crushing drought put the crops of farmers across the U.S. in danger, they turned …

Pingdom Gets “We’re Sorry” Right

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Editor’s Note: The following mea culpa email was so surprising in its quality and thoroughness that our friend Crockett Dunn had to pass it along, and we thought we’d share it with you. Major kudos to the Pingdom team for doing online reputation management right. Subject: Bug temporarily affected monitoring …

Bic’s “For Her” Crisis, or How to Play Ostrich

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Nonexistent crisis management from the pen maker Are you a woman? Are those manly black, white, red and blue pens keeping you from writing? Well look no further, because Bic’s “for Her” line is here! Yes, we’re being sarcastic, but no, we aren’t making up the “for Her” line. Industry …

No “Likes” for Facebook’s Crisis Management

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What drives a social media innovator to sit silent while his stock plummets? With Facebook stock, one of the most anticipated public offerings, well…ever, sinking from day one, you would think that the company would be eager to trot out the man who brought it all together, THE face of …

The Crisis Show Ep.12 – Recalls, Apple Leak, Montreal Shooting and…

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The Crisis Show’s 12th episode aired this week, and as usual hosts Jonathan Bernstein, Rich Klein, and Melissa Agnes had no shortage of topics to discuss. Two shooting incidents shocked the public this week, one at a PQ Montreal Victory Rally and another at Pathmark in New Jersey. The foul …

Yeah We Lost Your Kid, So What?

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Appallingly poor online crisis management from United Airlines United Airlines was riding a wave of social media success following the Olympics. With Facebook contests and Twitter stunts accompanying pictures of returning athletes embracing United staff, the campaign was a mounting success. Suddenly, the Monday after closing ceremonies, a new and …

The Crisis Show Ep. 10 – Akin, West Nile, Sports Crises, and that’s not all!

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In the latest episode of The Crisis Show, hosts Jonathan Bernstein, Rich Klein, and Melissa Agnes welcomed guest Karen Freberg, assistant professor in Strategic Communications at the University of Louisville and adjunct faculty member for West Virginia University. The crisis management mishaps continue to roll in, and we covered the …

Progressive’s #Crisisfail

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Don’t let lawyers control your crisis management Progressive has made a fortune branding itself as the “everyman” of the insurance world with its kitschy commercials, but a major crisis management failure has caused the brand harm it could have avoided. At the heart of the controversy is a Tumblr created …

The Crisis Show Ep. 6 – Aurora, CO

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This week’s episode of The Crisis Show featured some seriously hot topics. The theater shootings in Colorado took a front seat, with our hosts discussing the implications, as well as some possible ways to detect the potential for violent crises early on. Following that up, Jonathan Bernstein, Rich Klein, and …

Alleged Delta Employee’s Reddit Posts Create Crisis Management Stir

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Respond when your reputation’s threatened The popularity of social media has certainly opened up organizations to new types of crises. For a perfect example, take a look at how a poster on Reddit.com, claiming to be a Delta Airlines employee, responded to a complaint about poor baggage handling: “People get …