Are you ready to rethink your efforts?

Here are the details of my next events: 17 – 18 June: Stakeholder Reputation : http://www.bizcommunity.com/Event/196/11/12108/pi-510.html 26 June: Recession-proof your Consulting Practice: http://www.bizcommunity.com/Event/196/11/11730/pi-510.html One day a master was walking across the parade ground when he overheard two people arguing whether the wind was moving or pulling the flag. He walked up to them and said:”It […]

The Impact of Word of Mouth

For many years I have been stating in my workshops that reputation is important because people will tell other people about their experiences in dealing with your organization. For many years marketers have spoken about the exact same thing , with their focus being on marketing and sales targets. It is a known fact that […]

Check out Finweek 29th May edition

On the 11th May I wrote an article on Tiger Brands in my blog. This week the Finweek magazine’s leading article is ”Into the tiger’s lair – Is Peter Matlare the right man to restore Tiger Brands’ tarnished reputation?” This is an interesting article with regards to Peter Matlare’s views on managing a crisis and […]

Employing Spinmeisters is not enough!

A while ago I e-mailed a company that had some negative publicity suggesting to them that they needed to be careful as their reputation risk profile is increasing. Incredulously I received a mail back from the company stating that management was perfectly happy with the performance of its spokesperson. This is a clear showing of […]

10 Things you might not know about Stakeholder Management & Corporate Reputation

Did you know that the word stakeholder refers to those individuals or groups that can have a legal, moral or economic stake in your organization? Did you know that your organization’s reputation is its greatest asset, but yet it’s Greatest Risk? Did you know that Reputation Risk has been shown in more than 5 international […]

Tiger Brands cleans out its closets – A Lesson in Reputation Risk Management

How does a 100 year of company destroy its reputation, trust in it as well as its market capitalization? Simple , really! It allows practices like price fixing and collusion to operate and flourish and become part of the way things are done in the company. Read more: Business Report – Tiger Brands cleans out […]

Lessons in Building your Own reputation: Time.com: 100 of the World’s Most Influential People

The latest Time list of the world’s most influential people also contains many lessons about strong, visible leadership and reputation building. You may find lessons to manage your own reputation if you study these examples closely. Time.com: 100 of the World’s Most Influential People | The Best Article Every day It does not matter where […]

Google is the most powerful brand in the world

Google is the most powerful brand in the world and is worth $86,1-billion, according to the latest annual Top 100 list of brands issued by strategists Millward Brown. According to the study, which is based on financial data and interviews, Google has increased the value of its brand by 30% since last year’s list, which […]

South Africa losing trust in public institutions

SOUTH Africans have lost trust in virtually all major public institutions —except churches — because of political scandal, greed, crime and poverty. Scandals that have eroded trust include the arms deal, bribery and corruption allegations against ANC president Jacob Zuma and alleged criminal misconduct implicating Police Com­missioner Jackie Selebi. An annual Human Sciences Research Council’s […]