Sword and the Script | B2B

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Businesses should strive to build trust by being ethical and responsible in deed – and candid, consistent and reliable in content. However, there’s been a flood of worthy ideas and studies on the topic of trust in business. So, trust is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Being consistent builds trust.

B2B Thought Leadership 73

B2B Thought Leadership Ethics Thought Leadership Trust Marketing 73

Brandpoint

APRIL 3, 2024

Consumers are gravitating toward companies that prioritize CSR, driving the demand for transparency and social impact reporting. Trend 2: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Relations Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just another industry trend, but a transformative tool that is impacting every industry.

PR 48

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Sword and the Script | B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The annual Edelman Trust Barometer found business is trusted more than government, media and NGOs; this presents an opportunity to build trust through content. That’s according to the 2021 Trust Barometer by Edelman (opens in PDF). Among the key findings, was that business is now the most trusted institution.

Ethics 89

Ethics Customer Surveys B2B Thought Leadership Media 89

SmartBug Media

JUNE 28, 2023

Without a thorough understanding of the role of public relations (PR) in brand recognition, many companies struggle to increase their visibility and improve their reputation. A strong reputation can lead to increased customer loyalty and attract new customers who are more likely to trust the brand.

PR 98

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

So, when it comes to launching your business, it’s vital to be strategic about how you handle PR and media relations. Develop a comprehensive media blitz and public relations plan to get the word out to influencers and decision-makers in your market. The key is to focus on speed, transparency, and expertise.

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Champion Communications

JULY 17, 2023

Public relations has long been an intriguing field that has captivated the masses – and now, with the advent of digital media, the industry has undergone a significant transformation, becoming an essential aspect of business operations. But did you know that PR has inspired some of the most popular TV shows over the last decade?

PR 62

PR Public Relations Ethics Transparency 62

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 13, 2021

Online reputation management (ORM) is a combination of marketing, public relations, social media management, SEO, and other strategies to promote, monitor, protect, and defend your online image. Your customers talking about how much they trust and value your solutions is worth much more than what you can say.

Marketing Management 332

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ClearVoice

JULY 29, 2022

.” Fortunately, companies that are prepared with solid public relations and content marketing strategies can leverage various channels to alleviate the issue and help restore public trust. Building a public relations content strategy that can help you weather any storm requires ongoing effort.

PR 52

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Biznology

AUGUST 15, 2016

In short, the growing problem of inequality and extreme paychecks for CEOs has undermined the brand trust of many corporations. Key to all these problematic trends is the challenge of justifying such high compensation and restoring trust in today’s management. The complexity of measuring performance is a big issue. Like this post?

Brand Identity 80

Brand Identity Branding Peer-to-peer Terms and Conditions 80

Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2023

External communication, marketing and public relations (PR) have been tricky for brands over the last few years. Deviation from these standards can quickly become a public relations nightmare. According to The Sprout Social Index ™ 2022 , trust and aligned values top the list (at 40% and 36% respectively).

Lead Scoring 130

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 16, 2022

This has pushed brands to focus on building trust through customer lifetime value and brand loyalty. In growing with our clients, we have learned that e-commerce businesses must be transparent, authentic, and deeply connected to their customer customers. Learn more about our recent announcement and our e-commerce marketing services.

SMS 98

SMS Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Public Relations 98

Sprout Social

MARCH 9, 2023

In most cases, companies hire specialists for each corporate communication function, such as internal communications, public relations and executive communications. Today’s public relations professionals are fusing traditional skills to work with modern tools and channels to create consistent narratives that reach varied audiences.

Public Relations 113

Public Relations PR Thought Leadership Advertising Agencies 113

Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Public relations professionals have been using the term “stakeholders” long before I started in 1996, but I remember learning how that term transcends clients, customers, consumers and stockholders to include everyone involved in an organization — directly or indirectly.

Brand Identity 62

Brand Identity Branding Media Business 62

Biznology

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Not only does corporate social responsibility inspire employees to work for a company that backs their beliefs up, but it also gives the business a positive public reputation. From a public relations standpoint, this benefit might pay for itself. Pay Transparency.

Trends 118

Trends Ethics Transparency Public Relations 118

ClearVoice

OCTOBER 9, 2020

And to put your trust — and thus, your livelihood — in others’ hands, too. Most recently, she began working with a public relations agency in San Francisco that specialized in helping their clients navigate the road to an IPO. Being transparent about the skills needed to complete the job.

Paid Search Agency 111

Paid Search Agency Public Relations Content Transparency 111

Sprout Social

JULY 12, 2022

Simply, crisis communication is a method of sharing information intended to improve public brand perception in the face of a scandal or other negative event. While there are certainly lessons to learn from these public relations debacles, there is perhaps even more to take away from successful responses.

Examples 112

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Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

With thought leadership, brands build trust with potential customers and expand reach at the top of that funnel. 6 Steps to Creating High-Performing Thought Leadership Campaigns Content teams workshop thought-leadership narratives using a similar process to the one used to develop content marketing and public relations (PR) ideas.

Thought Leadership 194

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Bluetext

APRIL 6, 2023

Through well-thought-out and strategically developed programs, organizations can increase employee engagement and retention, establish trust and credibility, and ultimately foster growth and success by making leaders visible to stakeholders, customers, and employees.

ROI 26

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Biznology

MAY 13, 2019

With young consumers increasingly demanding brands give more back to society, the challenge today is to create a promise that can be trusted and delivered – with credible authenticity. This trend for brands to create and communicate their CSR (corporate social responsibility) promises reflects a growing decline in trust in business.

