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The Harris Poll 2014 RQ®
Summary Report
A Survey of the U.S. General Public
Using the Reputation Quotient®
April 2014
©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved."
The Reputations of the
Most Visible Companies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RQ RATINGS:
DECEMBER 2013 –
JANUARY 2014
14,000+
PEOPLE INTERVIEWED
15th
ANNUAL RQ STUDY
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Company increases RQ score to 83.87 with The Coca-Cola Co. replacing Apple at #2
> Amazon’s customer-centric focus continues to pay reputation dividends as it
dominates both Emotional Appeal and Product and Service dimensions
- The multi-faceted company achieves 6th consecutive year of Excellent reputation
rating
> The Coca-Cola Company, with a RQ score of 82.68 moves from 6th to 2nd this year, its
9th consecutive year of Outstanding reputation
- Only company to be ranked in top 5 on all six reputation dimensions measured
- Company has been on the RQ Most Visible List for all 15 years of the RQ study and
in a nearly unmatched show of reputation consistency, has hovered around an RQ
score of 80, the mark of an Excellent reputation, for all 15 years
> Apple maintains its reputation Excellence, with a third place rated RQ score of 81.76,
its 6th consecutive year of achieving this coveted mark
- Similar to 2013, the company achieves top 5 ratings in Products and Services, Vision
and Leadership, Financial Performance, and Workplace Environment
Amazon repeats as top scoring company
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Only about 20% say reputation has improved, but this is up from 2013 and double 2012
> Although more Americans remain skeptical about the reputation of corporate America
than confident, the gap continues to steadily close
- Numbers now better than 2008 ratings
> Hard core skeptics of corporate America down 14% from last year and 42% over five
years ago
> Nine companies achieve RQ scores above 80, the standard of excellence, three more
than in 2013
> Equally telling, for first time since 2007, no company achieved an RQ score of below
50, the score at which a company’s reputation is considered to be in a critical stage
Corporate America viewed more positively
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Long-term elite and new entrants combine to create deep and strong company list
> Honda Motor Company, on the Most Visible List since 2001, returns to the top 10 for
the first time since 2007, ranking 5th with an RQ score of 80.87
- Company adds 6.7 points to its already historically strong reputation
> Samsung, on the most Visible List since only 2012, ranks 7th this year and achieves its
first ever Excellent rating of 80.65
- Company’s reputation continues to be driven by elite Products & Services scores
> Microsoft improves its Social Responsibility ratings and improves its RQ score to 80.11,
the 11th time in 15 years it has been above or near this level of Excellence
> Johnson & Johnson and Google experience significant declines in RQ score and fall
outside this year’s top 10 rated companies
- This is the first time in this 15 year study that J&J has been outside the top 10
> Proctor & Gamble Co., another long-term reputation titan, is emblematic of the
strength of this year’s list as the company improves its RQ score but falls 4 places
Top reputation companies vie for position
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While retail industry sees some vulnerability
> Banking, insurance and broader financial services industries all still have negative
reputations but all show positive gains with insurance leading the way
> As compared to two years ago, nearly double the number of respondents now see
these industries as part of the solution to our economic issues
> The four largest RQ score increases came from financial services firms
- AIG 9.7
- Goldman Sachs 8.7
- Wells Fargo & Company 7.8
- Citigroup 7.6
> The retail industry, which was given great credit for value and comfort during the
height of economic recession, has now stalled in being seen as part of the economic
solution
> Three of the largest RQ score declines came from retailers
Financial services shows glimmers of hope
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Opportunity, challenges and questions confront management
> About three-quarters of the general public are concerned about the amount of
private information that companies capture about their customers
- Less than half trust companies to act responsibly with this private data
> Only 31% say that they learn company information via social media tools and only
17% trust this information more than information from other sources
> Yet we continue to see nearly 6 in 10 say they research companies before doing
business with them
- Five in ten decided NOT to do business with a company based upon something
they learned about the company’s conduct
- One third proactively tried to influence friends and family perceptions as well
Digital issues play role in reputation
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Supporting Data
> RQ scores, trends
> Industry views
> Communications
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RQ Score = [(Sum of ratings on the 20 attributes) / (the total number of attributes
answered X 7)] X 100. Maximum RQ = 100.
