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With Great Power Comes Great Corporate Social Responsibility | Business Wire Blog

Business Wire

His wise words are particularly relevant in today’s climate as brands discover their own power. Companies are not only realizing they can effect meaningful change, but they also carry a responsibility to do so.

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Why monitoring external factors is key to corporate reputation

Onclusive

Corporate reputation has surpassed profitability in its importance to business success—today’s customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders have many choices, and they are leaning toward companies with a stellar public image. In the age of social media, managing corporate reputation is a complex undertaking. Richard Branson.

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United we Brand? Top Reads on Corporate Activism

Flack's Revenge

Should brands take a stand? It was a more innocent time and easier for businesses to step up to the plate when government was not doing its job. So, what’s a brand (and their top execs) to do? Fence-sitters might alienate those who want to know the brand’s political and social colors. So, what should you speak out on?

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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. When it comes to government relations and regulatory issues, a stellar reputation can complement an organization’s lobbying effort. ” Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Sam Bankman Fried, FTX, And The Limits Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Bankman-Fried refused to wear a suit when investor Anthony Scaramucci asked, because, he claimed, “T-shirts were crucial to his ‘brand.'” The most important corporate function? Don’t Use PR for Evil It’s true that in the exalted world of high-growth technology companies, public image can make a brand.

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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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Corporate communication function shifts from cost centre to value creator

Stephen Waddington

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. In late March the corporate workforce shifted from working in the office to home, and areas of the economy exposed to the virus such as entertainment, leisure, hospitality, and visitor attractions shut down.

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