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Before Disaster Strikes: 
Creating an Effective Crisis Communications Plan 
WOMMA Webinar 
December 10, 2014 
Sandra Fathi 
President, Affect 
Email: sfathi@affect.com 
tweet: @sandrafathi 
web: affect.com 
blog: techaffect.com 
tweet: 
@sandrafathi 
@teamaffect 
tag: 
#WOMMWednesday
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About WOMMA 
WOMMA, http://www.womma.org, is the official trade association in the word of 
mouth and social media marketing industries. WOMMA and its members are 
committed to developing and maintaining appropriate ethical standards for 
marketers and advertisers engaging in such marketing practices, identifying 
meaningful measurement standards, and defining "best practices" for the industry. 
WOMMA benefits are extended to your entire staff including marketing, social 
media, digital, advertising, legal, ethics/compliance and consumer research 
departments. 
Want to learn more about WOMMA? Contact Juliana Fabiano, Membership 
Juliana@womma.org 
@JulFabiano 
312-853-4400
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Governing Members 
QUICK FACTS 
- Nonprofit Trade Association 
- Founded in 2004 
-200+ Member Companies Globally
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GoToWebinar Connection 
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United States (see your email 
confirmation and GTW platform for 
details) 
Close all other applications running in 
the background 
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connection
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Interact on the Platform 
Questions/comments may be asked at 
any time during the session. 
- Use the Question Tab in the 
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submit 
- Will leave 10-15 minutes at the end 
to address all questions
PRESENTER BIO 
SANDRA 
FATHI 
• Founder and president of Affect, a public relations and 
social media firm specializing in technology, healthcare 
and professional services 
• 20+ years industry experience working in B2B and B2C 
marketing and public relations from startups to 
multinational public companies 
• Active member of the public relations community: 
o Tri-State District Chair, PRSA 
o Past President, PRSA-NY Chapter 
o Past President, PRSA Technology Section 
sfathi@affect.com 
@sandrafathi
Before Disaster Strikes: Creating an Effective 
Crisis Communications Plan 
WOMMA Webinar 
December 10, 2014 
Sandra Fathi 
President, Affect 
Email: sfathi@affect.com 
tweet: @sandrafathi 
web: affect.com 
blog: techaffect.com 
tweet: 
@sandrafathi 
@teamaffect 
tag: 
#WOMWednesday
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
CORE 
CONCEPTS 
4 Phases of Crisis Communications 
• Readiness 
• Response 
• Reassurance 
• Recovery
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RECOGNIZING 
CRISES 
Anticipating & Understanding Threats to a Business 
People, Products, Facilities, Environment 
Internal 
• Employees 
• Facilities 
• Vendors/Suppliers 
• Distributors/Resellers 
• Product 
External 
• Acts of Nature 
• Market 
• Legal Restrictions/Law 
• Customers 
• Advocacy Groups
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
CRISIS 
SCENARIOS 
1. Senior manager accused of inappropriate conduct including lewd photos with 
employee – Now on Instagram 
2. Employee arrested for hit and run accident – Now Appearing in Google Search 
3. Employee abusing drugs – Now Posted on his Facebook Profile 
4. Customer credit card details leaked – Now On Twitter 
5. Employee posts rant on company and exposes confidential information – Now 
on YouTube 
6. Company accused of making children’s toys with poisonous lead paint – Now 
on a Mommy Blog
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
READINESS 
Anticipating a Crisis 
1. Crisis Mapping (SWOT Analysis) 
2. Policies and Procedures (Prevention) 
3. Crisis Monitoring 
4. Crisis Communications Plan 
5. Crisis Action Plan 
6. Crisis Standard Communications Template
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RESPONSE 
TIMES 
How long before the $@!& hits the fan?
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
GENERAL 
MOTORS
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
GENERAL 
MOTORS
1. Develop materials: 
• Messages/FAQ 
• Prepared statements 
• Press release template 
• Customer letters 
2. Train employees 
• Awareness 
• Anticipation 
• Organizational Preparation 
3. Prepare channels: 
• Hotline 
• Dark site 
• Social Media 
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RESPONSE: 
CRISIS 
TOOLKIT
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RESPONSE 
Preparing a Response 
1. Don’t delay 
2. Acknowledge situation 
3. Acknowledge impact and ‘victims’ 
4. Commit to investigate 
5. Commit to sharing information and cooperation with relevant parties 
6. Share corrective action plan if available 
7. Respond in the format in which the crisis was received**
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
REASSURANCE 
Who to Reassure? How to Reassure? 
