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Protect and increase company value with a corporate brand and reputation strategy

22 March 2022 by Spencer Jordan Fox

Corporate brand and reputation are recognised as being where significant value is held in companies. On average, 90% of the value of a listed company is attributable to intangibles such as brand value and reputation ‘goodwill’. Yet intangible value can be volatile, sensitive to the whims of customers and stakeholders. Brands can lose their way […]

Defining a corporate purpose.

6 February 2020 by Spencer Jordan Fox

It can sometimes feel strange watching companies identify a need to define their ‘purpose’ as if they’d previously operated without one. Anyone who runs a company knows that the purpose of the company – first and foremost – is to make a profit. Without profit, the company ceases to exist. Ah, you say, it’s different […]

CEOs beware!

31 May 2019 by Spencer Jordan Fox

When companies suffer reputation damage, what becomes of the CEO? And what can CEOs learn? Companies spend significant sums on understanding, building and protecting corporate brand and reputation but what of the CEOs leading these companies? Evidence suggests that corporate and CEO reputations are intrinsically linked but CEOs don’t always enjoy the same level of […]

Uber’s reputation under attack: what Uber could learn from Tesco

9 March 2017 by Spencer Jordan Fox

Uber’s reputation is taking a pounding. We’ve all seen the avalanche of negative news stories of late: accusations of sexism in the workplace, using covert software to ‘grey-ball’ regulators, the CEO abusing an Uber driver, and the long running debate on whether Uber’s drivers should have employee rights, to name just a few. The question […]

Kraft / Unilever – a story of two reputations

27 February 2017 by Spencer Jordan Fox

There’s a headline in the Telegraph today that just about sums up the collective response to Kraft’s proposed (and now withdrawn) takeover of Unilever. It reads ‘Kraft Heinz: how to lose a deal and irritate everyone’. From a reputation perspective, the moment I read about Kraft’s proposal, I thought, ‘what on earth are they thinking? This […]

5 reputation management tips for 2016

19 February 2016 by Spencer Jordan Fox

Plan for the fact that managing your CEO’s reputation is part of managing your corporate reputation. There are many examples that demonstrate how the behaviour of a CEO can serve as a catalyst for the unraveling of a corporate reputation, which in turn can lead to value destruction, loss of business and more (e.g. […]

Brand & reputation rankings? They each only tell half the story.

20 May 2015 by Spencer Jordan Fox

Is a strong reputation enough to assure business success? Perhaps not, if you consider the results of Reputation Institute’s RepTrak survey that were published last week – which seem to suggest a good reputation alone is not enough. And how about having a strong brand, is that alone enough to secure long-term success? Again, perhaps […]

Give your brand the psychopath test

6 May 2015 by Spencer Jordan Fox

Following is a fantastic blog first featured on the WARC website and written by Faris Yakob. It reminds us of the great work of Stephen King who gave us the game changing insight that we humans append personality traits to everything, including brands. Can you describe your brand personality? Give your brand The Psychopath Test […]