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A Social CEO is a Trusted CEO | Social Media Today

A Social CEO is a Trusted CEO | Social Media Today | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

It’s now more evident than ever that CEOs who don’t engage in social media, may as well be conducting their business in a cave....


...CEOs and their executives ride shotgun in setting the cultural tone of the organization. Simply put, participation in social media promotes the use of social technology, which can only increase its competitive edge in adapting to technological market changes. Having a transparent and open organizational culture is imperative in establishing an effective social media strategy; it gives everyone a clear and common focus to tailor to the needs of the social consumer – a fact that escapes a lot of today’s CEOs.


BrandFog 2012 CEO Survey concerned this exact topic and reproduced some baffling results:

- 82% of respondents were said to be more likely to trust a company whose CEO actively engages on Social Media.

- 77% of respondents were recorded to be more likely to buy from a company whose mission and values are defined through their leaderships’ involvement in Social Media....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

So, to the authors question -- what the heck are they waiting for?

Peter Wilkinson www.peter.uk.com's curator insight, July 23, 2013 2:30 PM

The CEO needs to lead the social media business change inside the company!

Juliana M.'s curator insight, July 23, 2013 3:31 PM

My main interest is in numbers, that are shown in the article

Becky Swanson's curator insight, July 23, 2013 9:35 PM

Pastors and Executive Directors: this applies to you too!

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MediaPost Publications Forrester: Healthy Brands Are 'TRUE'

MediaPost Publications Forrester: Healthy Brands Are 'TRUE' | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

The best overall brands in health and beauty, and food and beverage categories are Crest, Gillette, and Dove; and Kellogg, Heinz, and Kraft, respectively, according to a pair of new Forrester rankings based on online surveys this year of 4,500 adults. The Boston-based market research firm argues that brand health comes from the extent to which it is trusted, remarkable, unmistakable, and essential. If you turn that into an acronym, you get Forrester's TRUE formula for brand equity....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Forrester research adds insight into what makes healthy brands successful online. In a word, it's the trust factor.

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