REPUTATION
EMOTIONAL
APPEAL
> Feel Good About
> Admire and Respect
> Trust
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
> Supports Good
Causes
> Environmental
Responsibility
> Community
Responsibility
PRODUCTS
& SERVICES
> High Quality
> Innovative
> Value for Money
> Stands Behind
VISION &
LEADERSHIP
> Market Opportunities
> Excellent Leadership
> Clear Vision for the
Future
FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
WORKPLACE
ENVIRONMENT
> Rewards Employees
Fairly
> Good Place to Work
> Good Employees
> Outperforms
Competitors
> Record of Profitability
> Low Risk Investment
> Growth Prospects
The Reputation Quotient® (RQ ®) Research Instrument
20 attributes folded into 6 dimensions
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*= New to RQ 2014 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2013
Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical
The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies
The 2014 RQ®
Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ
1 Amazon.com 83.87 16 Johnson & Johnson 77.73 31 Ford Motor Company 73.98 46 Chrysler Corporation 65.02
2 The Coca-Cola Company 82.68 17 The Home Depot 77.47 32 Dell 72.93 47 ExxonMobil 64.51
3 Apple 81.76 18 General Electric 77.24 33 The Allstate Corporation* 72.80 48 JCPenney 63.56
4 The Walt Disney Company 81.50 19 Kohl's* 77.15 34 Best Buy 71.13 49 Citigroup 63.55
5 Honda Motor Company 80.87 20 Chick-Fil-A 77.07 35 Royal Dutch Shell 71.04 50 Comcast 62.60
6 Costco 80.75 21 Toyota Motor Corporation 76.81 36 AT&T 70.68 51 Sprint Corporation 62.33
7 Samsung 80.65 22 Lowe's 76.60 37 Verizon Communications 69.93 52 JP Morgan Chase & Co. 61.08
8 Whole Foods Market 80.45 23 Southwest Airlines* 76.35 38 Facebook 69.61 53 Sears Holdings Corporation 60.30
9 Microsoft 80.11 24 Macy's 75.89 39 Target 68.91 54 AIG 58.26
10 Sony 79.77 25 PepsiCo 75.33 40 Wells Fargo & Company 68.24 55 Goldman Sachs 58.09
11 USAA 79.23 26 Nordstrom* 75.30 41 T-Mobile 68.00 56 Dish Network* 58.06
12 Kraft Foods 78.82 27 Starbucks Corporation 75.12 42 General Motors 67.77 57 Halliburton 57.29
13 Procter & Gamble Co. 78.73 28 Hyundai Motor Company 74.90 43 McDonald's 67.02 58 Monsanto 57.27
14 Google 78.38 29 IBM 74.70 44 Walmart 66.51 59 BP 57.00
15 Nike 77.76 30 Hewlett-Packard Company 74.07 45 Time Warner 65.76 60 Bank of America 55.34
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*= New to RQ 2013 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2012
Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical
The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies
The 2013 RQ®
Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ
1 Amazon.com 82.62 16 The Home Depot 76.27 31 YUM! Brands* 71.41 46 Sears Holdings Corporation 63.54
2 Apple 82.54 17 Lowe's 75.67 32 State Farm Insurance* 70.31 47 Sprint Nextel Corporation 63.25
3 The Walt Disney Company 82.12 18 Berkshire Hathaway 75.63 33 Chick-Fil-A* 70.11 48 Time Warner 62.82
4 Google 81.32 19 Toyota Motor Corporation 75.59 34 Hewlett-Packard Company 70.01 49 Monsanto* 61.70
5 Johnson & Johnson 80.95 20 Ford Motor Company 74.96 35 Burger King* 69.83 50 Chrysler Corporation 61.44
6 The Coca-Cola Company 80.39 21 Starbucks Corporation 74.82 36 Verizon Communications 69.41 51 Comcast 60.99
7 Whole Foods Market 78.65 22 Target 74.82 37 JCPenney 69.12 52 Wells Fargo & Company 60.47
8 Sony 78.29 23 PepsiCo 74.47 38 Royal Dutch Shell* 67.59 53 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 58.20
9 Procter & Gamble Co. 77.98 24 Macy's 74.44 39 AT&T 66.57 54 BP 56.55
10 Costco 77.95 25 Honda Motor Company 74.22 40 Walmart 66.03 55 Citigroup 55.90
11 Samsung 77.70 26 Dell 73.05 41 Best Buy 65.92 56 Bank of America 55.85
12 Kraft Foods 77.46 27 Hyundai Motor Company 72.83 42 Facebook* 65.63 57 American Airlines* 53.85
13 USAA 77.39 28 IBM 72.21 43 T-Mobile 65.60 58 Halliburton* 52.51
14 Nike 77.24 29 General Electric 71.85 44 General Motors 64.44 59 Goldman Sachs 49.39
