Required reading

For those who want to take a deep dive into the field of communications, I highly recommend The Handbook of Strategic Public Relations and Integrated Marketing Communications.

Edited by Clarke Caywood of Northwestern University, the second edition of this tome just hit the bookstores. The blurb on the inside flap calls this “the most authoritative, comprehensive resource of its kind” – and based on length alone (900+ pages), I don’t doubt that. Continue reading

Corporate reputation thought leadership

Who are some of the thought leaders in corporate reputation management today? Here are a few of the experts I follow.

I mentioned Charles Fombrun in my prior post. His colleagues at the Reputation Institute – Cees van Riel, Kasper Nielsen and Anthony Johndrow, among others – also deserve mention. Continue reading