Storytelling 123

Storytelling Brand Identity Branding Ethics 123

Contently

APRIL 10, 2019

He worked in marketing and public relations for several online gambling companies, including PokerStars, for over a decade before switching to the agency world. ” Josem and his team earned the trust of regular players by creating a “ huge catalogue of honest, transparent content.”

Paid Search Agency 121

Paid Search Agency Ads Companies Advertising Agencies 121

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This September at #SproutChat, we’ll be chatting about all things social from what it means to be transparent in 2018 to the future of paid and even best practices for creating engaging case studies. 9/19 – Social Media & the Evolution of Transparency with Kaitlyn Corvino, Public Relations Strategist.

Peer-to-peer 46

Peer-to-peer Transparency Case Study Case Studies 46

Biznology

MAY 29, 2014

Jurassic Park: Don’t Blindly Trust Technology. You deliver the real thing: transparency , sincere customer engagement, a true and consistent corporate culture that puts customer needs at the forefront of your business—and you get an army of loyal brand advocates in return. Don’t worry, there’s a reward.

Marketing & Strategy 80

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Biznology

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s one that is founded in humility, empathy, accountability, resiliency, transparency, and inclusivity. But being willing to say, “We were wrong, we’ll do better next time” is foundational to earning our trust. It’s a step in the right direction, but a little humility would go a long way to healing broken trust.

Activities 104

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Biznology

MARCH 31, 2021

It’s one that is founded in humility, empathy, accountability, resiliency, transparency, and inclusivity. But being willing to say, “We were wrong, we’ll do better next time” is foundational to earning our trust. It’s a step in the right direction, but a little humility would go a long way to healing broken trust.

Activities 104

Activities Peer-to-peer Paid Search Agency Class 104

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 13, 2020

Be Transparent in Your Crisis Communications. When you are doing your best to provide all the information you can to your community, everyone will appreciate your transparency in a time of crisis. So in your communications, always make it known when you will deliver the next update to them.

Communities 90

Communities Practices Best Practices Transparency 90

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In other words, corporate reputation management isn’t just damage control or public relations. Maintaining a strong corporate reputation isn’t just about building up enough cumulative goodwill to shake off bad publicity or an underwhelming quarterly financial report. Practice Transparency. Every company makes mistakes.

Enterprise Management 83

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Biznology

JULY 22, 2016

Older companies build more trust with customers and the more history you have, the more the media has to write about. When developing content for your company website, you may not often think of having a media page or newsroom section, but it can really help provide journalists and media with information to help with your public relations.

Press 80

Press Public Relations Content Television marketing 80

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

It’s about earning attention and building trust over time. In this way, content is a long play, winning trust over time. Engagement and Trust Building Most brands understand that building relationships with existing and potential customers is essential to longevity. Once again, content is your access.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

Brandpoint

OCTOBER 4, 2019

React professionally and work with your public relations department to respond publicly. Let your staff know of any changes implemented due to honest or negative feedback; be transparent as a leadership team. It will help you earn trust and improve communication. Don’t let any particularly bad reviews pick up steam.

Resource Management 102

Resource Management Thought Leadership Work Management Paid Search Agency 102

Walker Sands

JANUARY 28, 2021

Public relations has undergone dramatic changes and practitioners have realized not only to advocate for diversity within their own organization, but to also be mindful of the products and messages that they or their clients produce and actively work to disengage biases, stereotypes and misconceptions from dialogue.

PR 40

PR Public Relations Work Management Consulting 40

Biznology

JUNE 13, 2018

The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer found that 74% of the U.S. Most of this income increase has come at the expense of workers in the lower half of the distribution. Their share of total income fell from 20% in the 1970’s to just over 10% today (source: “Deloitte Insights”). Perceptions reflect these facts, too.

Brand Identity 154

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Conversica

JULY 16, 2018

The steps that Facebook executed to maintain user trust went beyond a public relations management response. By encouraging users to play a more active role in controlling their data accessed by third-party apps, Facebook is taking strides to increase transparency. AI Going Forward.

Marketing Automation Services 56

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Tools Marketing Management 56

Biznology

APRIL 24, 2019

In this week’s Wednesday Wisdom feature, Consultants Collective member consultant Douglas Spencer explores why transparency – even in the face of bad news – is good for your brand, and offers some valuable tips for how to share bad news with your employees, customer, investors and other stakeholders.

Brand Identity 106

Brand Identity Branding Consulting Transparency 106

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2016

Her company, Rock The Status Quo, is a digital public relations and consulting firm dedicated to creating tactics to make their clients more visible and vibrant online. Carrie Morgan is also a speaker and author.

Practices 84

Practices Public Relations PR Advertising Agencies 84

Hubspot

MAY 4, 2017

David Woodward is a former journalist who is currently a strategy director at Weber Shandwick , one of the world’s leading public relation firms. Here are three ethical pillars of public relations and advertising professionals -- that under no circumstances should be breached. The stats don’t lie.

Advertising Agencies 70

Advertising Agencies PR Paid Search Agency Advertisements 70

EveryoneSocial

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Trust is created by the ways that businesses share authentically about themselves and how they respond to difficult situations. Having a plan in place will also allow for speedier recovery to any public relations issues. Successful companies are strategic with the way they communicate.

Planning 60

Planning Enterprise Management Work Management Lead Scoring 60

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 1, 2023

And the risks are particularly acute in the professional services where reputations are built upon trust. Wadha reflected, “[Deep learning systems] are often referred to as a ‘black box,’ meaning that the processes and reasoning behind their outputs are not transparent or easily understood.

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