What this is

Who actually moves your outcomes, ranked by influence and by current sentiment. Prioritisation is impossible without it, and most engagement budgets are allocated by habit.

What it looks like in practice

  • Identification across regulators, investors, media, employees and communities
  • Influence and sentiment scoring per stakeholder
  • Engagement gap analysis against current activity
  • Prioritised engagement plan with owners

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Stakeholder map with scoring
  • Gap analysis
  • Prioritised engagement plan
  • Owner assignment and review rhythm

Where it sits

Part of Corporate Reputation.

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

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How we work on it

Inside Corporate Reputation.

At enterprise scale reputation stops being a marketing concern and becomes a governed asset with a number attached to it. It affects cost of capital, hiring cost, regulatory posture and the size of the discount an acquirer asks for. It should be measured and managed accordingly.

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01  Baseline

Audit across media, search, analyst, employee and customer channels.

02  Architecture

The corporate narrative, and the rules for how subsidiaries express it.

03  Stakeholder plan

Mapping, prioritisation and engagement programme by group.

04  Track

Quarterly measurement against the baseline, reported to the board.

Frequently asked

Questions about corporate reputation.

Who should own this internally?

Someone reporting to the CEO or the board. Reputation owned three levels down inside marketing will lose every argument it needs to win.

How is it measured?

Share of voice against a defined peer set, sentiment, search result composition, analyst commentary and employee review scores, tracked quarterly against a fixed baseline.

How long before it moves?

Two to four quarters for measurable change. Reputation is slow in both directions, which is also what makes it defensible.

Also in Corporate Reputation

Related services.

Reputation AuditNarrative Architecture

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