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Anne Gregory

Research

  1. Before any programme is implemented, it is crucial that a company is aware of its reputation in the community. This can be achieved by using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques as well as asking employees for their views (via an employee opinion survey) and the views of their families.

  2. The findings, coupled with recognizing current best practice in community relations theory and techniques, should ensure that your programme is established on firm business-related foundations.

Vision

A typical vision statement may reflect the company’s desire to put something back into the community where its operational site is based or alternatively be an overview statement which encompasses the whole philosophy of why the company gets involved in community activities. For example, British Telecom (BT) uses the strapline in their community advertisements – ‘BT – a business leader in the community.’ Awareness of such actions is important and a communication plan, linked to targeting both internal and external audiences, must be devised at the outset.