1. Develop full response plan 
2. Put plan into action: Immediate remedy 
3. Communicate results of plan and impact 
4. Reaffirm commitment to correction 
5. Demonstrate results of program
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RECOVERY 
Preparing a Long-term Recovery Plan 
1. Review need for operational, regulatory, environmental and employee 
changes 
2. Develop long-term plan including policies and prevention tactics 
3. Reassess crisis plan 
4. Regain customer/public trust
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
ConEd 
& 
MTA
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
ConEd 
& 
MTA 
Hurricane Sandy Social Media Facts: Con Edison 
• 6,500 Twitter Followers to 23,000 within 2 Weeks 
• 25 videos posted on pre-Sandy preparation 
• 100,000+ views and multiple broadcast airings of videos 
• 2500 Press Release RTs 
• 140,000 Flickr restoration image views
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
ConEd 
& 
MTA
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
ConEd 
& 
MTA 
Hurricane Sandy Social Media Facts: MTA 
• Empower street crews 
• Empower consumers 
• Update MTA.info, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, FaceBook 
• Utilize Urban Digital Panels 
• Email/Text Alerts 
MTA’s 4 Categories of Media Shared: 
• Before: Preparation 
• During: Storm Hits 
• Aftermath 1: Damage 
• Aftermath 2: Restoration
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
ConEd 
& 
MTA
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
MICROSOFT
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
MICROSOFT
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
AMERICAN 
APPAREL
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
AMERICAN 
APPAREL
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
AMERICAN 
APPAREL
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
TIDE 
LAUNDRY 
PODS
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
EXAMPLE: 
TIDE 
LAUNDRY 
PODS
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
10 
THINGS 
TO 
KNOW 
1. Implement Policies to Address Potential 
Vulnerabilities 
2. Use Social Media as a Tool for Crisis Monitoring 
3. Understand the Response-ability of Social Media 
4. Establish a Framework for Response 
5. Build a Social Media Crisis Toolkit
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
10 
THINGS 
TO 
KNOW 
6. Know Where to Respond 
7. Prepare Your Employees in Advance 
8. Establish the Proper Tone 
9. Kill the Automation Switch 
10. Be Honest, Be Transparent
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 
RESOURCES 
White Paper: 
Crisis Communications in the 
Social Media Age 
Download at: Affect.com
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Slides Available: Slideshare.net/sfathi 
Sandra Fathi 
President, Affect 
Email: sfathi@affect.com 
tweet: @sandrafathi 
web: affect.com 
blog: techaffect.com 
tweet: 
@sandrafathi 
@teamaffect 
tag: 
#WOMMWednesday

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Before Disaster Strikes: Creating an Effective Crisis Communications Plan

  • 1. 1 Before Disaster Strikes: Creating an Effective Crisis Communications Plan WOMMA Webinar December 10, 2014 Sandra Fathi President, Affect Email: sfathi@affect.com tweet: @sandrafathi web: affect.com blog: techaffect.com tweet: @sandrafathi @teamaffect tag: #WOMMWednesday
  • 2. 2 About WOMMA WOMMA, http://www.womma.org, is the official trade association in the word of mouth and social media marketing industries. WOMMA and its members are committed to developing and maintaining appropriate ethical standards for marketers and advertisers engaging in such marketing practices, identifying meaningful measurement standards, and defining "best practices" for the industry. WOMMA benefits are extended to your entire staff including marketing, social media, digital, advertising, legal, ethics/compliance and consumer research departments. Want to learn more about WOMMA? Contact Juliana Fabiano, Membership Juliana@womma.org @JulFabiano 312-853-4400
  • 3. 3 Governing Members QUICK FACTS - Nonprofit Trade Association - Founded in 2004 -200+ Member Companies Globally
  • 4. 4 GoToWebinar Connection Audio - VoIP - requires microphone and speakers - Telephone - long distance number for United States (see your email confirmation and GTW platform for details) Close all other applications running in the background - Increase your bandwidth = better connection
  • 5. 5 Interact on the Platform Questions/comments may be asked at any time during the session. - Use the Question Tab in the GoToWebinar control panel to submit - Will leave 10-15 minutes at the end to address all questions
  • 6. PRESENTER BIO SANDRA FATHI • Founder and president of Affect, a public relations and social media firm specializing in technology, healthcare and professional services • 20+ years industry experience working in B2B and B2C marketing and public relations from startups to multinational public companies • Active member of the public relations community: o Tri-State District Chair, PRSA o Past President, PRSA-NY Chapter o Past President, PRSA Technology Section sfathi@affect.com @sandrafathi
