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5 ways to deal with a social media crisis

The Next Web

When a rogue employee sent out an offensive tweet from the official Vodafone twitter account , the ensuing social media furore saw the company posting hundreds of the same tweet apologising for the error to every individual user that RTed or mentioned the original tweet. Act fast but don’t panic!

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The Importance Of Cultural Understanding In Business

YoungUpstarts

Previously, you may not have been aware how a country on the other side of the world treated its employees, carried out daily operations or communicated with close contacts, but all these aspects of business can now be understood. After 750 people signed a petition, Nike’s leggings were withdrawn from the market.

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