Breaking Brand: Reputation hits and misses Podcast

Earlier this week, Brooklyn Beckham – eldest son of David and Victoria – issued a statement that sent the media and social media world into a spin. I’ve been interviewed by ITV and Reuters as well as international news outlets these past few days for my take on what this means for Brand Beckham and Brand Brooklyn, too.We’ll start by talking quickly about what was said and how it was said. We can then dig a little deeper into the personal brand implications this may have and the impact on the

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TRANSCRIPTPrince Andrew has been stripped of his title the Duke of York. His name will seemingly forever be tarnished by his links to Jeffrey Epstein and the damning revelations in Virginia Giuffre’s book that have come to light these past few days have served as a self-inflicted pile-on that Andrew has experienced over the last six years. I make no apologies for my lack of neutrality.The King has had enough. The heir to the throne, Prince William, is none too pleased either – he has pledged to go

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TRANSCRIPTThe Duchess of York is facing a reputation crisis from hell. In the last 24 hours, multiple charities have severed links with her following revelations she continued to court the friendship of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein AFTER his convictions.The case points to the former Royal as lacking in moral and ethical judgement over the relationship between the Duchess of York and her “supreme friend.”This is how she described Epstein in a letter of apology he received from her after

Sanex has joined the long list of major brands facing advertising bans for campaigns that are clearly insensitive and lack both cultural and emotional intelligence. Yet, it could all have been very easily avoided.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Sanex shower gel TV advert for perpetuating offensive racial stereotypes.The ad depicted black women with visibly dry, cracked, and itchy skin in the “before” scenes, while white women were shown with smooth, hydrated skin in the