Whitepaper: Using value modeling to evaluate social media messages
Webinar and Whitepaper
In preparation for our upcoming webinar with Karen Freberg, Ph.D, and Major Kristen Saling, we are pleased to present their joint research whitepaper along with co-authors Kathleen G. Vidoloffc and Gina Eoscod.
Abstract: Emerging technologies, advances in social media, and new communication platforms have transformed how crisis communicators reach their audiences and partner agencies in a variety of situations. Not only do individuals and organizations communicate differently during a crisis, but they are also perceived very differently; social media platforms and messages add to the challenges involved in maintaining the overall reputation of brands and corporations.
To better understand the new messaging system and its effects, the researchers analyzed social media crisis messages and messaging theory through various qualitative and quantitative value modeling techniques and generated a simple baseline model for what constitutes a “good” crisis message. Using data collected during Hurricane Irene, the researchers used this baseline model to rank effective and ineffective messages to determine whether the most followed/forwarded messages fit this model, and to identify a set of new best practices for crisis communicators and reputation management monitors using social media platforms.
Existing literature in crisis communication offers many best practices but has yet to delve into what constitutes a “good” crisis message communicated through social media.
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