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PAVITHRA CHARAN SANKARAKRISHNAN
A Marketer’s Perspective To
HANDLINGCRISIS
Steven V. Thulon, Author
“ Conflict builds Character.
Crisis defines it.”
WHAT IS TRUE OF INDIVIDUALS,
ALSO APPLIES TO BRANDS
CRISISCOMEINMANYSHAPES
• Internal: Leadership, Malpractice, Whistleblowing, Confidence
• Market led: Dynamics, Change
• Reputation: Perceived problems, Real problems, By Association
CRISIS-whatcanbringaboutone
….ANDSIZES(THINKSCALE)
SOME CRISES ARE LIKE ANT BITE
SHARP
SHORT
SMALL IN SCALE
OTHERS ARE LIKE A CHARGING RHINO
BIGGER
MORE DANGEROUS
WILL YOU SURVIVE?
THEYDIFFERINSPEEDOFBUILD
SLOW FIRE
BLIZZARD OR BLITZKRIEG
Hits you fast
builds up over time
…AndThenThereIs…
COVID19 -GlobalHealthCrisis
EAR BUDS COMPANY PIVOTING TO COVID TEST SWABS
TEXTILE EXPORTERS MAKING PPE AND FACE MASKS
RESTAURANTS DELIVERING PRODUCE
Isthereanopportunitytopivot,innovate,recalibrate?
“A crisis is an opportunity riding a dangerous wind.”
Chinese Proverb
The word crisis in Chinese, is made of two parts.
One means danger and the other means opportunity.
A GREAT CASE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TO RETURN STRONG FROM A CRISIS
CrisisManagement
-theMaggiway
George Washington, 1st President of USA
“It is better to offer NO excuse than a bad one.”
SILENCEAS A CRISIS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
MAYBE FOR AN ANT SCALE CRISIS?
MAYBE WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY?
Example 1:
SaveBradsWife
campaign when
the employer
company never
spoke up
Example 2:
Some of UBER’s
scandals when
their CEO made
it worse with his
statements
CRISIS BROUGHT ON BY YOUR ACTIONS
OwnUp
In April 2017, Adidas sent an email to select customers with the
subject line, “Congrats, you survived the Boston Marathon!”

While most would agree that running a marathon is an
impressive feat of stamina, their phrasing inadvertently made
light of the devastating Boston Marathon bombing in 2013
HANDLINGCRISIS-a3-prongedframework
TRANSPARENCY
Own Up
Communicate
Be Open
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
Leverage Digital
Online Solutions
360 deg media plan
WIN BACK TRUST
What did you FIX
Demonstrate INTENT
Showcase ACTION
THIS TOO SHALL PASS…
1.ALLHANDSONDECK
2.PREPARE
3.NAVIGATEtoSTEER
4.BACKONCOURSE
THANK YOU
THEREISA
RAINBOW…
If you handle it right and survive…
In all likelihood..
at the end of it all..
with or without a pot of gold :-)
SOME OF MY RESEARCH SOURCES
• MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW: How to save
your Brand in a Crisis (2010)
• CMS WIRE: Marketing in a Time of Crisis
• HT MEDIA : DigiPerform Digital Marketing Training:
How Nestle used Social Media to return from Crisis

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Handling Crisis - a markter's perspective

  • 1. PAVITHRA CHARAN SANKARAKRISHNAN A Marketer’s Perspective To HANDLINGCRISIS
  • 2. Steven V. Thulon, Author “ Conflict builds Character. Crisis defines it.” WHAT IS TRUE OF INDIVIDUALS, ALSO APPLIES TO BRANDS
  • 4. • Internal: Leadership, Malpractice, Whistleblowing, Confidence • Market led: Dynamics, Change • Reputation: Perceived problems, Real problems, By Association CRISIS-whatcanbringaboutone
  • 6.
  • 7. SOME CRISES ARE LIKE ANT BITE SHARP SHORT SMALL IN SCALE OTHERS ARE LIKE A CHARGING RHINO BIGGER MORE DANGEROUS WILL YOU SURVIVE?
  • 8. THEYDIFFERINSPEEDOFBUILD SLOW FIRE BLIZZARD OR BLITZKRIEG Hits you fast builds up over time
  • 10. COVID19 -GlobalHealthCrisis EAR BUDS COMPANY PIVOTING TO COVID TEST SWABS TEXTILE EXPORTERS MAKING PPE AND FACE MASKS RESTAURANTS DELIVERING PRODUCE Isthereanopportunitytopivot,innovate,recalibrate?
  • 11. “A crisis is an opportunity riding a dangerous wind.” Chinese Proverb The word crisis in Chinese, is made of two parts. One means danger and the other means opportunity.
  • 12. A GREAT CASE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TO RETURN STRONG FROM A CRISIS CrisisManagement -theMaggiway
  • 13.
  • 14. George Washington, 1st President of USA “It is better to offer NO excuse than a bad one.”
  • 15. SILENCEAS A CRISIS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY MAYBE FOR AN ANT SCALE CRISIS? MAYBE WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY? Example 1: SaveBradsWife campaign when the employer company never spoke up Example 2: Some of UBER’s scandals when their CEO made it worse with his statements
  • 16. CRISIS BROUGHT ON BY YOUR ACTIONS OwnUp In April 2017, Adidas sent an email to select customers with the subject line, “Congrats, you survived the Boston Marathon!” While most would agree that running a marathon is an impressive feat of stamina, their phrasing inadvertently made light of the devastating Boston Marathon bombing in 2013
  • 18. TRANSPARENCY Own Up Communicate Be Open MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY Leverage Digital Online Solutions 360 deg media plan WIN BACK TRUST What did you FIX Demonstrate INTENT Showcase ACTION
  • 19. THIS TOO SHALL PASS… 1.ALLHANDSONDECK 2.PREPARE 3.NAVIGATEtoSTEER 4.BACKONCOURSE
  • 20. THANK YOU THEREISA RAINBOW… If you handle it right and survive… In all likelihood.. at the end of it all.. with or without a pot of gold :-)
  • 21. SOME OF MY RESEARCH SOURCES • MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW: How to save your Brand in a Crisis (2010) • CMS WIRE: Marketing in a Time of Crisis • HT MEDIA : DigiPerform Digital Marketing Training: How Nestle used Social Media to return from Crisis