We have been musing here at Tovera at the apparent fact that corporates, businesses, brands, even politicians seem to win on brand but lose on reputation. Normally we resist quite such binary statements and much prefer nuance, since that’s usually more reflective of untidy reality. But we can’t help but observe in the torrid time […]
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After a full year of mostly tactical and reactive marketing and communications, you think you now know how the ground has shifted, how attitudes have changed, the degree to which expectations have grown as a result of Covid-19. So how do you navigate the post Covid-19 world and ensure your strategy is fit to win? […]
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Lately we seem to have been seeing quite a lot of reference to something called “brand reputation” in the context of potential competitive advantage or threat. This concerns us here at Tovera because it seems there might be some muddying of the waters in industry terms. And we’re always keen to gain clarity – synchronise […]
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It was only two weeks’ ago that we shared our thoughts on how to define a corporate purpose (and almost four years since our first blog on the topic). Purpose has been in the news almost daily since and this, combined with a number of global brands announcing their own statements of ‘purpose’ (and in […]
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It can sometimes feel strange watching companies identify a need to define their ‘purpose’ as if they’d previously operated without one. Anyone who runs a company knows that the purpose of the company – first and foremost – is to make a profit. Without profit, the company ceases to exist. Ah, you say, it’s different […]
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London, 07 December 2018: Tovera Consulting (Tovera) has been appointed to lead a programme of research and insight development for Pret a Manger (Pret) to inform its engagement with stakeholders. Tovera will be working closely with Headland who have been appointed to advise on Pret’s corporate communications and public affairs. Part of the brief for […]
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During our work advising clients on how to build strong corporate brands and reputations we’re often asked about how companies should measure reputation. The same questions arise so we thought it useful to share our view in this Tovera Insight blog post. In summary, if you are considering measuring your company’s reputation, be sure you […]
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Here at Tovera we continue to think about why corporate brand is different from corporate reputation. I am struck by how brands declare themselves in terms of providing their benefits without harm, without doing damage, as Google might say, “not being evil”. The “extracting the negative” approach. Clearly this is because the brand is – […]
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By Ann Binnie, Managing Partner, Tovera Consulting. Summary view Dave Trott tells evocative yet sparely written stories, each illustrating an important point about creativity as it applies to life, art and the world of advertising. He always has told good stories, even before “storytelling” became fashionable. So it comes naturally and this book is a […]
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We are introducing a new feature which we hope will provide nuggets of wisdom and food for thought for our readers. Tovera Talk asks key industry figures to respond to a few simple questions and reveal a little of themselves. We’re delighted to bring you our first respondent, Barnaby Dawe, CMO of Just Eat. Who […]
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