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Reputation Is Critical

Reputation Us

New Study Reveals 93% of Consumers Believe a Strong Reputation is Paramount When Making Purchases, Investing and Accepting Employment. Bob’s Red Mill and Les Schwab ranked highest as local, reputable companies. The scientific study conducted in February 2019 specifically surveyed residents in Oregon.

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Reputation Is Critical: New Study Reveals 93% of Consumers Believe a Strong Reputation is Paramount When Making Purchases, Investing and Accepting Employment

Reputation Us

PORTLAND, OR, April 3, 2019 — ReputationUs (RepUs) and DHM Research today released results from a first-time study on the importance of reputation—good or bad—when buying a product or service, investing in a company and being employed by an organization. REPUTATION: BY THE NUMBERS. 77.5 – Treat employees respectfully.

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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

Interestingly, as this is based on a search for Fortune 100 companies, which Mattel is not, the article only made it into our analysis due to the fact it was compared to some Disney properties, but that doesn’t make it any less striking. All in all, not a great month for Nike’s reputation. The story originally totaled over 1.4

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Things Your PR Firm Should Tell You (That You May Not Want To Hear)

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The fortunes of a company and its PR agency are inextricably linked, and a good PR team must have the confidence and courage to deliver bad news when necessary. A company’s message can be a powerful differentiator, and it should show in its communications, from social media posts to CEO bylined articles.

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When to Ask for a Media Retraction and When to Bite Your Tongue

Polaris

I had the great pleasure a few weeks ago to speak to a class at my alma mater, the Ivey Business School , about reputation management. The class, led by Mary Weil , was part of the school’s Reputation Management course. dpms is a local London business that sells branded apparel, jewelry and products by local artisans.

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Customer Care | The Ultimate PR Strategy

Reputation Us

This may put some PR professionals on alert but — if companies put customer care genuinely, squarely at the center of their business model, there’d be less need for traditional PR. Nordstrom believes in taking care of its customers even if it means taking back a set of tires that were never even purchased at the apparel store.

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What to do when PR Pros accidentally spread misinformation – Kelsey Bohl

Ethical Voices

I went to LSU for college and have a degree in textiles, apparel, and merchandising from LSU. Right out of grad school, I started working at a company called CenturyLink as a lead product manager, helping lead new product development for the company. Right after graduation, I moved back home to Monroe.

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