…And the company with the strongest reputation in Oregon is…Bob’s Red Mill! That’s right…Bob’s Red Mill bubbled to the top of the first-ever reputation survey conducted by ReputationUs and DHM Research. So what makes Bob’s Red Mill so positively reputable? We asked Oregonians to compare reputation qualities of several companies that are headquartered in the…
On May 3, 2019, ReputationUs president, Casey Boggs, presented at PRSA’s CommCon 2019. This year’s conference theme, “Communicating Through Chaos” proved ideal for Casey’s presentation, “Reputation Management: How to Enhance, Advance and Protect Your Corporate Reputation in Today’s Critical Environment.” PRSA attendees were provide insights and “how to” actions into reputation management, including: Identifying Reputation Vulnerabilities…
Published by the Nonprofit Association of Oregon on May 1, 2019 Authored by Casey Boggs, ReputationUs Successful nonprofits certainly recognize that partnerships are important. But recently, the importance of corporations working with nonprofits has been proven to successfully enhance a company’s reputation. Nonprofits that work to leverage this information can help support their own organization—and…
Listening (not talking) to staff, recruits, customers and public leads businesses to problem identification and problem solving—while enhancing reputation The art of listening is a common trait that successful organizations—and the leaders within them—generally recognize as important. Listening is a full-contact sport that requires a great deal of energy—you have to hear, see, comprehend and…
There is no universally approved or formal title for professionals who perform immediate crisis support. Often used titles include “PR Pros” or “PR guy or gal,” or generally speaking, “Crisis people” (e.g., “Wells Fargo‘s PR people were spinning this crisis into a positive for the bank.”). The label “spin doctors” is one that makes us negatively cringe.…
*Article published on January 4, 2019 in the Credit Union Times. rep·u·ta·tion (n) /ˌrepyəˈtāSH(ə): The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular habit or characteristic. Brand (n) /brand/: A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name. 2019…
We think about reputation a lot. Not our own, per se, but rather business and nonprofit reputations. How are reputations formed? How long does it take to build a strong reputation? Who (employees, customers, community, media, social influencers) ultimately decides what is the organization’s reputation? When a crisis happens, how does it affect a reputation? ReputationUs…
Published: Credit Union Times Authored By: Casey Boggs, president of ReputationUs One of the best outcomes of thinking about a crisis before it happens is the chance to consider your credit union’s strategy in advance. But honesty, if you are a credit union in Texas, the situation is beyond the point of preparing for a…
Congratulations to all 34 of the nation’s largest banks for passing their annual “stress test” this summer. It was the first time in seven years that all of them passed. Each year the Federal Reserve conducts a financial health checkup on banks, called a stress test, to determine how solid they are. After the economic…
