Nonprofit Reputation Program Friday, November 22 @ 6:00 pm PT is the deadline to nominate a nonprofit in Oregon for the ReputationUs (RepUs) and Nonprofit Association of Oregon’s (NAO) “Nonprofit Reputation Program.” Click here to nominate. In partnership with the NAO, RepUs is offering one NAO Nonprofit Member with six-months of pro bono reputation management support…
Having a favorable reputation has been proven financially valuable and overall critical to an organization. Statistics from our 2019 survey on the Importance of Corporate Reputation quantify this. 93 percent of participants of the survey indicated reputation is important when choosing among products or services of similar quality and price. But who oversees a company’s…
Consumers trust banks/credit unions, private companies and health care providers most to handle personal information; Organizations face adverse consequences if a cyber incident is mishandled PORTLAND, Ore., October 7, 2019 — ReputationUs (RepUs) and DHM Research released results from a first-of-its-kind study during Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) that examines the effects of cyberattacks on corporate…
Wear. Sunscreen. Twenty-two years ago Kurt Vonnegut’s commencement speech that was later made into a hit song led with this advice: “If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be, it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis,…
Nonprofits want to tell their stories and support their causes. To do this successfully, nonprofits must, among many other things, take care of their reputation. Reputation is building familiarity, establishing trust and fortifying confidence within your nonprofit and within the communities you serve and from whom you receive support. Conversely, nonprofits are sometimes tasked with…
Hey executives! It’s July 2019. Next year is less than six months away. Your organization is already planning for the year ahead and putting together a 2020 vision (yes, pun intended). QUESTIONS: Is corporate reputation a focus for your organization in 2020? Is what employees, customers, prospective customers, media and social influencers say about you…
Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. According to The Holmes Report, last year brought an increasing penchant for corporate scandals. This year may be worse. Today’s crises are taking on many unique forms and degrees of seriousness, and often take businesses by surprise—cyber incidents, executive resignations, M&A,…
The term “ransomware” has become all too common in today’s cyber security discussion. For those who have heard the term, but unfamiliar with what it is, here’s a brief definition: Our friends at ZDNet describe ransomware as a form of malicious software–or malware–which encrypts documents on a PC or even across a network. Victims can…
…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…
