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The financial impact of corporate reputation: New IPR research reveals that brand-image shortfalls—both real and perceived—are costly

Agility PR Solutions

In an age when consumers have little trust in brands and marketing communications, your company’s reputation is your most precious asset—and not just real reputation, but perceived reputation as well.

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Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost

Sword and the Script

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” Comment: A brand is a promise. And a brand is bigger than marketing. In other words, it takes a good company and good marketing to build a valuable brand.

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PART 1: The Value of Reputation Management – The Financial$

Reputation Us

This five-part series by ReputationUs investigates the key areas where the concrete value of managing your reputation has clear business benefits–financial and otherwise. PART 1 (of 5) In this first part we’ll consider the positive FINANCIAL impact of actively managing your good reputation.

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Part 2: The Risk and Value of Corporate Reputation

Reputation Us

Part one explored the financials ( see Part 1 ). PART 2 (of 5) – Reputation Value and Risk Insurance companies increasingly recognizing a solid corporate reputation as a valuable and insurable asset. Risky Value So how do you determine the value of your corporate reputation in order to mitigate potential risk to it?

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How To Build A Purpose-Driven Brand

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In the years since “purpose-driven” brands have become hot among marketing and PR people, one thing has become clear – having a well communicated purpose is good for business. As Joanna Seddon of Presciant brand consultancy puts it, “Purpose-drive brands are more successful (than others) in every way.”

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Corporate Activism Brings Benefits and Pitfalls, Report Finds

PRSay

For businesses, societal discord presents risks to corporate reputation, employee recruitment and organizational morale. The USC report, “ The Future of Corporate Activism ,” calls professional communicators “pioneers in this unfamiliar territory.”. But they may disagree with the stances companies end up taking.

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How PR Measures Corporate Reputation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A positive public perception helps inspire employees, recruit new talent, protect a brand from negative PR, and differentiate its offering from that of the competition. The idea of placing a dollar value on abstract drivers like brand attachment, image, trust, and admiration may seem improbable upon first glance.

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