Davos: CEOs warn of business risk from reputation shortfalls A study of more than 3,000 C-suite leaders finds reputation is now a material business risk, while warning that many CCOs lack the mandate, insight and commercial alignment to manage it effectively.

Some great insights in this new #ReputationCapitalCouncil research, especially the mandate and alignment gap that exists with most CCOs in this important area!

@arunsudhaman.bsky.social @earnedfirst.bsky.social #Davos

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Very good overview on Cannes and the discipline-boundary issues in advertising vs public relations (via @arunsudhaman.bsky.social) www.earned-first.com/plus-ca-chan...

Latest Underbelly Mixtape show is up on Mixcloud for your listening pleasure 💙📻
Enjoy the Dilla inspired excursions 🍩🎛️👑
Thanks to everyone that rolled through! 🔗 in bio
Big up all artists & musicians 🎨🎶

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📢 An Unmissable Evening with Sathnam Sanghera📢

How does a child of Punjabi immigrants—who couldn’t speak English—go on to study English at Cambridge, become a columnist at The Times and FT, write bestselling books, & reshape the national conversation on Britain’s imperial past?

Join us & find out👇

Arun's London Marathon fundraising page This April, I'm taking on the iconic London Marathon - 26.2 miles through the heart of this incredible city. And while endurance running has transformed my life, this race means so much more than just

This April, I'm running the London Marathon to support Hong Kong Well — a vital charity helping 150k+ Hong Kong families build new lives in the UK. Hong Kong Well provides crucial counselling & support for HK kids in the UK — your support will help them thrive in their new home 🇬🇧🇭🇰 Every £ helps 🙏🏾

Incredibly sad. David Webb has been a indispensable source for HK journalists & anyone remotely concerned with governance. Thank you for everything.

Suella Braverman says UK could become ‘first Islamist nation with nuclear weapons’ Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told a delegation in Washington that Britain could become the first Islamist nation in possession of nuclear weapons.

Braverman should be driven out of public life for saying something as bigoted, conspiratorial, ridiculous, and dumb as this but she won’t be, of course, because anti-Muslim bigotry and Islamophobic fearmongering has been normalized in British public life.

Loved going live last weekend on @lwstdfm.bsky.social - thanks to everyone who joined & kung hei fat choy! 🐍🍊🇭🇰💛

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Underbelly Underbelly has emerged from the concrete neon wastelands of Hong Kong, bringing funk, hip hop and soul to the people. Thanks for listening!

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Hello #BLUESKY! Do you love music? Then we are the podcast for you. There's over 50 episodes to enjoy, we cover all kinds of music from the fans point of view.... Search 'What Goes around Podcast' wherever you get your pods, Spotify, Podbean, Apple Podcasts and many more ... #Music #Podcast

Analysis: Why Brands Are Flocking To China Instagram Rival Xiaohongshu Chinese lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu has become a crucial marketing tool for domestic and foreign brands alike, but challenges persist.

Comms pros looking for more context on Xiaohongshu could do worse than read this analysis on its rise as a crucial marketing tool for domestic and foreign brands in China.

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Folgate Advisors Adds 21 New Independent Consultants The advisory firm launched by three former Omnicom leaders has expanded its offer across the UK, US, Europe and Asia.

Good news x 21

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Aww thanks Paul! It doesn't feel especially dark (yet)

Starting the fiftieth Starter Pack with all the bands, orchestras, independent labels, and musicians I can find on Blue Sky!

Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places!

This is a work in progress and will be updated!

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Zuckerberg isn’t kissing Trump or Musk’s ring. He’s not preemptively capitulating

He never wanted to moderate his platforms. They were all programmed to accelerate conspiracy theories and radicalization for profit

Understand there are those who will cooperate out of fear and those who are relieved

Thanks so much!

Thanks for doing this. Would appreciate being added underbellymusic.bandcamp.com

3-1 is a fair reflection of how Australia outplayed India, particularly at key moments. An unhappy tour for India, who pay the price for a confused selection policy - undermined by threadbare bowling & wholly reliant on the genius of Bumrah. #AUSvIND #BGT

You can find some of their old shows on YT I think. I would like to see them in their current incarnation!

💯 They were already hip hop's best live band when I first saw them in 98 & they have only got better since - I suspect the recent 50th anniversary tours have taken them to another level

Loved going LIVE for the first time on @lwstd.fm last weekend. The 36th Underbelly Mixtape celebrates the amazing music I've been lucky enough to share with you this year 🎶🔥💥🔊

A big shout out to the LWSTD crew & everyone who rolled through 💙💛❤️

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You Had To Be There GH savours a classic

Typically lovely and astute Gideon Haigh piece on the epic Boxing Day test at the MCG (attendance: 370,000!) in which he makes the important point that a test which lasts five days is almost always better than one which ends in 3. www.cricketetal.com/p/you-had-to...

A student wearing a surgical mask, looks off to her right as she deals with the wind and the rain. As she puts on a sheet of plastic, Others behind her are finding cover under umbrellas. A Ferris wheel can be seen in the distance.

Photograph by Lam Yik Fei: Secondary students take part of the strike rally at Central Hong Kong on 2 September, 2019. International Center of Photography; Exhibit: We Are Here -- Scenes From the Streets. Through January 6, 2025

Go if you can, today was my 2nd visit; all in our party
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Latest Underbelly Mixtape is strictly focused on bars, inspired by some epic shows from @lwstd.fm's recent Open Air weekend. Listen back on Mixcloud & get super lyrical with me 🎤 📊🎙️🔥🎶📻

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Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

96% of children in Gaza feel that their death is imminent and almost half want to die as a result of trauma. 92% of the children in the survey were “not accepting of reality”, 79% suffer from nightmares and 73% exhibit symptoms of aggression.

Ten Fold, by yaya bey 16 track album

The first single didn't grab me, but boy did Yaya Bey's new album blow me away when it came out in May. "Ten Fold" is not only funny & funky, but a singularly moving meditation that followed the loss of Bey's father, legendary Juice Crew MC Grand Daddy IU 🇺🇸🎵

The Making Of Silk, by Allysha Joy 11 track album

There's something going on in Naarm (Melbourne). Allysha Joy's "The Making of Silk" finds the singer/keyboardist on wondrous form. Released by First Word Records, Joy's latest work is testament to the city's thriving jazz-soul scene 🇦🇺🎙️🎶

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Breath of Love, by Uyama Hiroto 15 track album

After the highs of "Freeform Jazz", Japanese saxophonist Urama Hiyoto returned with "Breath of Love". It's a dreamier affair than this previous LP, but again showcases the former Nujabes collaborator's beautiful mastery across jazz, hip-hop & rnb

I'm pretty sure Mark Nicholas just described Rishabh Pant as "riddled with talent" #AUSvIND

Free Long Read: Hong Kong’s First Female Chief Executive In a 2017 interview, Carrie Lam shared her views on the city’s future development, ‘one country, two systems,’ and social tensions

On the Caixin Substack, they're just published their 2017 interview with Carrie Lam in full for free.

It makes for an interesting historical document attesting to her characteristic blend of hubris, complacency, and false modesty. She genuinely has no clue she's about to shove the city off a cliff.