SOSYAL MEDYADA KRİZ İLETİŞİMİ SÜRECİNDE KRİZ SÖZCÜLÜĞÜ; PATİSWİSS KRİZİ VAKA İNCELEMESİ

Year 2024, Issue: 63, 51 - 70, 27.09.2024

Emel Kuşku Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.17498/kdeniz.1537398

Abstract

Bireysel internet kullanımının yaygınlaşması kurumlar için tüketicilerin kurumsal iletişim strateji ve uygulamalarında söz sahibi oldukları büyük değişimler yaratmıştır. Sosyal medya platformlarında kullanıcılar (tüketiciler/kurum temsilcileri) tarafından paylaşılan içeriklerin kısa bir sürede büyük kitlelere ulaşabilme özelliği kurumlar için hem avantaj hem de dezavantaj oluşturabilecek yenilikleri beraberinde getirmiştir. Hatta sosyal medyanın interaktif iletişimi olanaklı kılan doğası zaman zaman kurumlar için tehdit oluşturan örneklerin de yaşanmasına neden olmuştur. Günümüzde özellikle üst düzey yöneticilerin sosyal medya platformlarındaki artan görünürlüğü ve kurum sözcülüğü temsilleriyle şahsi sosyal medya hesaplarından yaptıkları paylaşımlar, kurumlar için krizlere neden olarak yıllarca özenle inşa edilen itibarı da kısa sürede zedeleyebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, 20 Nisan 2024 tarihinde bir tüketicinin X (Twitter) sosyal medya platformu üzerinden Patiswiss ürünlerinin küflü çıkması üzerine yaptığı paylaşımla ortaya çıkan kriz süreci konu alınmaktadır. Bu kapsamda Patiswiss krizinin iletişim süreci krizin ortaya çıkışı, kriz anı ve sonrası olmak üzere X paylaşımları üzerinden vaka analizi yöntemiyle incelenmektedir. Çalışmada kriz iletişiminde kurum sözcülüğünü üstelenen kişilerin sosyal medyadanın kriz iletişimi sürecinde taşıdığı riskleri doğru yönetemediği bir vakanın betimsel analizi yapılmış olup, sosyal medyada etkin kriz iletşimi yönetimi için öneriler geliştirilmiştir. Bulgular, Patiswiss örneği üzerinden tüketici ve kurum kriz iletişim sözcüsü arasında gerçekleşen yanlış iletişimin markaları büyük itibar krizlerine sürükleyebileceğini, maddi ve manevi varlıklarını tehdit edebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

kurumsal iletişim, kriz iletişimi, itibar yönetimi, kriz sözcülüğü, sosyal medya, Patiswiss

Ethical Statement

Çalışma bir vaka incelmesi olup Etik Kurul Onayı' na ihtiyaç bulunmamaktadır.

CRISIS SPOKESPERSONSHIP IN THE PROCESS OF CRISIS COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE CASE STUDY OF THE PATISWISS CRISIS

Abstract

The widespread use of the internet on an individual level has created significant changes for institutions, where consumers now have a say in corporate communication strategies and practices. The rapid dissemination of content shared by users (consumers/corporate representatives) on social media platforms brings both advantages and disadvantages for institutions. The interactive nature of social media can sometimes pose threats to institutions. Today, the increased visibility of top-level executives on social media platforms and the statements they make from their personal accounts as corporate spokespersons can quickly damage reputations that have been carefully built over years, often resulting in crises. This study examines the crisis that emerged on April 20, 2024, when a consumer shared a post on X (Twitter) regarding Patiswiss products being moldy. The crisis communication process of Patiswiss is analyzed through case study methodology, examining X platform posts during the emergence, crisis moment, and aftermath of the crisis. The study presents a descriptive analysis of a case where those in charge of corporate spokespersonship failed to manage the risks of social media crisis communication properly. Recommendations are made for effective crisis communication management on social media. Findings indicate that miscommunication between the consumer and the corporate crisis spokesperson, as demonstrated by the Patiswiss example, can lead to severe reputation crises and threaten both tangible and intangible assets.

Keywords

Corporate Communication, Crisis Communication, Reputation Management, Crisis Spokespersonship, Social Media, Patiswiss

РЕЧЕВОЕ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЬСТВО В ПРОЦЕССЕ КРИЗИСНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ В СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ СЕТЯХ: ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ НА ПРИМЕРЕ КРИЗИСА PATISWISS

Abstract

Широкое использование интернета на индивидуальном уровне вызвало значительные изменения для организаций, где потребители теперь играют важную роль в корпоративных стратегиях и практиках коммуникации. Быстрое распространение контента, размещаемого пользователями (потребителями/представителями корпораций) в социальных сетях, приносит как преимущества, так и недостатки для организаций. Интерактивная природа социальных сетей порой создает угрозы для компаний. Сегодня возросшая видимость топ-менеджеров на платформах социальных сетей и их личные сообщения, сделанные в качестве корпоративных представителей, могут быстро нанести ущерб репутации, строившейся годами, приводя к кризисам. В данном исследовании рассматривается кризис, возникший 20 апреля 2024 года, когда потребитель опубликовал сообщение на платформе X (Twitter) о том, что продукция компании Patiswiss оказалась заплесневелой. Процесс коммуникации во время кризиса компании Patiswiss анализируется методом исследования случая на основе публикаций на платформе X на этапах возникновения, развития и разрешения кризиса. В исследовании представлен описательный анализ ситуации, в которой представители компании не смогли должным образом управлять рисками, связанными с коммуникацией в условиях кризиса в социальных сетях. Были предложены рекомендации для эффективного управления кризисной коммуникацией в социальных сетях. Выводы показывают, что неправильная коммуникация между потребителем и корпоративным представителем во время кризиса, как на примере Patiswiss, может привести к серьезным репутационным кризисам и угрожать материальным и нематериальным активам.

Keywords

Корпоративная Коммуникация, Кризисная Коммуникация, Управление Репутацией, Речевое Представительство, Социальные Сети, Patiswiss

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