New research

Before the Crisis Report

Phillips Group research on 30 major reputation crises reveals recurring warning patterns and underlying drivers that emerged before the crisis became visible.
Tailored services for every challenge
We identify and evaluate potential threats to your corporate reputation, from governance failures to cybersecurity breaches. By implementing tailored strategies, we help you minimise risks, address vulnerabilities and safeguard trust.

We help organisations build resilience through tailored crisis plans, live crisis simulations and leadership training. By equipping teams with the right skills and frameworks, we enable them to anticipate challenges and respond decisively to regulatory inquiries, social media firestorms and other high-risk scenarios.

We help you shape public narratives and protect your reputation through strategic media engagement. Our team provides expert media relations, public messaging and tailored media training to ensure executives and spokespeople communicate effectively, stay in control of the story and confidently navigate high-stakes public scrutiny.
Swift and strategic action is critical when reputational risks escalate into a crisis. We provide expert guidance to help organisations manage high-pressure situations, including crisis communication planning, rapid response strategies, stakeholder engagement and media management. Our team works alongside leadership to contain issues, mitigate damage and support long-term reputation recovery.
We equip leaders with the skills to engage key stakeholders, including investors, employees, and regulators, with clarity and confidence. Through executive presentation coaching and targeted engagement strategies, we help organisations deliver persuasive, credible and consistent messaging.
We leverage advanced monitoring tools to track media coverage, social media commentary, public sentiment and emerging risks. Our data-driven insights help organisations proactively manage their reputation by identifying potential threats, assessing trends and seizing opportunities to strengthen trust and credibility.
Intelligence that moves you forward
  • The $600b secret: how corporate reputation shapes market value
    Did you know that reputation drives nearly a third of the market value for some of the world’s largest companies?
  • Five tips for protecting your reputation online
    With the popularity of social media, reputation damage online can be swift and fierce.
  • Improving your online reputation management
    Establishing a positive online reputation is one of the most important marketing opportunities for any business today.
  • ‘Delay, Deny and Deflect’ – What not to do in a crisis
    When dealing with an organisational crisis, providing transparent, timely and accurate information is essential to managing your organisation’s reputation.
  • Tips for thriving in your next virtual media interview
    Many journalists and news crews have opted to continue working remotely, and TV interviews are now being recorded over the phone or conducted virtually via video conferencing platforms such as Skype, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams.
Real results, real impact
  • Boosting brand reputation and rebrand awareness
  • Preparing for tough questions and media scrutiny
  • Sensitive communication to navigate a tragic event
  • Minimising disclosure fallout