How to Shift Crisis Communications in the Middle of a Crisis
Steve Kearns, LinkedIn’s Social Media Lead, joins Social Pros to discuss how brands and social practitioners can navigate through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has impacted all of our lives and all of our businesses in what feels like a very short timeframe. Companies and social practitioners alike are modifying their contingency plans at lightning speed as the outbreak continues to uproot the status quo.
So, how can social practitioners and businesses confidently shift crisis communications in the middle of a crisis? LinkedIn’s Social Media Lead, Steve Kearns, shares some amazing advice on crisis communication tools and frameworks to help you navigate through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Steve emphasized the importance of pausing to think about what you’re saying on social. He reminds all of us to pause before we press send and think about why they would care and why they would share?
In This Episode:
06:42 – Changes that LinkedIn has witnessed amidst the COVID-19 crisis
08:49 – The evolution of marketing and communications on LinkedIn
12:36 – Leveraging LinkedIn to communicate with your ideal customers
14:40 – The importance of self-awareness when managing a social media platform on behalf of a brand
18:47 – How LinkedIn’s workflow has changed as a result of the coronavirus crisis
23:42 – What agency partners can do to help support the brands and companies they work with during this time
28:27 – How virtual events can help you communicate and engage with your audience
32:57 – How you can measure social media performance differently during a crisis
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“We are building the plane as we’re flying it.” – @stevektweets
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