Technology has allowed the creation of media echo chambers, so that a person can reinforce, rather than debate, viewpoints. — Richard Edelman Creation Copy Share Image
Business really has to work its way back. It has to re-earn the trust of its broad sets of constituents. — Richard Edelman Business Copy Share Image
The number one way to get trust back is to pay your employees well and get them to speak well about the… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
There is a fear of innovation because people are afraid of job loss. — Richard Edelman Fear Copy Share Image
Social media has had a corrosive effect on government and trust, and I think it is a real cause for concern. — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
In a world of dispersed authority, the battle for the truth will be won or lost with the employees. — Richard Edelman Battle Copy Share Image
We win with facts that are well expressed and frequently communicated; we lose with silence and indifference to the broader social context. — Richard Edelman Facts Copy Share Image
Talking points are a core set of messages an executive or politician utilizes in communicating with stakeholders. It's a term of art… — Richard Edelman Art Copy Share Image
Instead of worrying about potential disruption, brands can be creative societal disruptors - because their consumers will be right there by their… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
We have moved beyond the point of trust being simply a key factor in product purchase or selection of employment opportunity; it… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
As trust in institutions erodes, the basic assumptions of fairness, shared values, and equal opportunity traditionally upheld by 'the system' are no… — Richard Edelman Assumptions Copy Share Image
The 'truthiness' of Trump's so-called facts, the questions he posed on President Obama's nationality or jobs destroyed by free trade, has the… — Richard Edelman Change Copy Share Image
We have been pushing forward on a new way of storytelling we call 'collaborative journalism' on behalf of a number of our… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
We have seen an unprecedented dispersion of authority, such that 'a person like you' is now one of the most credible spokespersons… — Richard Edelman Authority Copy Share Image
People go to work at Wall Street firms to make a lot of money. They may not love what they are doing,… — Richard Edelman Change Copy Share Image
PR got to be much bigger because of the emergence of digital media. Now we have hundreds of people who are, in… — Richard Edelman Digital media Copy Share Image
Walter Isaacson attracts the best and the brightest to Aspen. It is exhilarating to listen to the likes of David Rubenstein and… — Richard Edelman Aspen Copy Share Image
My father and I talked every day. He coached me on how to cold-call companies I wanted in our portfolio, how to… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
We have continued to advance our global ambition with acquisitions that fill in the global footprint, such as Dabo in Dubai on… — Richard Edelman Acquisitions Copy Share Image
The tech company needs to win in the war for talent. This means much greater focus on the employee, not simply as… — Richard Edelman Business Copy Share Image
Great women, in partnership with great men, will continue to take us forward. — Richard Edelman Feminism Copy Share Image
The best creative no longer has to originate in Chicago or London; it will be coming from Stockholm, Tokyo, and Seoul as… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
Trump has moved campaigns into a post-advertising era with a total reversal of spend from paid to earned media. — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
I was 14 when the Democratic convention in my hometown of Chicago erupted into violence. It was a tough year. — Richard Edelman Chicago Copy Share Image
The question for every Olympics is whether the giant investment will pay off in the future. — Richard Edelman Future Copy Share Image
Edelman maintains a very conservative balance sheet. We do small acquisitions. This helps me sleep well at night. — Richard Edelman Balance Copy Share Image
I think we have moved from a shareholder society to a stakeholder society, and that has massive implications. — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
The dominant advertising advantage of Clinton, with spending of 10 to 1 over Trump, reinforced the perception that she was trying to… — Richard Edelman Advertising Copy Share Image
The marketing business has been just about promoting things, but we don't believe that anymore. There has to be a societal component,… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
In our family business, the Edelman children must earn their way - there were and will be no promises without performance and… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
I completely disagree with Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute on the need for dignity in the marketplace instead of the… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
Corporate blogging strategy requires some specialist insight in order to understand tone, the definition of micro-niche leaders, and subjects to cover. — Richard Edelman Blog Copy Share Image
There was a near-universal set of editorial endorsements of Clinton. Trump used this disparity to his advantage, to claim media bias and… — Richard Edelman Bias Copy Share Image
I had a job lined up as an assistant brand manager at Playtex, at age 23, all lined up. But my father… — Richard Edelman Age Copy Share Image
We believe in a best-in-class vertical strategy, with PR at the center as its operating ethos of earned at the core, social… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
In the wake of the Great Recession, most business leaders have tended to focus on their enterprise and short-term performance. The time… — Richard Edelman Business Copy Share Image
We have witnessed a stunning reversal of power between mainstream and social media: The ability to go direct to end users of… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
The inability or unwillingness of citizens to differentiate between fake and authentic news is undermining a fundamental assumption of democracy: the informed… — Richard Edelman Authentic Copy Share Image
