by Anne Bahr Thompson | Jun 3, 2017 | Brand Citizenship®, Brand loyalty, Generational cohorts & differences, Reputation management, Trends and cultural shifts
More and more, employers are recognizing that HR must shift its orientation from human resources to human relationships. Since the oldest Millennials entered the workplace around the turn of the new millennium, employee engagement and satisfaction has jetted to the...
by Anne Bahr Thompson | May 3, 2017 | Brand Citizenship®, Brand leadership, Featured, Movements, Reputation management, Trends and cultural shifts
The US, and indeed the world, continues to shift at an accelerating pace, one faster than we have seen before. And as it has, I’ve been asked by a number of clients and prospects if I believe the call for companies to do good will continue. Real change takes time—even...
by Anne Bahr Thompson | Jul 5, 2016 | Brand Citizenship®, Brand leadership, Brand loyalty, Featured, Reputation management
OVERVIEW People’s expectations of government, business and other longstanding institutions have been shifting since 2008.. And, perhaps more so than anything, Brexit and the US Presidential race prove there’s no going back. Business as usual—with ‘leaders’ running the...
by Anne Bahr Thompson | Dec 7, 2015 | Brand Citizenship®, Featured, Generational cohorts & differences, Reputation management, Trends and cultural shifts
Understand the me-to-we continuum. as printed in HBR.org There are some companies we look at, admire, and say, “Wow, I really want to work for them.” These companies understand that employees are as important as the paying customers who consume the products and...
by Anne Bahr Thompson | Aug 25, 2015 | Brand Citizenship®, Brand loyalty, Featured, Reputation management
The playing field for marketing has changed. Business as usual—with marketers and ad agencies running the show and consumers coming along for the ride—no longer speaks to the needs, longings, and practical realities of our modern society. The global economy,...
by Anne Bahr Thompson | Dec 29, 2014 | Brand Citizenship®, Featured, Movements, Reputation management, Trends and cultural shifts
For decades, many people have considered corporate efforts to fund social and environmental programs public relations campaigns designed more to boost brand reputation at best and, at worst, a way to right wrongs. Positive reactions to exposed negative actions – part...
