What began as a tasteless prank quickly snowballed into a monumental reputational crisis for Domino’s in mid-April. The scene: One pizza-chain employee prepares sandwiches in the most unsanitary manner imaginable (think snot, flatulence…enough said) while… Continued
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Quick Study: Reputation Paramount in a Recession; Green Products Rule; Online Content Skyrockets; Most-Trusted Sources
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSâ–¶ In Recession, Protect Your Reputation: The Reputation Institute (RI) has released the results of its 2009 U.S. Reputation Pulse study, which ranks 153 companies in the categories of products/services, innovation, governance, workplace, citizenship, leadership… Continued
How To…Assess & Respond to Negative Blog Posts
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSAccording to a research report released by scholars at the Society for New Communications Research, the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Financial Insite Inc., Fortune 500 companies are further along in their adoption of public-facing… Continued
Engage Employees to Maximize the Impact of Your Corporate Messaging
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSAdvertising, public relations and Web marketing are tactics that virtually every organization uses to reach their customers and prospects. Companies ultimately spend whatever it takes to develop strategic branding messages that will click with their… Continued
Sample Enterprise Community Metrics
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSFinancial Metrics: Revenue generated (direct and indirect, i.e. client retention or pass-through revenue gained through bundled services) minus operational costs. Operational Metrics: Fully burdened costs of community operations including technology, development, content acquisition and staffing.… Continued
Enterprise Communities: Adding Value via b2b Social Networks
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSWhen somebody uses the term “social network,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? Chances are, Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn will be your go-to word association. These established online communities offer substantial benefits… Continued
New Media Landscape Gives Spokespeople More Control Over Messaging
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSWhen was the last time you read an article online without at least one URL to click on for more information about the topic? For that matter, doesn’t almost every TV or radio news program… Continued
Trust in Media a Mixed Bag
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSGood news for Internet content producers: A recent TNS study reveals that people trust information they get from online news sources roughly to the same degree as information from friends. Among the findings: • 42%… Continued
Green Products Reign in a Poor Economy
May 11th, 2009 by PRNEWSIn this turbulent economic climate, environmentally friendly products may have the best prospects for success. The 2009 Cone Consumer Environmental Study indicates that despite the recession, only 8% of Americans consider themselves any less likely… Continued
A PR Firm Turns a Gaming Event into a Worldwide Sensation
May 6th, 2009 by PRNEWSWidely referred to as the "Woodstock of gaming," QuakeCon is the largest local-area-network video game fan appreciation event in North America. Working with PR firm Rogers & Cowan, QuakeCon wanted to take the event global… Continued