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December 2, 2019

The benefits of online reputation management

Businesses are facing a new frontier when it comes to online reputation management. One ill-considered post on the corporate social media page can quickly go viral. One foot wrong from an executive can quickly become a scandal. One miscalculated or tone-deaf advertisement can quickly escalate into global backlash. No doubt we all remember the infamous Pepsi commercial of 2017 featuring Kendall Jenner’s attempts to solve allegations of police violence?

Backlash or scandal are often short-term outcomes to isolated incidents. In years gone by, it may have been enough to dispel concerns via a post on social media, or issue a generic statement, and wait patiently for the whole thing to blow over.

Today’s media and corporate landscape, however, paints a different picture. Businesses are faced with a new paradigm of business reputation management, one that requires a data-driven and strategic approach to achieve business outcomes.

Reputation isn’t the result of an isolated corporate misjudgement, or indeed, achievement.

Reputation is a long-term and structured conceptual understanding, and requires taking a complete view on what people say, think, and feel about your organisation to make informed decisions impacting business outcomes.

Introducing Reputation Analysis

To that end, Isentia has expanded its suite of products and services with new Reputation Analysis, to enhance online reputation management. It represents the future of brand reputation monitoring and metrics, blending organic social media conversations and survey data to provide a more comprehensive and data-driven glimpse of corporate reputation to a business.

Isentia’s Reputation Analysis uses an integrated framework that examines the three most important drivers of organisational reputation: strategy, culture, and delivery. All three drivers are analysed independently, and the report includes an overall RepID score on a scale of -10 to +10 which integrates the strategy, culture and delivery scores, as well as providing detailed information on performance across each driver.

Reputation isn’t just an intangible concept – it’s a strategic imperative

Perception is everything. In a world where people are increasingly putting their dollars behind brands that mirror their values, a brand’s reputation translates to literal business outcomes by way of engagement, increased revenue, or referral power. Indeed, research shows nearly seven in 10 millennials actively consider company values when making a purchase.

Today’s empowered and connected consumers also have unequalled access to information, meaning they can take faster and more decisive action about where and who to shop or engage with. They also have more choice, meaning the decision to walk away from one company in favour of another is simpler than ever. And thanks to social media, their voices when they’re dissatisfied with a product, service, or company stance are louder and more widely felt.

A brand’s reputation taking a dive, even when played out in the public arena, isn’t always highly visible – and therein lies the imperative for data-driven insights into brand reputation management.

Turning apathy into advocacy

Reputation Analysis actually takes all of this a step further. It gives businesses a framework to spot opportunities to influence or change certain people’s behaviours and beliefs around your brand. Too frequently, reputation management software provides details about people sitting on the extreme – those who are passionate supporters of your brand, or, on the other end of the scale, the vocal critics.

Isentia understands that there’s unique opportunities to capitalise on and influence those in the middle – fence sitters, or those generally apathetic to your brand.

RepID, in this sense, doesn’t stop at a static understanding of online brand reputation with no clear way forward. Rather, it is designed to give marketers and business leaders the right tools to expand their advocacy base and increase reputation value, which ultimately leads to an uptick in online brand reputation.

Request a sample of Isentia’s Reputation Analysis here.

Read more about Why Reputation Matters here.

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Across the communications landscape, teams are being asked to do more with less, while staying aligned, responsive and compliant in the face of complex and often shifting stakeholder demands. In that environment, how we track, report and manage our relationships really matters.

In too many organisations, relationship management is still built around tools designed for customer sales. CRM systems, built for structured pipelines and linear user journeys, have long been the default for managing contact databases. They work well for sales and customer service functions. But for communications professionals managing journalists, political offices, internal leaders and external advocates, these tools often fall short.

Stakeholder relationships don’t follow a straight line. They change depending on context, shaped by policy shifts, public sentiment, media narratives or crisis response. A stakeholder may be supportive one week and critical the next. They often hold more than one role, and their influence doesn’t fit neatly into a funnel or metric.

Managing these relationships requires more than contact management. It requires context. The ability to see not just who you spoke to, but why, and what happened next. Communications teams need shared visibility across issues and departments. As reporting expectations grow, that information must be searchable, secure and aligned with wider organisational goals.

What’s often missing is infrastructure. Without the right systems, strategic relationship management becomes fragmented or reactive. Sometimes it becomes invisible altogether.

This is where Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM) enters the conversation. Not as a new acronym, but as a different way of thinking about influence.

At Isentia, we’ve seen how a purpose-built SRM platform can help communications teams navigate complexity more confidently. Ours offers a secure, centralised space to log and track every interaction, whether it’s a media enquiry, a ministerial meeting, or a community update, and link it to your team’s broader communications activity.

The aim isn’t to automate relationships. It’s to make them easier to manage, measure and maintain. It’s about creating internal coordination before the external message goes out.

Because in today’s communications environment, stakeholder engagement is not just a support function. It is a strategic capability.

Interested in how other teams are managing their stakeholder relationships? Get in touch at nbt@isentia.com or submit an enquiry.

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The Singapore general election was quick and felt like more of a touch-and-go event, but a lot was observed and could be learnt from media and audience reactions to the event.

We analysed, using Pulsar TRAC, more than 270k mentions across online news, podcasts, TV, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, X, forums and blogs in Singapore between March 28th - May 7th 2025, to see how the conversation was moving and being influenced by media and audiences. Based on this, we listed what we’ve learnt from this year’s election.



Which industries gained the most spotlight?

Chee Hong Tat’s defence of the GST hike shows the PAP leaning heavily on long-term fiscal planning. This was mainly covered by media outlets like the CNA, mentioning how these hikes were to eventually work on providing benefits to the seniors of society and that it wouldn’t be possible if these hikes weren’t in place. Audiences across X and Facebook expressed their concerns around this, but were equally appreciative of open dialogue with the public.

