Crisis Communications and Social Media. Training facilitated by Ketchum Pleon for IBM Benelux. Case presented in Bruxelles @ IABC event. By Yves van Seters and Andrada Morar
Andrada: An exercise done by IBM’s internal and external communications team, the Security Manager EMEA and Ketchum Pleon.
Andrada: In order to create real life situations the training takes place at the Broadcast Facilities in Hilversum, The Netherlands. During the training theory is presented while a true crisis is being simulated. Case description Location The location of the crisis is fictive, in our case: Swaziland. The story An IBM-branded USB-drive was found on the train from capital Mbabane to the administrative capital of Lobamba. A student from Mbabane’s Technical University has found the USB-drive and hacked it within 2 minutes. The USB-drive contains customs database documents from the Dutch Tax Authority stating the export tax amounts paid by Philips. Both companies are IBM customers. De paid charges concern the sale of LED-lamps by Philips. Additionally, the State Secretary of Finance is involved. In several Social Media the incident is being heavily discussed.
Andrada: An exercise done by IBM’s internal and external communications team, the Security Manager EMEA and Ketchum Pleon.