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Clawing Back Your Reputation

22nd September
2011
written by Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross
Whatever the merits on both sides, I wanted to point out here that what I thought was happening in the reputation warfare field is actually coming to pass.  Increasingly more companies are fighting back when they believe their reputations are at stake. Perhaps companies recognize that public opinion might be on their side as the general public loses trust in institutions. But without a doubt, companies are not necessarily turning the other cheek when they think their reputations have been unfairly damaged. In this blog, I have mentioned the increasing frequency of company documentaries that serve to tell their side of the story. Today's article about Del Monte's public spat with food regulators over restrictions on its cantalope imports underscores the trend.  To quote from the article,
"The company, which is one of the country’s largest produce marketers, says the restrictions could damage its reputation, and it has sued the Food and Drug Administration to lift them." "But advocates of safe food said that it was extremely rare for a major food company to take such a publicly aggressive stance, and that they suspected Del Monte Fresh Produce was trying to bully regulators into thinking twice before pursuing recalls in the future."
Expect to see more of this in the future.
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Communications, corporate reputation, Crisis management, Reputation crisis, reputation damage, Reputation trends, Reputation Warfare, safeguarding reputation