15 Microsoft 76.46 30 McDonald's 71.41 45 ExxonMobil 64.38 60 AIG 48.57
Dropped off the Most Visible List in 2014
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*= New to RQ 2012 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2011
Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical
The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies
The 2012 RQ®
Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ
1 Apple 85.62 16 Kohl's 77.95 31 Toyota Motor Corporation 73.53 46 Chevron* 64.72
2 Google 82.82 17 PepsiCo 77.78 32 Hewlett-Packard 73.41 47 Sears* 64.26
3 The Coca-Cola Company 81.99 18 General Mills 77.39 33 Starbucks 72.97 48 Time Warner 63.38
4 Amazon.com 81.92 19 Costco 76.72 34 Best Buy 72.68 49 T-Mobile* 62.82
5 Kraft Foods 81.62 20 Nike 75.95 35 General Electric 72.60 50 Chrysler 60.30
6 The Walt Disney Company 81.28 21 USAA* 75.55 36 Dell 72.59 51 ExxonMobil 60.01
7 Johnson & Johnson 80.45 22 Lowe's* 75.39 37 Walgreens* 72.10 52 Wells Fargo & Co. 59.50
8 Whole Foods Market 80.14 23 IBM 75.11 38 McDonald's 71.77 53 Comcast 59.10
9 Microsoft 79.87 24 Berkshire Hathaway 75.02 39 JCPenney 71.23 54 News Corp* 57.14
10 UPS 79.75 25 Ford Motor Company 74.83 40 Verizon Communications 71.16 55 Citigroup 55.95
11 Sony 79.22 26 Southwest Airlines 74.60 41 Walmart 69.25 56 JPMorgan Chase 54.84
12 Honda Motor Company 78.95 27 Target 74.26 42 Netflix* 68.12 57 BP 53.50
13 Samsung* 78.11 28 Boeing* 74.04 43 Sprint Nextel 65.90 58 Bank of America 49.85
14 Home Depot 78.11 29 Hyundai* 73.92 44 General Motors 65.31 59 Goldman Sachs 47.57
15 Procter & Gamble Co. 78.09 30 Macy's* 73.63 45 AT&T 65.09 60 AIG 46.18
Dropped off the Most Visible List in 2013
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Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512; 2012, n=12,961) Q1311 Which one of the following best captures your opinion of how the reputation of
corporate America has changed over the past year? 1. It has improved a lot. 2. It has improved a little. 3. It has basically stayed the same. 4. It has declined a
little. 5. It has declined a lot.
But this proportion has more than doubled since 2012
Only a minority feel Corporate America’s reputation
has improved
PERCEIVED PAST YEAR CHANGE IN CORPORATE AMERICA’S REPUTATION
3%
16%
41%
27%
14%
2%
14%
36%
30%
19%
1%
8%
31%
31%
29%
Improved a lot
Improved a little
Stayed the same
Declined a little
Declined a lot
2014
2013
2012
NET IMPROVE
19% 2014
16% 2013
9% 2012
NET DECLINE
41% 2014
49% 2013
60% 2012
13
n=20,477 n=20,483 n=21,264 n=30,104 n=12,961 n=14,512 N=14,055
Base: US Respondents 2014 (n=14,055), 2013 (n=14,512) Q1310 How would you rate the overall reputation of corporate America today, where “1” means it has
a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means it has a “Very Good” reputation?
However, the number of hard-core skeptics is at its lowest levels since the financial collapse
Nay-sayers still outweigh optimists
OVERALL REPUTATION OF CORPORATE AMERICA - 2014
OVERALL REPUTATION OF CORPORATE AMERICA - TRENDED
12% 21% 25% 20% 18% 5%
Excellent/Very Good 5 4 3 Very Poor/Terrible Not sure
33% 38%
9%
5% 6% 7% 7% 9% 12%
18%
31% 32%
26%
31%
21% 18%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Excellent/Very Good Very Poor/Terrible
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n=5,645 n=4,095 n=4,142 n=3,353 n=3,224 n=3,901 n=2,769 n=4,642 n=4,499 n=1,656 n=2,140 n=2,458
For the first time in more than a decade, investors are more often positive than negative
about Corporate America’s reputation
Investors more bullish on reputation
8%
9%
13%
12%
14%
15%
8%
16% 16%
12%
15%
21%
24%
20%
17% 17%
15%
16%
29%
20%
16%
27%
19%
13%
0%
10%
20%
30%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Excellent/Very Good
Very Poor/Terrible
INVESTORS
Base: Investors. Q1310 How would you rate the overall reputation of corporate America today, where “1” means it has a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means
it has a “Very Good” reputation?
