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A fish rots from the head: reputation needs leadership

PR in High Definition

Over the years I’ve had the privilege of engaging with a number of major tech bosses to get their views on reputation, but one insight that came through strongly in my conversations was that “when it comes to reputation, a fish rots from the head.”. But managing a company or brand’s reputation is rarely simple.

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Privacy isn’t necessarily a good thing

Stephen Waddington

While that may be good for personal privacy, it’s a threat to public conversation. Facebook’s big play at its F8 developer conference this year was privacy. CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a keynote speech that it’s an area where the social media firm has a lousy reputation. He went as far as trying to make a joke of the issue.

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5 Trends Shaping Tech PR In 2018

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Privacy regulations. The GDPR privacy rule officially blazed into our lives in May. And it won’t be the last data protection or privacy regulation we’ll see. In July, the state of California passed its own data privacy regulations called CCPA , and other states are sure to follow. Big tech’s reputation challenges.

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Why Your Technology Company Needs PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Good will and strong community relations are also in demand as Silicon Valley is blamed for a host of problems, from data privacy threats to income inequality. Yet even if the PR program is executed internally, public relations and influencer marketing can help put a tech company on the map. News creates a market presence.

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Review: ReputationDefender’s New Personal Branding Solution

Melissa Agnes

Investing in your professional online reputation is an important Crisis Ready strategy—and ReputationDefender has launched a service to help make this process easy for you. Most online reputation management companies focus solely on helping their clients fix their online reputations.

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6 Reasons Your Tech Company Needs PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Good will and strong community relations are also in demand as Silicon Valley is blamed for a host of problems, from data privacy threats to income inequality. Yet even if the PR program is executed internally, public relations and influencer marketing can help put a tech company on the map. News creates a market presence.

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5 Reasons Tech PR Is A Different Animal

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In recent years the tech sector has faced a reputation problem, from its lack of diversity to data privacy issues. Then there are regulatory issues that demand the communication of a company position as well as internal adaptation to new rules. Taming the technology beast. Problems vary with the individual company, of course.

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