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The Risks of Brand Stances on Political Issues

PRSay

Given the rapid pace of change and the harsh partisan rhetoric that seeps into even seemingly innocuous issues, there is reason to believe that brands and politics will become even more intertwined — especially as the 2024 presidential election nears. Among them, do brands have a responsibility to develop a public political strategy?

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The Importance of Gender Equity for Your Brand – International Women’s Day

Onclusive

As policies on protections for women & minorities have been passed by governments over the years, gender inequality and workplace fairness have become top news stories. A brands reputation and values are becoming an ever-important factor for consumers. See our snapshot report for more detail here.

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The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals business, government and media standings—uncovering a new culprit threatening trust: innovation

Agility PR Solutions

Considered one of the most reliable measures of the state of brand and institutional reputation, the Edelman Trust Barometer uncovers the top challenges and issues organizations face on an annual basis, and the comms giant’s analysis consistently reveals the central areas of focus for providing what consumers are increasingly looking for at the core (..)

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Book Review: Purposeful Brands

Wadds Inc.

Purposeful Brands tells the story of a business and management strategy that increasingly fills boardroom agendas, defines business success and should be at the forefront of every communicator’s mind. She is now an advisor on branding and purpose, having become disillusioned with a career built on selling.

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What Consumers Are Saying About ESG – And What That Means for Your Business

A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG.

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Will brands make the transition to using more authentic, less polished content?

Communications Conversations

If your feed is like most people’s you’ll notice a ton of: Branded graphics – Some brands’ entire feeds are made of up these graphics. Yet, brands continue to use it regularly in their social content. This is what we see in our feeds from brands in 2022, right? That’s a pretty damning stat.

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Brands in motion: Amid values-led comms struggles, brand purpose is facing a pressure test

Agility PR Solutions

New research from comms giant WE Communications reveals growing skepticism over whether brands are ultimately delivering on their purpose and environmental, social and governance (ESG) pledges—especially in a world where volatility is the new constant.

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