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Reputation Management

Mr Hans Kanold

CEO Safehotels Alliance

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CERTIFICATION &

CONSULTANCY

• Specialiced in the hotel and meeting industry

• In operation since 2001

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Reputation Management

Are you aware of your reputation?

Are you aware of consequences?

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Reputation Management

• Facebook• YouTube

Are you in control? Lets have a look…

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Reputation Management

• Ugly tie…• Bad haircut…

• Weak pronounciation

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Reputation

Do you know?

• Strengths• Weaknesses• Opportunities• Threats

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Reputation Management

On going analysis – especially these days…

Social media can damage in minutes!

SAS Flight from Stockholm

december 29, 1991, 08.45 in the morning

129 people on board

Crashes right after take off

OUTCOME ?

OUTCOME ?

Reputation…

Can we trust SAS?

Can we trust the industry?

Crises management agenda?

SAS Flight from Linate, Milan

October 8, 2001, 08.10 in the morning

110 people on board

Crashes right after take off

into a Cessna, 4 people on board

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Actions taken;

• Management activity• Press conference on site• Communication• Empathy

OUTCOME ?

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SAS is Now used as a role model for Crises management &

Reputation Management

• Impressive engagement

• Well prepared

• Empathy to victims

• Own interest secondary

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Be prepared

• Plan, train and practice• Contact lists• Check lists• Over react• Care and compassion• Communicate, communicate,

communicate!• Respond fast – “the golden hour”• Strong leadership• Get additional expertise

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Be prepared

• Family assistance• Specialist back-up 24/7• Deep pockets – or insurance• Learn from others

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DON´T

• Look at media as your enemy • Underestimate public interest

• Overlook the stress

• Be penny wise / pound foolish

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For your company,a succesful action

– Maintained bookings– Enhanced reputation– Job satisfaction– Staff satisfaction

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THANK YOU

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Be prepared

• Communication plan• Practice• Set of experts• Documentation in order• Updated contact lists• Client management• Focus on solution and next step