Reputation Management

2 REPUTATION MANAGEMENT Reputation Management is a how-to guide for students and professionals, as well as CEOs and other business leaders. It rests on the premise that reputation can be measured, monitored, and managed. Organized by corporate communication units including media relations, employee communication, government relations, and investor relations, the book provides a field-tested guide to corporate reputation problems such as leaked memos, unfair treatment by the press, and negative rumors, and focuses on practical solutions. Each chapter is fleshed out with the real-world experience of the authors and contributors, who come from a wide range of professional corporate communication backgrounds. Updates to the third edition include: • Global content has been incorporated and expanded throughout the book, rather than being restricted to only one chapter. • Opening vignettes, examples, and case studies in each chapter have been updated. • Additional case studies and examples with an international focus have been added. John Doorley, head of corporate communications for Merck & Co. Inc. until 2000, most recently built and directed for ten years the Master of Science Degree Program in Public Relations and Corporate Communication at the New York University School of Professional Studies. He is now with the London-based company Mindful Reputation. Helio Fred Garcia is president of Logos Consulting Group. He is an adjunct professor in the Executive MBA program of New York University’s Stern School of Business, and teaches courses in NYU’s MS in Public Relations and Corporate Communication program at the university’s School of Professional Studies. He is the author of The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively (FT Press, 2012) and of Crisis Communications (AAAA Publications, 1999). 3 4 REPUTATION MANAGEMENT 3RD EDITION The Key to Successful Public Relations and Corporate Communication John Doorley and Helio Fred Garcia 5 First published 2015 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2015 Taylor & Francis The right of John Doorley and Helio Fred Garcia to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from