How do you use social media as a crisis communication tool?
How do you use social media as a crisis communication tool (i.e., communicating with key audiences during the Coronavirus pandemic)? What social media platforms do you use and in what way? How do you incorporate social media in your organization's crisis communication plan? How can we (individuals and organizations) use social media to organize campaigns to do something good for our society/community/SMBs during such a difficult time?
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Apr 24, 2020
Social Media can (and does) play an important role in any organization during a crisis or disaster response.
It's important to remember its primary role is to convey information to the public. Its secondary role is to collect situational information if allowed by law. In some countries, the collection and use of social media data is illegal for use by government organizations and NGO's.
Developing a social media plan, procedures and management of these services improves response times and the quality of delivery required.
Social Media can play a vital role in analyzing how logistics, supplies, human assets, etc. should be distributed.
The scale of each scenario requires different expertise. In turn, the level of social media interaction and usage is also proportional.
There is no one size fits all.
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Apr 23, 2020
Thanks for answering my questions!
Yes, many organizations use social media as a crisis communication tool. Organizations can use social media to communicate with different groups of stakeholders during short period of time. Many organizations use Twitter, social network sites, and organizational blog, to communicate with their key audiences amid the current global health crisis.
As for using social media to help our society/community/SMBs, people can encourage their social media connections to support local restaurants by ordering takeout.
If you have any other examples about how organizations can use social media as a crisis communication tool, please feel free to share!
Apr 10, 2020
Social medial as a tool in communication is as effective as other forms of communication like print media and television media. One of the most common form of social media platform used in communicating in today's world is Skype. There are other forms of social media platforms like face book, LinkedIn, Instagram, and so on. Incorporating social media into corporate organisation has become the normal norm in today's corporate world. Some company now use different forms of social medial platforms as a tool is reaching their clients and dispersing information to various stakeholders
Using social medial as a campaign tool in a difficult time such as this period of Covid-19, is timely and necessary. Timely in terms being a tool needed in moment such as this. Necessary in terms of the strength information dispersal in reaching larger number of the populace
Apr 10, 2020
Hello Ming,
I like these 5 steps and also benefit from this. 5 Steps To Using Social Media For Crisis Communications.
1 Establish an Active Presence on Social Media
2. Incorporate Social Media Into Your Safety Plan
3. Build a Strong Crisis Communication Team to Relay Information on Social Media
4. Get Creative With How You Share Information
5. Incorporate Social Media and Your Website
Thank you!