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Three of the five decliners come from Retail sector.
Four of the top five improvements come from
financial services
Note: +/- 3 point indicates a significant difference.
1. Target -5.9
2. JCPenney -5.6
3. Monsanto -4.4
4. McDonald's -4.4
5. Sears Holdings Corporation -3.2
6. Johnson & Johnson -3.2
7. Google -2.9
1. AIG 9.7
2. Goldman Sachs 8.7
3. Wells Fargo & Company 7.8
4. Citigroup 7.6
5. Chick-Fil-A 7.0
6. Honda Motor Company 6.7
7. General Electric 5.4
8. Best Buy 5.2
9. Halliburton 4.8
10. AT&T 4.1
11. Hewlett-Packard Company 4.1
12. Facebook 4.0
13. Microsoft 3.7
14. Chrysler Corporation 3.6
15. Royal Dutch Shell 3.4
16. General Motors 3.3
17. Samsung 3.0
SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN RQ
2014 v. 2013
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN RQ
2014 v. 2013
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First time since 2007 that no company falls below RQ score of 50
Nine companies with excellent RQ scores
*= Companies that have ceased to exist or subjected to government takeover.
Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical
Companies with RQ above 80.0 2005-2014
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Microsoft
• 3M
• Amazon.com
• Apple
• Disney
• Google
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Coca-Cola
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Google
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Intel
• General Mills
• Kraft
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Google
• Sony
• Coca-Cola
• Kraft
• Amazon.com
• Berkshire
Hathaway
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Google
• 3M
• SC Johnson
• Intel
• Apple
• Google
• Coca-Cola
• Amazon.com
• Kraft
• Disney
• Johnson
& Johnson
• Whole Foods
• Goldman
Sachs
• AIG
• Enron*
• MCI
(formerly
WorldCom)*
• Adelphia*
• Halliburton • AIG • Fannie Mae*
• AIG
• Freddie
Mac*
• BP
• AIG
• Bank of
America
• Goldman
Sachs
• AIG
• Enron*
• MCI*
• Amazon.com
• Coca-Cola
• Apple
• Disney
• Honda
• Costco
• Samsung
• Whole Foods
• Microsoft
Companies with RQ < 50.0 2005-2014
2007 2013
2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014
2005
• Google
• Johnson
& Johnson
• 3M
• Berkshire
Hathaway
• Apple
• Intel
• Kraft
• Amazon.com
• General Mills
• Disney
• Procter
& Gamble
• SC Johnson
• UPS
• Sony
• Coca-Cola
• Microsoft
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EMOTIONAL APPEAL
1. Amazon.com 85.65
2. Costco 81.90
3. The Coca-Cola Company 81.07
4. Kohl's 80.49
5. Honda Motor Company 80.45
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
1. The Coca-Cola Company 85.22
2. Apple 85.15
3. Amazon.com 84.97
4. The Walt Disney Company 84.31
5. Microsoft 81.76
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
1. Amazon.com 86.23
2. Apple 84.83
3. Samsung 84.54
4. Honda Motor Company 83.74
5. The Coca-Cola Company 82.41
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
1. Whole Foods Market 83.12
2. USAA 80.71
3. The Coca-Cola Company 80.37
4. The Walt Disney Company 79.61
5. Microsoft 78.81
VISION & LEADERSHIP
1. The Coca-Cola Company 84.42
2. Amazon.com 84.12
3. Apple 83.98
4. The Walt Disney Company 82.94
5. Whole Foods Market 81.96
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT
1. Amazon.com 82.10
2. The Coca-Cola Company 82.09
3. Apple 82.07
4. Microsoft 81.76
5. Costco 81.69
Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical
Corporate Leaders on the Six Reputation Dimensions
Only Coca-Cola appears in all 6 dimensions
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Base: General Public 2014 (n=14,055) Q1314: For this question, we'd like you to think about industries in general. How would you rate the overall reputation of
the following industries, where “1” means it has a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means it has a “Very Good” reputation?
