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Carden Calder

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carden@bluechipcommunication.com.au

Reputation Risk Management: The top 5 on our to do list

A financial services company's reputation is made (or lost) on the basis of any number of moving parts, some of which are notoriously hard to quantify. A...

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Topics: reputation management, financial services industry

Superannuation, stability and fund member reality - nurturing a precarious trust

One area of financial services that DOESN'T suffer a trust deficit is superannuation - in particular the industry fund movement.

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Topics: content marketing and thought leadership, reputation management, financial services industry

Turning the trust deficit into a surplus - financial services must start keeping promises

 

“Superannuation is a component of the social contract between government and the community… A requirement that superannuation changes be placed on notice,...

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Topics: public relations, financial services industry, financial planning, wealth management

Three steps to get magical results from integrating PR and paid media

We all know that while public relations (PR) is still one of the most effective tools in the financial services marketer’s kit, best practice calls for an...

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Topics: social media, public relations, integrated marketing

Leadership: smart people, stupid groups and better decisions

Is this the face of leadership? Who knows? It might depend on who else was around at the time. Because leadership is situational, and generally means being...
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Topics: financial services industry

How fintech stirs us: lovers, haters and sceptics

“Fintech. Fintech. Fintech.” It’s childish I know but, like my eight- year-old practising his swearing, I’m just going to get it out there. Simply repeating the...

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Topics: financial services industry, crisis management

Step away from the abacus… and get to the heart of it instead

Life is full of surprises. Or so we’ve found at this year’s seminal financial services event, the FSC Annual Conference. Forget analytics, actuaries and...

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Topics: financial services industry, financial planning

Disrupt or die? Three marketing lessons for financial services from the tech sector

Disrupt or die? Which side of the digital tsunami is your brand or employer on? It may not be a straight yes/no answer. But if you’re not surfing the wave(s)...

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Topics: social media, public relations, reputation management, financial services industry, content marketing and thought leadership, crisis management, integrated marketing

Extending your PR beyond tomorrow’s fish and chip wrapping

The front page of The AFR is still seen as the Holy Grail when it comes to financial services public relations (PR), unless you’re Tony Abbott between elections...

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Topics: public relations

He said WHAT? Three free lessons in crisis communications

Treasurer Joe Hockey’s recent call for ordinary Australians to “get a good job that pays good money” if they want to afford a house in Sydney, followed by his...

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Topics: public relations, crisis management

The New PR: three ways to manage your PR online

There is a new narrative in PR; the “the front page” is now page one of Google.

That’s the enduring reputational footprint for brands - and each of us personally.

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A round up of 2014: The year that was in financial services communication

 Last year we predicted what the year 2014 would bring in terms of content, social media and ROI measurement for the financial services sector.

How right, or...

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Topics: financial services industry

How many businesses could you start this week?

This week, as we celebrate and encourage women entrepreneurs in honour of Women's Entrepreneurship Day last November 19, I have to stop and remind myself what...
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Leadership communication: three things about all great conference presentations

Attending the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2014 with 1,899 other delegates from the financial services industry, I was struck by a...

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Topics: public relations

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