The US and UK covered the election when their media focus was majorly on Trump’s tariffs

The peak in the US mentions were partly a consequence of Trump’s trade tariffs that wasn’t received particularly well by the rest of the world. PM Wong expressed his opinions on how Singapore continues to be a partner to the US but would expect a fair tariff rate in return. Big foreign peaks were tracked by Reuters and The Guardian that framed the election poll as a barometer of regional politics. Many of the foreign media talk about the opposition parties in Singapore and express that a healthy opposition makes for important parliamentary debate on essential matters like rising living concerns and jobs in Singapore.

Social saw the most audience discourse

The Straits Times leads the election coverage with many of its articles being linked or reposted around social media, mostly Instagram, Facebook and Reddit with audiences giving timely updates on speeches, election street campaigning or their favourite candidates, intending to start conversation. CNA and Mothership show the same pattern, each pulling far larger numbers once clips hit Facebook, X, TikTok and Reddit.



Which hashtags saw the most engagement online?

#ge2025 sat far above every other tag, yet party tags #pap and #rp still drove thousands of mentions. On keywords, PM Lawrence Wong outranked party names with the most mentioned on social posts. It’s important to note that these mentions are by audiences on social media like TikTok, X, Reddit, Instagram and Facebook. Lately, even short clips from podcasts around elections are becoming viral, not just on Instagram or TikTok, but even on Facebook that generally hosts long-ish format videos, second to YouTube.

Podcasts become new medium for election content for younger audiences

Yah Lah BUT logged more than a hundred election clips, nearly double its nearest podcaster, The Daily Ketchup. Audio hosts mixed humour, policy, and hot‑takes that travelled into short‑form video. These podcasts have been a growing trend in Singapore, hosted by youngsters who often invite political candidates onto their shows and pose questions that a young Singaporean would like to ask their leaders. These podcasters have seen their content travel fast on TikTok and Instagram reels for quick insights, but still have most of their audience engagement on YouTube.

Singapore’s GE2025 didn’t just offer political drama—it showed how media, both old and new, shape what people see and feel. From viral videos to policy debates, from mainstream reports to TikTok podcast clips, every format played a role. 




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This was not an election won or lost on policy alone. While political parties released detailed plans around cost-of-living relief, energy, healthcare and education, the battle for attention played out across a different terrain. One shaped by identity, digital influencers and polarised media narratives.

1. Policy set the agenda, but didn’t hold it

At the start of the campaign, traditional media focused on familiar priorities. The Labor government’s May budget led with cost-of-living relief, fuel excise changes and increased rental support. The Liberals responded with proposals for nuclear energy and a plan to cut 40,000 public service jobs. While these issues framed the early weeks, they were quickly overtaken in online discussions by stories with more cultural weight.

On social media, a video comparing Peter Dutton to Donald Trump circulated widely, while Anthony Albanese’s “delulu with no solulu” moment during a Happy Hour podcast interview was picked up by national outlets and widely shared on social platforms. Personality often generated more interest than policy.

2. Messaging strategy went beyond the platforms

Both major parties tried to engage younger voters where they spend their time. Albanese’s appearance on podcasts and his interviews with influencers like Abbie Chatfield reflected a values-driven approach. Dutton’s appearance on Sam Fricker’s podcast targeted young men through a more casual, conversational format.

Mainstream media covered these appearances but often through the lens of political tactics rather than substance. When Abbie Chatfield’s pro-Greens posts attracted AEC scrutiny in early April, the story became more about influencer regulation than her political message.

3. Polarisation dominated public debate

The second leaders’ debate on 10 April marked a turning point, with stark contrasts on energy, education and immigration. Dutton's focus on crime and border control drew backlash, while Albanese was seen as calm but cautious. Instead of clarifying party differences, the debate intensified existing divides.

Online commentary quickly split along ideological lines. Audiences did not just debate the leaders’ points but used the debate to reinforce partisan views, highlighting how polarised public discourse has become.

4. Influencers reshaped election storytelling

Influencers became central to election storytelling. Abbie Chatfield faced strong support and criticism after posting about the Greens and questioning the Liberal Party’s media strategy. The Juice Media released satirical videos targeting defence and energy policies, resonating with disillusioned younger audiences.

Even incidents unrelated to official campaigns became flashpoints. In February, a video from an Israeli influencer alleging antisemitic comments by NSW nurses went viral, triggering political statements and shifting media attention to broader issues of hate speech and accountability online.

5. Culture wars outpaced policy in the final stretch

As the election neared, cultural tensions gained traction. On 12 April, media attention turned to Peter Dutton after reports emerged that his Labor opponent Ali France was leading in Dickson. Around the same time local authorities dismantled a tent encampment in the area while Dutton was campaigning in Perth. This raised questions about leadership and visibility on local issues.

Across social and news media, themes like Gaza, curriculum debates and identity politics took centre stage. Slogans such as “Get Australia back on track” were interpreted as echoes of US political rhetoric. Jacinta Price and Clive Palmer were both linked to similar messaging, fuelling memes and commentary about the Americanisation of Australian politics.

Rather than rallying around shared policy concerns, audiences engaged with content that reflected deeper anxieties about national identity and international influence.

What stood out the most wasn’t necessarily the policy itself, but the moments, memes, and messages that tapped into cultural tensions. The freedom for media and social media users to connect with and amplify these narratives created an arena where some politicians struggled to engage effectively. While some stuck to party lines without fully understanding the patterns driving media and social discourse, others embraced the shift, adapting to the rhetoric that was emerging online. The lesson is clear: in today’s media environment, ignoring what people are saying or the patterns of conversation isn’t an option.

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