28 June 2021 4 min read
Brands can spend years carefully crafting a reputation, only to have one poorly managed crisis see them enter the cancel culture discourse. Clarissa Harris outlines eight ways brands can avoid a trial by social media.
Take the 4 billion global social media users, coupled with endless opportunities for viral content creation and a changing political landscape, and it’s no surprise why more brands are finding themselves on trial by social media when faced with a crisis.
What constitutes a crisis?
Simply put, a crisis represents any activity that potentially hurts your brand’s reputation or ability to do business. Besides events beyond our control such as natural disasters, economic collapses and pandemics, other issues being raised online include serious product or service criticism, negative staff behaviour, insensitive comments and severe public backlash.
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Ahh, LinkedIn. The place where wanky CEOs write “inspirational” missives on “growth hacking” and “synergy”, right? Well, you might be surprised to learn the once-dreaded social media platform has evolved to include a diverse range of users – most importantly, people who don’t wear suits or describe what they do as “disruptive”. Shock, horror! Even creative people have jumped on board! Put simply, LinkedIn is another way to get the word out about your business (it’s also arguably less stressful than scrolling through Facebook and Twitter, so there’s that, too). If you re curious, here are five reasons to consider joining LinkedIn – or at least logging back into that profile you created 10 years ago.