Posted moments ago on the PRSA Dallas LinkedIn group:
Crisis communications counselors et al., I’d like to hear your opinions regarding BP and the situation in the Gulf of Mexico.
I hadn’t visited the BP website until a friend’s email arrived Wednesday evening. That note contained a link to a video that is one element of BP’s response.
The speaker in the May 24 Tech Update video is Kent Wells, BP’s senior VP, exploration and production. The video runs 13:02.
BP has devoted its home page
You’ll find links there to the company’s Twitter account and a Facebook page: “Deepwater Horizon Response.”
The Facebook page has 25,324 “fans.” The Twitter account has 6,594 followers, and it offers SMS updates.
This is a tragic and serious situation, but it will make a memorable and instructive case study.
