Question – How Often Should We Profile Our Stakeholders?

I recently got asked: Dear Deon: I know stakeholder profiling is important, but surely it only has to be done once, as part of a strategic planning exercise. Any input? This was my response: Stakeholder profiling is a technique you can use to identify and assess the importance of key people, groups of people, or […]

I will facilitate an intensive Professional Services Marketing training seminar on the 13th November at the Hotel Apollo in Randburg, Johannesburg.

The seminar incorporates best practices gained from 25 years of research into what works and doesn’t work in marketing professional and consulting services and uses lessons and tips gathered from inbound marketing, lead generation, brand building, social media, successful authors, consultants and thought leaders.

I will share hacks, tips and strategies to take your consulting and professional services marketing practices to another level including 23 different ways to market your name, build your credibility and status, and boost your lead generation.

 

Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 08:30 -16.30
Event: Marketing Professional Services 13 November
Venue: Hotel Apollo
011 7875434
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.

Managing Reputation Risk in the Banking Sector

I just read a superb article on the Banking Exchange website entitled 4 strategies for managing reputational risk – Banking Exchange. This article offers very good advice to all banking institutions out there. They offer 4 guidelines: “For most financial institutions, the best defense will be a good offense: going out of their way to […]

I am speaking today at the 18th Southern African Internal Audit Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre on Reputation Risk: Why Auditors Should Consider Intangibles When Auditing

Date: August 17, 2015
Time: 16.00 - 16.45
Appearance: 18th Southern African Internal Audit Conference Presentation
Format: Other

A CEO’s Reputation Can Make Or Break A Firm – Recommendations to Increase Impact

An article on Investors.com about how much reputational value is locked up in the CEO, caught my attention. In this article A CEO’s Reputation Can Make Or Break A Firm; 3 Ways To Improve It – Investors.com research is quoted from a worldwide  survey by public-opinion pollster KRC Research and public-relations firm Weber Shandwick. The […]

Think Before you Press That Button – What Not To Post on Social Media

I just read a superb piece of advice by Hootsuite What Not To Post on Social Media: 5 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself Before You Publish. This is an important read. Social Media can really offer big time reputation risk. As I read it a few quotes came into my thoughts: – “Once the […]