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How Sharp Brands Handle a Corporate Crisis in the Social Media Age

Bill FaethMay 27, 2015 Not every organization will face a crisis. From offensive social media posts to offline crises, such as data breaches, a simple mistake can immediately place a company squarely in the spotlight. Many of the countless high-profile social media crises of the past several years surround poor employee or managerial judgement. This … Continue reading How Sharp Brands Handle a Corporate Crisis in the Social Media Age

The Best Way to Handle Online Trolls: Engage Versus Ignore

Shelley PringleFebruary 15, 2015 Conventional wisdom suggests the best way to deal with online trolls is to ignore them. Don’t feed the trolls, the experts say, it’s what they want and only fuels the flames, encouraging them to continue spewing their vitriolic hatred, racist commentary and/or misogynistic babble. Yet two recent victims of online trolling … Continue reading The Best Way to Handle Online Trolls: Engage Versus Ignore

Measuring the Business Impact of PR: Getting a Handle on Data

When assessing the ROI of a publicity campaign, it’s standard practice to asses about high-level results, such as the number of reads a message has received and the number of times a message social networks: these metrics are good measures of how well a message resonated with the audience. But PR measurement shouldn’t stop there. … Continue reading Measuring the Business Impact of PR: Getting a Handle on Data

Does Your Organization Need a Separate Twitter Handle to Deliver Effective Social Customer Service?

A common debate among social customer service professionals is whether brands should deliver customer service from their primary Twitter handle–or if they should have a dedicated service handle. Companies have been successful with both approaches, meaning that there is no clear cut answer but instead a series of pros and cons. Using our experience from … Continue reading Does Your Organization Need a Separate Twitter Handle to Deliver Effective Social Customer Service?