  • 7. Before Disaster Strikes: Creating an Effective Crisis Communications Plan WOMMA Webinar December 10, 2014 Sandra Fathi President, Affect Email: sfathi@affect.com tweet: @sandrafathi web: affect.com blog: techaffect.com tweet: @sandrafathi @teamaffect tag: #WOMWednesday
  • 8. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS CORE CONCEPTS 4 Phases of Crisis Communications • Readiness • Response • Reassurance • Recovery
  • 9. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RECOGNIZING CRISES Anticipating & Understanding Threats to a Business People, Products, Facilities, Environment Internal • Employees • Facilities • Vendors/Suppliers • Distributors/Resellers • Product External • Acts of Nature • Market • Legal Restrictions/Law • Customers • Advocacy Groups
  • 10. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS CRISIS SCENARIOS 1. Senior manager accused of inappropriate conduct including lewd photos with employee – Now on Instagram 2. Employee arrested for hit and run accident – Now Appearing in Google Search 3. Employee abusing drugs – Now Posted on his Facebook Profile 4. Customer credit card details leaked – Now On Twitter 5. Employee posts rant on company and exposes confidential information – Now on YouTube 6. Company accused of making children’s toys with poisonous lead paint – Now on a Mommy Blog
  • 11. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS READINESS Anticipating a Crisis 1. Crisis Mapping (SWOT Analysis) 2. Policies and Procedures (Prevention) 3. Crisis Monitoring 4. Crisis Communications Plan 5. Crisis Action Plan 6. Crisis Standard Communications Template
  • 12. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSE TIMES How long before the $@!& hits the fan?
  • 15. 1. Develop materials: • Messages/FAQ • Prepared statements • Press release template • Customer letters 2. Train employees • Awareness • Anticipation • Organizational Preparation 3. Prepare channels: • Hotline • Dark site • Social Media CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSE: CRISIS TOOLKIT
  • 16. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSE Preparing a Response 1. Don’t delay 2. Acknowledge situation 3. Acknowledge impact and ‘victims’ 4. Commit to investigate 5. Commit to sharing information and cooperation with relevant parties 6. Share corrective action plan if available 7. Respond in the format in which the crisis was received**
  • 17. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS REASSURANCE Who to Reassure? How to Reassure? 1. Develop full response plan 2. Put plan into action: Immediate remedy 3. Communicate results of plan and impact 4. Reaffirm commitment to correction 5. Demonstrate results of program
  • 18. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RECOVERY Preparing a Long-term Recovery Plan 1. Review need for operational, regulatory, environmental and employee changes 2. Develop long-term plan including policies and prevention tactics 3. Reassess crisis plan 4. Regain customer/public trust
  • 20. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: ConEd & MTA Hurricane Sandy Social Media Facts: Con Edison • 6,500 Twitter Followers to 23,000 within 2 Weeks • 25 videos posted on pre-Sandy preparation • 100,000+ views and multiple broadcast airings of videos • 2500 Press Release RTs • 140,000 Flickr restoration image views
  • 22. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: ConEd & MTA Hurricane Sandy Social Media Facts: MTA • Empower street crews • Empower consumers • Update MTA.info, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, FaceBook • Utilize Urban Digital Panels • Email/Text Alerts MTA’s 4 Categories of Media Shared: • Before: Preparation • During: Storm Hits • Aftermath 1: Damage • Aftermath 2: Restoration
  • 26. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: AMERICAN APPAREL
  • 27. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: AMERICAN APPAREL
  • 28. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: AMERICAN APPAREL
  • 29. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: TIDE LAUNDRY PODS
  • 30. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS EXAMPLE: TIDE LAUNDRY PODS
  • 31. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 10 THINGS TO KNOW 1. Implement Policies to Address Potential Vulnerabilities 2. Use Social Media as a Tool for Crisis Monitoring 3. Understand the Response-ability of Social Media 4. Establish a Framework for Response 5. Build a Social Media Crisis Toolkit
  • 32. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 10 THINGS TO KNOW 6. Know Where to Respond 7. Prepare Your Employees in Advance 8. Establish the Proper Tone 9. Kill the Automation Switch 10. Be Honest, Be Transparent
  • 33. CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES White Paper: Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age Download at: Affect.com
  • 34. 34 QuesOons? Slides Available: Slideshare.net/sfathi Sandra Fathi President, Affect Email: sfathi@affect.com tweet: @sandrafathi web: affect.com blog: techaffect.com tweet: @sandrafathi @teamaffect tag: #WOMMWednesday