American - Businessman | June 15, 1954 -
Institutions are better served by going direct to end users, establishing a channel for direct dialogue and feedback. It is a world of many to one, not one to many.
Richard Edelman
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I take the subway to work. I fly coach back and forth to Chicago.
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Edelman maintains a very conservative balance sheet. We do small acquisitions. This helps me sleep well at night.
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Companies should take advantage of social media's power to connect, but honor the continued role of media in shaping opinion.
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Israeli ingenuity was never more evident than in the Ayalon bullet factory built during the British occupation of Palestine. It was constructed underneath an urban kibbutz. The workers had a bakery and laundry which provided constant clatter to disguise the work carried on below ground.
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My daughters will succeed me as owners of the firm.
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Great women, in partnership with great men, will continue to take us forward.
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We have moved beyond the point of trust being simply a key factor in product purchase or selection of employment opportunity; it is now the deciding factor in whether a society can function.
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As trust in institutions erodes, the basic assumptions of fairness, shared values, and equal opportunity traditionally upheld by 'the system' are no longer taken for granted.
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The lack of societal and institutional safeguards provides fertile ground for populist movements fueled by fear.
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Technology has allowed the creation of media echo chambers, so that a person can reinforce, rather than debate, viewpoints.
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In a world of dispersed authority, the battle for the truth will be won or lost with the employees.
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