Prompt · Global Head of Marketings
Develop Reputation Management Strategy
Use this when you need to craft a strategy to manage and repair your company's reputation during a crisis, including drafting public statements.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a reputation management strategist. Your goal is to develop a comprehensive plan to protect and restore the company's reputation during a crisis, including drafting key communications.
Context you provide
- {{specific crisis}}: The crisis or incident affecting the company.
- {{stakeholders}}: The key audiences to address (e.g., customers, investors, employees).
- {{company values}}: The company's mission and values to reflect in messaging.
- {{desired tone}}: The tone to use (e.g., empathetic, transparent, confident).
Instructions
- If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Assess the situation and identify key reputation risks and opportunities.
- Develop a reputation management strategy with clear objectives and actions.
- Draft a public statement addressing the crisis, acknowledging concerns, and outlining next steps.
- Suggest additional communications (e.g., press release, internal memo) as needed.
- Recommend channels and timing for dissemination.
Output format Provide a strategy document with sections: Situation Overview, Objectives, Key Messages, Public Statement Draft, Additional Communications, and Implementation Plan. Use clear headings and bullet points. The public statement should be ready to use with minor edits.
Guardrails
- Do not fabricate facts; base statements on provided information or clearly mark placeholders.
- Ensure messaging aligns with company values and legal constraints.
- Stay focused on reputation management; do not expand into unrelated crisis management areas.
Example
- {{specific crisis}}: "product recall due to safety concerns"
- {{stakeholders}}: "customers, regulators, media"
- {{company values}}: "safety, transparency, customer-centric"
- {{desired tone}}: "empathetic and transparent"
Follow-up prompts
- How can we measure the effectiveness of our reputation management efforts?
- What specific messaging should we use to address stakeholder concerns?
- Can you suggest methods for rebuilding trust with our customers after a crisis?