Here are five ways to build one to protect your brand.

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Build a crisis management team
A crisis management team is (arguably) the most armenia b2b leads important element of any crisis management strategy. It’s your first line of defense when a crisis hits.

To create one, start by building out your sub-team with employees who are comfortable managing people and executing plans. Think about what bases you need to cover (like communications/PR, IT, human resources, operations) and appoint a sub-team leader for each area.

Tasks for this step:

Build a crisis management team and appoint leaders for each department (social media, legal, HR, etc). And nominate a crisis manager who will coordinate the response and delegate tasks during a crisis.

Communicate proactively
Your crisis team must decide how the first piece of communication will be phrased, as it will set the tone for the entire response. Let’s imagine your company is hit by a data breach. If your crisis management team prepared a template response during pre-crisis planning, it’s time to use it.

Here’s an example:

“(Your company name) values your business and understands how important the privacy of your information is. During the early morning hours of this morning, our servers experienced a possible data security incident and your information may be involved. We have opened an investigation and will be in constant communication to update you as it progresses.”