reputation & public affairs: inseparable bedfellows?
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Presentation at European Public Affairs Action Day, March 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Reputation & Public Affairs
Inseparable bedfellows?
March 2013 @ EPAD
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“Now make me do it…”
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Today
1. Reputation drivers: the authenticity gap
2. Your thoughts on reputation
3. Reputation and Brussels
4. Managing reputation
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2. Reputation drivers:the authenticity gap
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A new discussion
BRAND
What you say and how you
behave
REPUTATION
What others say about you based
on shared perceptions
EXPERIENCE
EXPECTATIONS
VISIBILITY
AUTHENTICITY
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How do your brand and reputation compare?
BRAND
What you say and how you
behave
REPUTATION
What others say about you based
on shared perceptionsEXPECTATIONS
EXPERIENCEVISIBILITY
AUTHENTICITY
What audiences expect…Your Reputation Outlook
What you sayMarketing
Press releasesExecutive speeches
Lobbying
What you do…Operational performance:
Quality standardsCustomer service
CSREmployee relations
What audiences are telling you they actually experience…Customer service scoresEmployee survey resultsStock performanceSocial conversations
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Alignment creates
BRAND
What you say and how you
behave
REPUTATION
What others say about you based
on shared perceptions
EXPERIENCE
EXPECTATIONSVISIBILITY
AUTHENTICITY
AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT
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The DNA of Authenticity
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Real life authenticity gap
Germany: energy, pharmaceuticals, banking
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2. Your thoughts on reputation
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Reputation drivers (in order of importance)
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Reputation drivers to improve
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Sectors with best reputation
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3. Reputation and Brussels
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Does it really matter?
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Technical dossiers
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Does anyone really care?
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vs.
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In most cases, yes, it matters
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"A new model of influence"
Rational
Diffuse power
Emotional
Centralised power
Few political actorsTechnical arguments
Many political actorsValue-based arguments
Source: Simon Titley
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Consumer brand & industry sector affect policy brand
Source: BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, Millward Brown, Ogilvy, WPP, 2011; National Journal Member Research, 2012.
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Economic Affairs (ECON) committee:
59% believe Financial Transaction Tax will make Europe's banking sector less
competitive worldwide
63% would support its introduction
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But in Brussels, we see different scenarios
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3 Brussels scenarios
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3 Brussels scenarios: focus points
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4. Managing reputation
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If we’re scenario 2?
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Full-scale reputation management
BUSINESS GOAL
& POSITIONING
VISION MISSION VALUES
LEADERSHIP THEMES
INTEGRATED PROGRAMS TO EXECUTE STRATEGY
CORE CORPORATE MESSAGES
ALIGNED MESSAGES ACROSS FUNCTIONS
CORPORATECOMMUNICATIONS
MARKETING & BRAND STRATEGY
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
HUMANRESOURCES
INVESTORRELATIONS
Actively integrate all communications disciplines and centralize message management
Know your audiences and respond to unique needs
Play “offence and defence” simultaneously; anticipate and manage issues proactively
Be active, aggressive and consistent
Continuous measurement
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Multiple stakeholders
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YOUYOU
INVESTORSINVESTORS
LOCAL
COMMUNITY
LOCAL
COMMUNITY
MEDIAMEDIA
ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY
ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY
EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEES CONSUMERSCONSUMERS
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT NGOsNGOs
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INVESTORSINVESTORS
LOCAL
COMMUNITY
LOCAL
COMMUNITY
MEDIAMEDIA
ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY
ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY
EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEES CONSUMERSCONSUMERS
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT NGOsNGOs
Manage multi-connected reality
YOUYOU
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Most of Brussels faces scenario 1
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10 principles
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> POLICY route map• Argument (refuting evidence)
• Facts (objectives)
• Balance
• Elites
• Winning arguments
> POLITICS journey• Prejudices (confirming
evidence)
• Feelings (subjectives)
• Victory/defeat
• Public
• Changing outcomes Source: HLC
1. From policy to politics
Question to MEPs
Chemicals are at the heart of innovation as they enable the creation of new products and
processes
Source: CEFIC survey of MEPs 2012
2. Investigate what resonates
… and yet
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3. Speak audience’s language
ENVI committee members’ degree
courses:
p.s. don’t “educate”
Intelligence
gathering & analysis
Delivery
Intelligence
gathering & analysis
Delivery
Intelligence
“narrative”
4. Narrative not “education”
simple
& emotionally engaging
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5. People not messaging 6. Politicians ≠ judges
It doesn’t matter who is “right”
Source: HLC
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CultureStructure
Mindset
7. Integrity through support
8. Beyond communications
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9. Programmes and campaigns
proactive
solutions driven
participatory
not a victimstatus-quo ≠ option
practical
10. Provide value and solutions
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10 ideas
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1. Data and smart polling 2. Visualise
What do people really think?
Instrumental > expressive
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Scenarios: what will your opponent say?
Regulation won’t work unless…
3. Argue price elasticity 4. Competitive message development
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At times your most valuable constituency?
5. Long-tail supporters 6. Mobilise employees (or leaders..?)
Don’t ignore small scale supporters, aggregate
them
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7. Obsessive rebuttals 8. Extreme targeting
>Rebut every item published in Europe
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78% of MEPs use it weeklyKey stakeholders on LinkedIn?
9. Harness existing online networks 10. Your Wikipedia page
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10 reasons for inaction
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1. What if it all goes wrong?
2. What if someone criticises
us?
3. We won’t know how to
handle consequences
4. It’s not our job
5. Industry as a whole needs
to do it
6. We might upset
politicians
7. It is too complicated for
people to understand
8. The press is biased
9. People might notice us
10.We don’t know what to
do
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Thanks
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