Technology industry continues to have most positive reputation halo while Financial Services
industries remain polarizing
Industry Reputation Ratings
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6%
11%
13%
15%
16%
20%
18%
28%
36%
38%
36%
41%
45%
69%
73%
15%
25%
28%
26%
26%
25%
29%
27%
24%
27%
29%
27%
23%
18%
14%
79%
64%
59%
59%
58%
55%
53%
45%
40%
35%
35%
32%
32%
13%
13%
Technology
Travel and Tourism
Consumer Products
Retail
Automotive
Telecom
Manufacturing
Energy
Pharmaceutical
Insurance
Airline
Financial Services
Banking
Tobacco
Government
NEGATIVE REP NEUTRAL POSITIVE REP
73
53
46
44
42
35
35
17
4
-3
-1
-9
-13
-56
-60
POS REP –NEG REP 
Although, still far from positive
Some recently challenged industries tick upward
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POSITIVE RATINGS 2014 POSITIVE RATINGS 2013 POSITIVE RATINGS 2012
1 Technology 79% 79% 76%
2 Travel and Tourism 64% 61% 58%
3 Consumer Products 59% 56% 53%
4 Retail 59% 58% 57%
5 Automotive 58% 53% 47%
6 Telecom 55% 54% 49%
7 Manufacturing 53% 47% 44%
8 Energy 45% 39% 35%
9 Pharmaceutical 40% 34% 31%
10 Insurance 35% 33% 29%
11 Airline 35% 27% 22%
12 Financial Services 32% 25% 17%
13 Banking 32% 25% 18%
14 Tobacco 13% 12% 11%
15 Government 13% 16% NA
American public continues to investigate corporate behavior before buying
The Seekers
AGREEMENT WITH: MORE SO THAN IN THE PAST, I PRO-ACTIVELY TRY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPANIES I HEAR
ABOUT OR DO BUSINESS WITH
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13%
17%
15%
37%
39%
39%
31%
31%
32%
11%
9%
10%
7%
4%
4%
STRONGLY AGREE SOMEWHAT AGREE NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE SOMEWHAT DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE
56% SEEKERS 44% BYSTANDERS
2013
2012
50% SEEKERS 49% BYSTANDERS
54% SEEKERS 46% BYSTANDERS
2014
Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512; 2012, n=12,961) Q1080: Now, please tell us whether you agree or disagree to each of the following
statements:
This group actively shares what they learn about companies and seeks to influence
behavior of others
Seekers
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Base: Seekers (2014, n=7,296; 2013, n=7,844), Bystanders (2014, n=6,759; 2013, n=6,668) Q1035 There are many ways people can learn and communicate
about companies. For each of the following, indicate whether you have personally done this in the past year.
2013
BYSTANDERS SEEKERS
60% 73%
41% 61%
25% 47%
26% 40%
59%
38%
23%
23%
70%
60%
47%
39%
BYSTANDERS SEEKERS
2014
Participated in a conversation with
other about how a company conducts
itself
Decided not to do business with a
company because of something you
learned about how the company
conducts itself
Proactively tried to influence friends'
or family's perceptions about a
company because of something you
learned about how the company
conducts itself
Shared any information about a
company through social media or
email
Strong and growing majority are concerned about the volume of information companies
know about them, and less than half trust companies to act responsibly with this
information
Privacy concerns
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“I am concerned about the increasing amount of
personal information companies capture about
their customers these days.”
“Overall, I trust companies to act responsibly
when it comes to using all the private data they
have on consumers.”
13%
13%
23%
21%
22%
23%
31%
31%
12%
13%
2%
2% 8%
6%
18%
18%
35%
34%
37%
40%
STRONGLY
AGREE
SOMEWHAT
AGREE
NEITHER AGREE
OR DISAGREE
SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE
STRONGLY
DISAGREE
2013 2013
2014 2014
Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512) Q1080 Now, please tell us whether you agree or disagree to each of the following statements:
Methodology
About Nielsen and the
Harris Poll
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> Harris Interactive, now a part of Nielsen, has used the Harris Poll
Reputation Quotient®(RQ) to measure the reputations of the most visible
companies in the U.S. since 1999. The 2014 RQ study represents the 15th
consecutive year of measuring corporate reputation in the U.S.
> The Annual RQ study involves a two step process which begins with a
Nominations Phase and is followed by a Ratings Phase, where we measure
the reputation of the most visible companies in the U.S.
> The following summarizes the methodological details for both phases of
the Annual RQ study.
Methodological Overview
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Nominations section – Identifying the “most visible” companies
> The Annual RQ study begins with a ‘nomination section’ which is used to identify the
companies with the most “visible” reputations according to the General Public. All
respondents are asked to name companies that stand out as having the best and worst
reputations overall. Two open-end questions are used:
- Of all the companies that you’re familiar with or that you might have heard about,
which TWO - in your opinion - stand out as having the BEST reputations overall?
- Of all the companies that you’re familiar with or that you might have heard about,
which TWO - in your opinion - stand out as having the WORST reputations overall?
