by Matthew Couchman | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog
Sustainability has become a crucial aspect of brand identity for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies. However, the sustainability media conversation has significantly changed over the past couple of years. This is what we found in our report assessing the...
by Matthew Couchman | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog
Contrary to the common belief among researchers and PR professionals, our social media research revealed that chemophobia—an irrational fear of chemicals—is driven more by deep distrust in organisations than by concerns about substances. The research problem...
by Matthew Couchman | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog
While a cluster of football managers support the narrative that VAR is reliable and necessary, fans are not so convinced. Football’s hot topic The introduction of VAR (Video Assistant Referees) in 2019 was initially welcomed, with naked-eye refereeing decisions...
by Matthew Couchman | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
As PFAS or “forever chemicals” are on the verge of becoming a mainstream issue, companies can apply a risk comms approach to protect their reputations. PFAS is quickly becoming a real reputational danger Much has changed since we analysed the debate around PFAS (per-...
by Matthew Couchman | Mar 28, 2024 | Blog
Tech giants’ layoff communications stumbled as they cited economic reasons that were at odds with their record earnings, inadvertently creating reputational risks by igniting concerns over AI’s role in job cuts. What we found: As tech layoff...
