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MSC Cruises – Costa Concordia report. Murphy ’ s law. The information curve. Information travelled fast across the web since the very beginning. Both news diffusion and news search were concentrated around three definition: Costa Concordia, Concordia, Giglio. . The information curve.
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The information curve Information travelled fast across the web since the very beginning. Both news diffusion and news search were concentrated around three definition: Costa Concordia, Concordia, Giglio.
The information curve Costa Concordia and Concordia were mostly adopted by international commenters as made it clear by the streamgraph
The information curve Giglio was a local hashtag
Point of origin The first news came from a local newspaper, La Nazione Grosseto edition, then social media took over mass media spreading the news like a wildfire.
Company reaction Company’s reaction was dealt through the website, the blog, FB page and Twitter account
Company reaction Company’s reaction was dealt through the website, the blog, FB page and Twitter account
Company reaction Costa closed for a while the YouTube account where video about similar situation have been previously posted.
Company reaction – key learning Positive • apparently company were in control • everychannelwascovered with the statement • no harshreactioneven to the most offensive comment Negative • the first statement shows that the company hadnotdetailed information • wrong or misleading information came from the ship • sametonewasused in differentchannels • apparently the phonenumberwas a tollnumberwhileitshouldhavebeentoll free Keylearning • avoid to share information thatmay cause troublelater (eg: rescue operationwas immediate), insteadremain focus on more neutral info (eg: we are concentrated on rescue operation) • create message for different public (press, Fb fans, Twittercommenters are not the same audience)
Company Facebook page Company posted several articles on its Facebook page. Since the very beginning, they tried to appear in control and emphatic. Anyway, the result is in someway aligned to the detail of the information and, day after day, the number of comments takes over the number of likes and arises the negativity of the sentiment. From “it’s an accident, it may happen” to “they can’t turn all the responsabilities over the Captain, they put him in control”
Company Facebook page Jan 14
Company Facebook page Jan 17
Company Facebook page Key commenters
The follow up Mentions on web channels skyrocketed immediately and are still high due the news flow
The follow up Twitter, as it always happens for breaking news, is the winning medium
Follow up Twitter also works as touch point for foreigner passengers
Follow up And it is adopted by marketing people to comment the latest news, sometimes in a very cynical way
The follow up – key learning Positive • most of the commentswereconcentrated in Twitter and in Facebook Costa page Negative • news diffusionisfasterthanever • evenwithout a mass media coverage, information goesaround Keylearning • to cope with the harsh reality betterhave a crisis set ready • real time control of whatgoesaround to checkifitmatches with reality and, eventually, amendit • Twitteris THE mainstreamchannel to control
Twitter to follow Perhaps the most active commenters, followed live the Costa situation.
Overall – key learning Keylearning • Too lowpricecould be seenassign of lowquality service or, worst, poorsafetylevel • Facebook page control islessurgentthanTwitter control: peoplecommenting on Facebook are fans, on Twittercomments are open to everybody • Identify the most aggressive commenters to control ifthey are fakes or they spread false or misleading information and eventuallypoint out and amendthesecomments
Costa Concordia 14.215 mentions Costa Allegra 4.232 mentions Costa Concordia 2.937 mentions Costra Concordia: red line -Costa Allegra: green line -Costa Crociere: blue line