> Nominations from all interviews are tallied with subsidiaries and brand names
collapsed within the parent company. Online nominations are summed to create a
total number of nominations for each company. The final list of the 60 most visible
companies in the U.S. is measured in the RQ Ratings Section along with other
companies representing the major industries in the U.S.
Methodological Overview (Continued)
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Nominations Section - Summary of Specifications
Who Rates the “Most Visible” Companies in the United States?
The RQ Ratings phase takes place among the general public. As part of the ratings section, respondents
are randomly assigned to rate two of the companies with which they are “very” or “somewhat” familiar.
After the first company rating is completed, the respondent is given the option to rate the second
company. Each interview lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Outlined in the table below is the method of data collection for this phase, as well as the dates of
interview, total number of interviews, number of companies measured, and average number of ratings
per company.
RQ Ratings Section - Summary of Specifications
Methodological Overview (Continued)
NOMINATION
INTERVIEWING DATES
NUMBER OF
NOMINATION
INTERVIEWS
METHOD OF
INTERVIEWING
NUMBER OF “MOST
VISIBLE” COMPANIES
IDENTIFIED
United States October 14-16 and November 4-6, 2013 4,028 Online 60
RATING
INTERVIEWING DATES
NUMBER OF RATING
INTERVIEWS
METHOD OF
INTERVIEWING
AVERAGE NUMBER OF RATINGS
PER COMPANY
United States
December 23, 2013-
January 6, 2014
14,055 Online 300
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About Nielsen and the Harris Poll
In February 2014, Nielsen acquired Harris Interactive and The Harris Poll®.
Nielsen’s Reputation Management and Public Affairs team was established
following the acquisition of Harris Interactive, a leading global market
research firm known for its reputation management and consulting
expertise. The group unites Harris Interactive’s industry-defining corporate
reputation and public release research capabilities with Nielsen’s keen
understanding of today’s consumers. The result is a force to be reckoned
with, providing more powerful insights and capabilities to help companies
in numerous industry sectors enhance their reputation and succeed in
today’s competitive marketplace.
Nielsen is a leading global provider of information and insights into what
consumers watch and buy. With leading market positions in marketing and
consumer information, television and other media measurement, online
intelligence and mobile measurement, Nielsen’s comprehensive end-to-end
consumer insights enable companies to make smarter decisions that enable
business growth.
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  • 1. The Harris Poll 2014 RQ® Summary Report A Survey of the U.S. General Public Using the Reputation Quotient® April 2014 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved."
  • 2. The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RQ RATINGS: DECEMBER 2013 – JANUARY 2014 14,000+ PEOPLE INTERVIEWED 15th ANNUAL RQ STUDY ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 2
  • 3. Company increases RQ score to 83.87 with The Coca-Cola Co. replacing Apple at #2 > Amazon’s customer-centric focus continues to pay reputation dividends as it dominates both Emotional Appeal and Product and Service dimensions - The multi-faceted company achieves 6th consecutive year of Excellent reputation rating > The Coca-Cola Company, with a RQ score of 82.68 moves from 6th to 2nd this year, its 9th consecutive year of Outstanding reputation - Only company to be ranked in top 5 on all six reputation dimensions measured - Company has been on the RQ Most Visible List for all 15 years of the RQ study and in a nearly unmatched show of reputation consistency, has hovered around an RQ score of 80, the mark of an Excellent reputation, for all 15 years > Apple maintains its reputation Excellence, with a third place rated RQ score of 81.76, its 6th consecutive year of achieving this coveted mark - Similar to 2013, the company achieves top 5 ratings in Products and Services, Vision and Leadership, Financial Performance, and Workplace Environment Amazon repeats as top scoring company ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 3
