Ipsos’ latest Perils of Perception survey highlights how wrong the online public across 38 countries are about key global issues and features of the population in their country.
Having a strong employer brand is crucial to corporate reputation, giving companies not only a recruitment edge in the growing talent war but also the highest-quality long-term ambassadors to deliver on their brand promises. Employees are more demanding than ever when it comes to what they expect from their employer but this is not purely down to Millennials; employees at all life stages want a career with a deeper purpose. Getting it wrong and failing to deliver on the employee brand expectation can have consequences that extend well beyond employees; consumers too are demanding more from corporates.
Equity flow is an important way to leverage value from a strong reputation. It can be used to build business when market opportunities arise, or as a defence when reputation turbulence hits. Above all, the management of equity flow should be seen as a strategic process that brings together people across the marketing, communications and leadership spectrum.
In the era of Big Data, it is easier than ever for companies to interact with their customers and access their opinions over the internet. To capitalize on this, companies have created online communities or other platforms to hear feedback and/or recommendations from their most loyal consumers.
The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 26 countries remains unchanged this wave with 47% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
Brand purpose has been one of the most hotly debated marketing topics of the last ten years, celebrated as a business model for growth and debunked as cod strategy in equal measure.
Welcome to the December edition of Ipsos Update – our monthly selection of research and thinking from Ipsos teams around the world. To mark the end of the year, this month’s edition also includes a special section showcasing some of our highlights from 2017.
Millennials can be challenging to communicate with, but corporate comunicators often do not think in terms of age, but rather attitudes and behaviours. The most worrying phenomenon concerns ‘echo-chambers’. Millennials trust companies and engage with those that are transparent, responsible and have something to say. however, true loyalty is hard to achieve.
