Suspicious minds: lessons for brands in a post-truth age

A crisis of trust is impacting brands globally, as people revert to trusting their gut, and brands in both developed and emerging markets need to adapt, albeit in different ways.

While 'post-truth' has become a popular catch phrase thanks to the political turbulence of the last couple of years, the crisis of trust in the connected world extends much beyond recent history. In fact, people have been grappling with multiple versions of the truth for centuries – whether in the world of brands, science, news and media, or politics.

Lately however, there's been a particular erosion of trust in public leaders and experts amongst others, with long-held beliefs frequently being challenged by the juxtaposition of information we are exposed to in online and global events. Indeed, Edelman's Trust barometer report...

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