  • 4. Only about 20% say reputation has improved, but this is up from 2013 and double 2012 > Although more Americans remain skeptical about the reputation of corporate America than confident, the gap continues to steadily close - Numbers now better than 2008 ratings > Hard core skeptics of corporate America down 14% from last year and 42% over five years ago > Nine companies achieve RQ scores above 80, the standard of excellence, three more than in 2013 > Equally telling, for first time since 2007, no company achieved an RQ score of below 50, the score at which a company’s reputation is considered to be in a critical stage Corporate America viewed more positively ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 4
  • 5. Long-term elite and new entrants combine to create deep and strong company list > Honda Motor Company, on the Most Visible List since 2001, returns to the top 10 for the first time since 2007, ranking 5th with an RQ score of 80.87 - Company adds 6.7 points to its already historically strong reputation > Samsung, on the most Visible List since only 2012, ranks 7th this year and achieves its first ever Excellent rating of 80.65 - Company’s reputation continues to be driven by elite Products & Services scores > Microsoft improves its Social Responsibility ratings and improves its RQ score to 80.11, the 11th time in 15 years it has been above or near this level of Excellence > Johnson & Johnson and Google experience significant declines in RQ score and fall outside this year’s top 10 rated companies - This is the first time in this 15 year study that J&J has been outside the top 10 > Proctor & Gamble Co., another long-term reputation titan, is emblematic of the strength of this year’s list as the company improves its RQ score but falls 4 places Top reputation companies vie for position ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 5
  • 6. While retail industry sees some vulnerability > Banking, insurance and broader financial services industries all still have negative reputations but all show positive gains with insurance leading the way > As compared to two years ago, nearly double the number of respondents now see these industries as part of the solution to our economic issues > The four largest RQ score increases came from financial services firms - AIG 9.7 - Goldman Sachs 8.7 - Wells Fargo & Company 7.8 - Citigroup 7.6 > The retail industry, which was given great credit for value and comfort during the height of economic recession, has now stalled in being seen as part of the economic solution > Three of the largest RQ score declines came from retailers Financial services shows glimmers of hope ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 6
  • 7. Opportunity, challenges and questions confront management > About three-quarters of the general public are concerned about the amount of private information that companies capture about their customers - Less than half trust companies to act responsibly with this private data > Only 31% say that they learn company information via social media tools and only 17% trust this information more than information from other sources > Yet we continue to see nearly 6 in 10 say they research companies before doing business with them - Five in ten decided NOT to do business with a company based upon something they learned about the company’s conduct - One third proactively tried to influence friends and family perceptions as well Digital issues play role in reputation ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 7
  • 8. Supporting Data > RQ scores, trends > Industry views > Communications ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 8
  • 9. RQ Score = [(Sum of ratings on the 20 attributes) / (the total number of attributes answered X 7)] X 100. Maximum RQ = 100. REPUTATION EMOTIONAL APPEAL > Feel Good About > Admire and Respect > Trust SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY > Supports Good Causes > Environmental Responsibility > Community Responsibility PRODUCTS & SERVICES > High Quality > Innovative > Value for Money > Stands Behind VISION & LEADERSHIP > Market Opportunities > Excellent Leadership > Clear Vision for the Future FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT > Rewards Employees Fairly > Good Place to Work > Good Employees > Outperforms Competitors > Record of Profitability > Low Risk Investment > Growth Prospects The Reputation Quotient® (RQ ®) Research Instrument 20 attributes folded into 6 dimensions ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 9
