Chapter 5: Website Trust Signals— Making Visitors Feel at Home
(Following is Chapter 5 of Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World.)
Few things are more important to a brand’s reputation than its...
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18 Must-Read Books on Building Trust for Your Business and Brand
With trust being a cornerstone of successful businesses and brands, it’s important to understand how to cultivate trust among customers, employees,...
Chapter 4: Trust Seals—From Medieval Kings to Ecommerce
(Following is Chapter 4 of Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World.)
Signed, sealed, and delivered. Seal of approval.
Sealed their fate.
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Benefit of the Doubt: Meaning, Origin, Importance & Examples
You may have heard the term “benefit of the doubt” before, but do you know what it means? The phrase is often used in legal proceedings or in...
Chapter 3: The Eternal Power of Trust Signals
(Following is Chapter 3 of Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World.)
Since the construction of the Pharos of Alexandria, a three-...
Chapter 2: Living—and Branding—in a Post-Truth World
(Following is Chapter 2 of Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World.)
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries named “post-truth” its Word of the...
Chapter 1: The Breakfast Meeting
(Following is Chapter 1 of Trust Signals: Brand Building in Post-Truth World.)
I hadn’t heard from my friend David in years. But when my former...
Introduction: The Dirty Little Secret About PR
(Following is the first of 18 excerpts we are republishing from Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World over the next several months. The...
Trust Signals Original Research: What Makes Consumers Give Brands the 'Benefit of the Doubt' When They Make a Mistake?
We all make mistakes, and brands do too. From forgetting a friend’s birthday or saying a questionable joke, to messing up an order or posting a tweet...
The Trust Disconnect: Most Businesses Think They Are More Trusted Than They Are, PwC Survey Shows
A recently released survey from PwC shows that most businesses think they are more trusted by consumers and employees than they actually are.
This is...