Aug 5, 20161 min readCEO activism: be very carefulBeware of people claiming customers respond well to companies that take stances on social issues. There’s a US study by Weber Shandwick...
Aug 1, 20161 min readGrow ruralIn our Mind the Gap function this week over 30 professionals working in agriculture addressed the effects of a growing divide between...
Aug 1, 20162 min readComfortable with controversyAccording to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit, CEOs say reputation is their organisation’s most prized asset. But they also...
Jul 27, 20163 min readWhy urban NZ needs ruralThe tether that once bound urban and rural New Zealand has come loose. Urbanisation has disconnected us. Some people even contemplate a...
Jul 11, 20162 min readReal Response: Fake sideline abuseIt was revealed that the Wellington Rugby Football Union faked a video depicting an uncover “sting” operation by Hurricane players of...
Jul 11, 20161 min readReal Response: Vegan ice creamsComplaints from vegan activists about “secret” animal ingredients are becoming a regular part of media diet. Earlier this year complaints...
Jul 4, 20161 min readReal Response: Owning the mistakeWe’ve got a lot of time for the response of ex-All Black Troy Flavell when media asked him about his guilty plea and conviction for...
Jul 4, 20162 min readReal Response: Body in the balesOJI Fibre Solutions could not have imagined that its business recycling cardboard would be in the public spotlight for a week. But it...