Corporate Strategy Brand Reputation

ESG Isn't PR Spin — It's a Long-Term Investment in Reputation
Two extreme views on ESG lately: one treats it as PR spin — pretty report, beach cleanup, tick the box. The other says the whole Net-Zero Banking Alliance has disbanded... Read more...
The Essence of Media Relations: Not Controlling Coverage, but Building Trust
"Can we 'handle' this reporter?" I hear it often. Behind it sits the deepest misconception about media relations — that it means controlling coverage. Its essence is the opposite: building... Read more...
Should the Boss Step Up and Speak? — Putting the Principal on the Front Line Is a Dividend, and a Live Bomb
The question bosses ask me has changed: from "should we issue a statement" to "should I step out and speak myself?" Social media made "the principal going in personally" a... Read more...
The Golden Two Hours of a Crisis: The Three Things Companies Most Often Get Wrong
Whether a crisis is won or lost usually isn't decided by what you said — it's decided by what you did in the first two hours. In the social-media age,... Read more...
The Art of the Apology: Why Corporate Statements Get Worse the More They Explain
A company in crisis issues a careful, lawyer-approved, sincere statement — and the backlash gets worse. Why?Because what they issued wasn't an apology. It was an explanation. And the two... Read more...
Tariffs Aren't a Cost — They're a Map Being Redrawn of the Supply Chain
Most companies read a tariff and ask: how much more do I have to pay? That treats tariffs as a cost — and leaves you passively absorbing the next wave.... Read more...
"History will judge me" - What Pompeo taught me about facing criticism with perspective.
When facing criticism, the hardest part is not to fight back, but to refrain from fighting back. I asked Pompeo how he viewed the criticism directed at him. He didn't... Read more...
AI enters the deep end: the winners are no longer chanting slogans, but starting to use it.
As AI enters deeper waters, the winners are no longer just shouting slogans. There's a saying I've always remembered: "The people who won't be replaced by AI in the future... Read more...