The M&S Cyber Attack

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Email | RSSIn April 2025, Marks & Spencer suffered a significant ransomware cyber attack that severely disrupted its operations for several…
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What does trust mean for your organisation?

At the Corporate Affairs Summit towards the end of last year, I heard Dr Steve Van Riel (Head of insight and innovation at Teneo) talk about what trust means to an organisation.   He talked about the difference between trust as a lofty concept, and as a…
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Del Monte Deaths

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Email | RSSDel Monte is a globally recognised brand that has been in existence for nearly 140 years. But in 2023,…
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Lessons in activism

Values aren’t about marketing, they’re about strategy.   It’s easy for brands to say what people want to hear (and to switch messages once the political climate changes, as we’ve recently seen), but your brand will be challenged to demonstrate how…
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Disney “Don’t Say Gay”

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Email | RSSIn March 2022, Florida’s Senate passed a bill to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary…
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