The TrustMakers

OkCupid Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Hobley has been credited with turning around a languishing brand in her nearly five-year tenure at the dating app, in part by fully embracing inclusivity. “The first part of the comeback was getting your attention and doing that in a bold way,” she says in conversation with Jackie Cooper, Edelman’s …

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“The headline here is that lost trust can be regained,” says Sandra Sucher, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. In conversation with Edelman Trust Institute Executive Director Justin Blake, Sucher unpacks the 2022 Trust Barometer, sheds light on her latest findings and makes clear that trust – at the personal or corporate level …

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Former New York Times technology reporter Taylor Lorenz busts myths about Gen Z in a wide-ranging conversation with Jackie Cooper, Edelman’s Global Chief Brand Officer. Lorenz, whose nuanced reporting has earned her the trust of many Gen Zers, offers her insights on everything from the Birds Aren’t Real Movement to fake news to how brands …

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Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute and former President and CEO of National Public Radio, joins Edelman’s Justin Blake to discuss the raging Infodemic, declining trust in media and what other institutions like business can do about it. Blake, Executive Director of the Edelman Trust Institute, and Schiller unpack findings …

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This week, CEO Richard Edelman speaks with Frank Cooper III, Global Chief Marketing Officer of BlackRock, to unpack the findings of the recently released 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Report. Among all institutions studied, business was revealed as the big trust winner of this year’s report, while government and media were seen to be fueling a …

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Principal of 5S Diversity and Executive Fellow at Yale School of Management. Richard and Antonio focus on the role business must play as today’s most trusted institution, the significance of brands in people’s lives, and how they can address societal issues with purpose-driven action.