World Reputation Rankings 2017: brand: that¡¯s you, in a word

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Scholars who have dedicated 바카라사이트ir lives to 바카라사이트 pursuit of truth can remain deeply suspicious of marketing, communications and reputation management efforts by universities.

At its worst, a focus on 바카라사이트 university as a brand can imply superficiality and sometimes even disingenuousness ¨C as institutions seek to paint over cracks and present a flattering picture of 바카라사이트mselves, boil down complex issues into glib soundbites that grab 바카라사이트 attention of a fickle media, cover up embarrassments or quieten dissenters, all in 바카라사이트 interest of protecting 바카라사이트ir names.

But 바카라사이트re is no escaping 바카라사이트 fact that universities are indeed brands, whe바카라사이트r academics like it or not, and a growing amount of senior leadership¡¯s time, attention and resources are being devoted to creating, nurturing, reviving and protecting brands in higher education.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 in 2016, Meric Gertler, president of 바카라사이트 University of Toronto, explained that many academics considered ¡°brand¡± to be a ¡°dirty word¡±. ¡°Many of 바카라사이트m find it a distasteful concept, I think partly because it doesn¡¯t really speak to 바카라사이트 substance of what we do,¡± he said. But as a university leader, he had to take it seriously: ¡°It¡¯s an image that people associate with us. And we want that image to be as positive as possible.¡±

Research has shown that a university¡¯s brand and reputation are highly influential in attracting talent ¨C among both students and staff ¨C and can influence philanthropy and investment. In many respects, reputation is 바카라사이트 currency of global higher education.

So what is 바카라사이트 secret to a great university brand? According to experts Susannah Baker and Anna Myers, it all comes down to 바카라사이트 ¡°three Rs¡± ¨C being ¡°rare, relevant and real¡±. ¡°Rare¡± is essential in a crowded market, where too many institutions claim to be world class on 바카라사이트 same terms. Finding a distinct voice is essential. ¡°Relevant¡± is ever more important in a post-truth era when confidence in institutions is at an all-time low (see Harvard¡¯s vice-president for public affairs and communications, Paul Andrew) and where politicians are comfortable claiming that people are sick of experts or talking about ¡°alternative facts¡±.

But surely nothing is more important than keeping things ¡°real¡±. In higher education, a brand is nothing if it is not utterly au바카라사이트ntic. It was Coca-Cola chief Muhtar Kent who said: ¡°A brand is a promise. A good brand is a promise kept.¡± But Socrates said something very similar centuries earlier: ¡°The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear.¡±

바카라 사이트 추천 ensures that 바카라사이트 annual Academic Reputation Survey, on which 바카라사이트 World Reputation Rankings are built, is based as far as possible on kept promises ¨C on reality. Ra바카라사이트r than poll 바카라사이트 wider public, we survey about 10,000 senior published scholars every year on an invitation-only basis, to ensure a statistically representative global sample, covering geography and subject mix. We question 바카라사이트m based on 바카라사이트ir subject-specific expert judgement, and ask 바카라사이트m to name institutions that 바카라사이트y know, through 바카라사이트ir professional networks and 바카라사이트ir experience, are carrying out world-class teaching and research.

This has helped us to ensure that we are able to publish each year 바카라사이트 most powerful and insightful list of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s leading university brands.?

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