Archive for the ‘Crisis Communications’ Category

Case Study: Toyota’s Social Media Outreach

Case Study: Toyota’s Social Media Outreach

Noreen O’Leary recently did a piece for Ad Week about Toyota’s PR response to the company’s numerous vehicle recalls. Toyota launched a large “transparency” and “apology” campaign, including social media outreach. The....

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FattyGate: Kevin Smith and Southwest Airlines

FattyGate: Kevin Smith and Southwest Airlines

Kevin Smith caused quite a stir this weekend after tweeting about a bad experience he’s had with Southwest Airlines (SWA). The director, famous for films like Clerks and Mallrats, vented on his Twitter account to his 1.6 million followers (@ThatKevinSmith)....

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Ushahidi: Real-Time Crisis Communication by Citizen Journalists

Ushahidi: Real-Time Crisis Communication by Citizen Journalists

Ushahidi – meaning “testimony” in Swahili – is an African nonprofit organization that was created during the 2008 post-election crisis in Kenya. The goal of this organization is to help citizens become citizen journalists, and....

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