What this is

A baseline measurement across every channel that shapes how the institution is seen: media, search, analyst commentary, employee review platforms and customer sentiment. Without it, board discussion of reputation is anecdote.

What it looks like in practice

  • Share of voice against a defined peer set
  • Search result composition for corporate and leadership names
  • Analyst and trade commentary review
  • Employee review platform and customer sentiment analysis

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Reputation baseline report
  • Peer benchmark
  • Search and sentiment analysis
  • Quarterly tracking framework

Where it sits

Part of Corporate Reputation.

The standing of the institution, managed as a governed asset.

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Frequently asked

Reputation Audit, in plain terms.

How often should this be repeated?

Quarterly against a fixed baseline. Annual audits miss the movement that matters, and monthly ones report noise.

Who should own reputation internally?

Someone reporting to the chief executive or the board. Owned three levels down inside marketing, it loses every argument it needs to win.

What if the audit finds something bad?

Better now than during a transaction. Most findings are fixable, and the ones that are not are at least known before someone else finds them.

In more depth

Measuring something boards usually guess at.

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Anecdote is the default

Most board discussions of reputation begin with something a director read that morning. A baseline replaces that with a tracked position across media, search, analyst commentary, employee review platforms and customer sentiment.

Search results are the public verdict

For most stakeholders, page one for your corporate name is your reputation. We audit what actually appears there, including the results you did not publish.

A peer set, agreed in advance

Share of voice means nothing without a defined comparison group. We agree the peer set with you before measuring, so the number cannot be moved by changing the denominator later.

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