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Reputation Wrap-Up

A-Rod’s 600th Home Run On Wednesday, 35 year-old Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run, becoming the youngest player to ever reach that milestone, beating out Babe Ruth by just one year (Ruth was 36 years old).. Rodriguez is … Continue reading

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What Does Reputation Stand For?

  Risk. Reputational risk has become a top issue for companies like Toyota, BP and Goldman Sachs this year. With the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has sullied their sterling reputation and is paying the price … Continue reading

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Props: New England's 25 Most Powerful Brands

              Yesterday the Boston Globe published the results of Protobrand’s 25 most powerful consumer brands of the region. Protobrand, a Boston-based branding firm, interviewed 350 marketing executives across the country to rank brands in seven categories, … Continue reading

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The Reputation of Women in the Workplace

     After looking through the top 50 ranked companies of the Globe 100, I realized how few companies had women as their CEOs. Women like Carol Meyrowitz from TJX, Laura Sen from BJ’s, Stephanie Sonnabend from Sonesta International Hotels … Continue reading

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Self-Censoring Your Facebook Profile

While researching a topic for today’s blog, I came upon an interesting article, Tell-All Generation Learns to Keep Things Offline, in the New York Times. It discusses how recent college graduates searching for jobs are self-censoring their public profiles on … Continue reading

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The Transformation of Luxury Brands' Reputations

After finishing my final semester as an MBA student, I was able to ditch my textbooks and immerse myself into some fun and enjoyable reading. My latest endeavor is a book called Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana … Continue reading

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RC Tools: Run Boston Better

In the spirit of today’s 114th Annual Boston Marathon, I dedicate this blog to runners who will persevere through the mental and physical anguish of running 26.2 miles. All that anguish started long before their first step today. Marathon runners … Continue reading

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Redefining Beauty and the Reputation of Female Athletes

Source: http://jezebel.com This week’s props goes to Brittney Griner, the 19-year old Baylor University basketball superstar. Griner is talented both on and off the court. She recently helped lead her team to the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Final Four in … Continue reading

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Filling Oprah's Shoes

Source: ruggedelegantliving.com September 11, 2011, marks not only the 10th anniversary of 9/11 but also the end to Oprah Winfrey’s talk show. Her show is currently the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, having run nationally since … Continue reading

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Props: LL Bean Takes a Chance on Bates College Freshman

Today, LL Bean deserves a shout-out for giving Bates College freshman, Charlie Carey, the reins to its new Signature collection. Carey approached the retailer and proposed the idea of having a younger, preppy modern line targeted toward the campus crowd. … Continue reading

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