We are supposed to be short of trust and reputations are certainly under constant and vicious attack. We need to see where trust really does lie, and whether we ought to recalibrate our assessment of reputations.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 28 February 2010. 6 comments.
Here’s a manifesto in favour of decent top-down adult leadership rather than the febrile fashions of the crowd. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management / Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 21 February 2010. 3 comments.
Here’s a critique of the tyranny of apologies and the hypocrisy of sponsors and the general public. It’s a call to all to stop faking it. It is a cry for the return of commonsense, reserve and a mind-your-own-business attitude. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management / Media issues / Trust and reputations on 1 February 2010. 4 comments.
Warning: this post is counter-revolutionary. A recent BBC’s Culture Show celebrated how Wikileaks exposes anything which comes its way with no chance of legal comeback. Supposedly this will usher in a revolution in openness. Here’s the case against transparency in defence of trust. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 28 January 2010. 4 comments.
Unaccountably, neither WEF nor Richard Edelman invited me to Davos (I’m just down the road, chaps) to discuss the latest Edelman 2010 trust study findings. So, I’ve decided to interrogate the findings anyway from my Zurich lakeside villa. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under PR issues / Trust and reputations on 23 December 2009. 3 comments.
Today’s The Times reports that Copenhagen’s failure leave plans for nuclear power stations high and dry. It says that government backing is now the key to ensuring the industry’s future. But it also reveals the degree to which the industry has further to go in widening its arguments for support from the state. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management / Trust and reputations on 19 December 2009. No comments.
Unite trade union leaders representing BA cabin crew are yelling that being told by the High Court that they can’t strike is a “disgraceful day” for democracy. That’s humbug! By declaring their ballot illegal the court did them a favour. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Political spin / Trust and reputations on 13 December 2009. 5 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under Political spin / Trust and reputations on 1 December 2009. 2 comments.
The Nuclear Industry Association has just made a daft case about its future. Here’s a bolder, franker reality check PR pitch which might work better. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under PR issues / Trust and reputations on 29 November 2009. 6 comments.
BBC Newsnight recently claimed that UK government plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations to fill the energy gap by 2020 are hopelessly optimistic. The industry responded by claiming it will be on time and on budget. It’s a phoney debate on both sides. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Trust and reputations on 23 October 2009. 5 comments.
I found a great quote from Warren Buffett on the PR blog of Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, Weber Shandwick’s Chief Reputation Strategist, and it set me thinking. Does Buffett’s quote contradict my take on Ryanair? More »
