Definition We define the employer brand as how people perceive and experience the organisation as an employer. It is not just for employees but customers, investors, communities and society as a whole. Some organisations just think about it in terms of recruitment advertising – we don’t. It is the employee value proposition (promise) and experience
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Sustainability isn’t one line on a survey – it’s a range of attributes, behaviours and ways of living that consumers may not even consider as ‘sustainable.’ Critics say sustainability isn’t a real decision driver: ask consumers if it’s important and they don’t behave as if it is (the say-do gap); ask them to rank what
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Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, provides our perspective on the findings from Edelman’s Trust Barometer 2026 and key takeaways for aligning people, brands and business for healthier results. Living in your bubble is a protection mechanism. It allows individuals to create a controlled, predictable, and comfortable environment to manage stress, anxiety, fear and distrust. These bubbles
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Our Managing Director, Rachel Bevans, gathers insights from latest research to understand the relationship between trust and alignment. Trust in brands is low A recent study by Havas found that only 39% of brands are seen as trustworthy, with 71% of consumers having little faith that brands will deliver on their promises. These findings highlight
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The Healthy Brand Company worked with CareFlight delivering research and strategy to align employees, community donors, business and government customers, building brand reputation and trust. This case study was written for First5000 in conjunction with Fiona Jackson, Head of Media, Communications and Marketing for CareFlight. Background Like most not-for-profits and many medium sized organisations, CareFlight
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Rachel Bevans from The Healthy Brand Company interviewed Sophie Arkelidis, Head of Brand and Marketing at IQumulate Premium Funding, to understand how they’re building a sustainable business and brand. This case study was written for First5000, Australia’s professional network for mid-sized business About IQumulate IQumulate Premium Funding provides short term loans to business customers that
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Rachel Bevans from The Healthy Brand Company interviewed Wayne Tower, Chief Commercial Officer and Sophie Arkelidis, Head of Brand and Marketing at IQumulate Premium Funding, to understand what they’re doing differently in response to Covid-19. This case study was written for First5000, Australia’s professional network for mid-sized business About IQumulate IQumulate Premium Funding provides short
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Purpose-led leadership aligns people, planet and profit Purpose-led leaders agree that the role of a business is to create long-term value for all stakeholders, achieving the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. This is alignment in its purest form – aligning customers, employees and key stakeholders around a common purpose, values and identity
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Part 4 of 4 on the importance of optimism in building brands and business, written for and appearing first in First 5000, the professional network for Australian mid-sized businesses. When times are tough, businesses and brands can drive optimism by: helping people feel better about themselves and their lives; and helping people feel better about
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2020 is the dawn of a new decade. Rachel Bevans explores the top ten themes driving brands and business from the last decade into the next one. Written for First 5000 Introduction For many, 2019 has been in limbo. There have been organisation shake-ups, projects stalling and brands standing up for what they believe in,
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