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Artwashing: What Should PR and Comms Know Before Sponsoring the Arts?
Although accusations of artwashing are still not as widespread as those of greenwashing or pinkwashing, the use of the term across media outlets is gradually increasing - meaning that it could soon transform into a serious reputational danger for brands which include...
How Can PR and Comms Use the ‘E’ to Fix ESG’s Reputation?
This analysis was originally published on the Institute for PR's website. As a blend of three words, environmental, social and governance, ESG’s reputation is now tainted. Those three letters have now transformed into shorthand for much hype and no actual impact, as...
Commetric Shortlisted for 8 AMEC Awards
We are very proud to have been shortlisted for eight AMEC Awards 2022 in seven categories. Our work with the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), "Communicating scientific breakthrough in times of global pandemic", was nominated for the Best...
ESMO 2022: How Did An Oncology Congress Manage to Create Media Buzz?
This year's European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress was closely followed by specialised pharma outlets and managed to generate interest in daily media as well. Our media analysis found that a new study linking pollution with lung cancer...
Digital Transformation: How Can Finance Brands Use PR and Comms to Win the Tech Race?
As consumers increasingly expect their banks to act and interact more like top technology brands, many financial services industry firms have embraced digital transformation strategies. We suggest that as the digitalisation of currencies was the most widely discussed...
How Has Nuclear Energy’s Reputation Evolved? A Media Analysis
Even though nuclear energy has long had an image problem and the public continues to express mixed views about it, many commentators suggest that it may now be on the cusp of a revival. Our analysis found that there were a rising number of articles lauding...
Financial Wellness: How Can Brands Use the Latest Trend to Position Themselves as ESG Leaders?
As research suggests that the top ESG issue for consumers is the treatment of workers, many companies have started implementing financial wellness programmes to boost their reputation amid the inflation. Our media analysis found that the concept of financial wellbeing...
Will Climate Lead the Way in ESG?
We used Commetric's reputation analytics platform ComVix to analyse 130,131 English language articles around ESG published in the period Jan'21-Mar'22 in more than 30,000 media outlets.
Energy Price Crisis: How Can Oil and Gas Companies Boost Their PR Strategies?
Hardly a day goes by without news coverage of the global energy crisis, with many analysts considering it the main driver behind the dramatic rise in inflation in the past year. Our analysis found that there is a prevailing narrative that energy companies are to blame...