  • 10. *= New to RQ 2014 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2013 Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies The 2014 RQ® Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ 1 Amazon.com 83.87 16 Johnson & Johnson 77.73 31 Ford Motor Company 73.98 46 Chrysler Corporation 65.02 2 The Coca-Cola Company 82.68 17 The Home Depot 77.47 32 Dell 72.93 47 ExxonMobil 64.51 3 Apple 81.76 18 General Electric 77.24 33 The Allstate Corporation* 72.80 48 JCPenney 63.56 4 The Walt Disney Company 81.50 19 Kohl's* 77.15 34 Best Buy 71.13 49 Citigroup 63.55 5 Honda Motor Company 80.87 20 Chick-Fil-A 77.07 35 Royal Dutch Shell 71.04 50 Comcast 62.60 6 Costco 80.75 21 Toyota Motor Corporation 76.81 36 AT&T 70.68 51 Sprint Corporation 62.33 7 Samsung 80.65 22 Lowe's 76.60 37 Verizon Communications 69.93 52 JP Morgan Chase & Co. 61.08 8 Whole Foods Market 80.45 23 Southwest Airlines* 76.35 38 Facebook 69.61 53 Sears Holdings Corporation 60.30 9 Microsoft 80.11 24 Macy's 75.89 39 Target 68.91 54 AIG 58.26 10 Sony 79.77 25 PepsiCo 75.33 40 Wells Fargo & Company 68.24 55 Goldman Sachs 58.09 11 USAA 79.23 26 Nordstrom* 75.30 41 T-Mobile 68.00 56 Dish Network* 58.06 12 Kraft Foods 78.82 27 Starbucks Corporation 75.12 42 General Motors 67.77 57 Halliburton 57.29 13 Procter & Gamble Co. 78.73 28 Hyundai Motor Company 74.90 43 McDonald's 67.02 58 Monsanto 57.27 14 Google 78.38 29 IBM 74.70 44 Walmart 66.51 59 BP 57.00 15 Nike 77.76 30 Hewlett-Packard Company 74.07 45 Time Warner 65.76 60 Bank of America 55.34 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 10
  • 11. *= New to RQ 2013 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2012 Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies The 2013 RQ® Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ 1 Amazon.com 82.62 16 The Home Depot 76.27 31 YUM! Brands* 71.41 46 Sears Holdings Corporation 63.54 2 Apple 82.54 17 Lowe's 75.67 32 State Farm Insurance* 70.31 47 Sprint Nextel Corporation 63.25 3 The Walt Disney Company 82.12 18 Berkshire Hathaway 75.63 33 Chick-Fil-A* 70.11 48 Time Warner 62.82 4 Google 81.32 19 Toyota Motor Corporation 75.59 34 Hewlett-Packard Company 70.01 49 Monsanto* 61.70 5 Johnson & Johnson 80.95 20 Ford Motor Company 74.96 35 Burger King* 69.83 50 Chrysler Corporation 61.44 6 The Coca-Cola Company 80.39 21 Starbucks Corporation 74.82 36 Verizon Communications 69.41 51 Comcast 60.99 7 Whole Foods Market 78.65 22 Target 74.82 37 JCPenney 69.12 52 Wells Fargo & Company 60.47 8 Sony 78.29 23 PepsiCo 74.47 38 Royal Dutch Shell* 67.59 53 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 58.20 9 Procter & Gamble Co. 77.98 24 Macy's 74.44 39 AT&T 66.57 54 BP 56.55 10 Costco 77.95 25 Honda Motor Company 74.22 40 Walmart 66.03 55 Citigroup 55.90 11 Samsung 77.70 26 Dell 73.05 41 Best Buy 65.92 56 Bank of America 55.85 12 Kraft Foods 77.46 27 Hyundai Motor Company 72.83 42 Facebook* 65.63 57 American Airlines* 53.85 13 USAA 77.39 28 IBM 72.21 43 T-Mobile 65.60 58 Halliburton* 52.51 14 Nike 77.24 29 General Electric 71.85 44 General Motors 64.44 59 Goldman Sachs 49.39 15 Microsoft 76.46 30 McDonald's 71.41 45 ExxonMobil 64.38 60 AIG 48.57 Dropped off the Most Visible List in 2014 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 11
  • 12. *= New to RQ 2012 Study and/or not measured in the RQ 2011 Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical The Reputations of the Most Visible Companies The 2012 RQ® Rank 1 - 15 RQ Rank 16 - 30 RQ Rank 31 - 45 RQ Rank 46 - 60 RQ 1 Apple 85.62 16 Kohl's 77.95 31 Toyota Motor Corporation 73.53 46 Chevron* 64.72 2 Google 82.82 17 PepsiCo 77.78 32 Hewlett-Packard 73.41 47 Sears* 64.26 3 The Coca-Cola Company 81.99 18 General Mills 77.39 33 Starbucks 72.97 48 Time Warner 63.38 4 Amazon.com 81.92 19 Costco 76.72 34 Best Buy 72.68 49 T-Mobile* 62.82 5 Kraft Foods 81.62 20 Nike 75.95 35 General Electric 72.60 50 Chrysler 60.30 6 The Walt Disney Company 81.28 21 USAA* 75.55 36 Dell 72.59 51 ExxonMobil 60.01 7 Johnson & Johnson 80.45 22 Lowe's* 75.39 37 Walgreens* 72.10 52 Wells Fargo & Co. 59.50 8 Whole Foods Market 80.14 23 IBM 75.11 38 McDonald's 71.77 53 Comcast 59.10 9 Microsoft 79.87 24 Berkshire Hathaway 75.02 39 JCPenney 71.23 54 News Corp* 57.14 10 UPS 79.75 25 Ford Motor Company 74.83 40 Verizon Communications 71.16 55 Citigroup 55.95 11 Sony 79.22 26 Southwest Airlines 74.60 41 Walmart 69.25 56 JPMorgan Chase 54.84 12 Honda Motor Company 78.95 27 Target 74.26 42 Netflix* 68.12 57 BP 53.50 13 Samsung* 78.11 28 Boeing* 74.04 43 Sprint Nextel 65.90 58 Bank of America 49.85 14 Home Depot 78.11 29 Hyundai* 73.92 44 General Motors 65.31 59 Goldman Sachs 47.57 15 Procter & Gamble Co. 78.09 30 Macy's* 73.63 45 AT&T 65.09 60 AIG 46.18 Dropped off the Most Visible List in 2013 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 12
  • 13. Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512; 2012, n=12,961) Q1311 Which one of the following best captures your opinion of how the reputation of corporate America has changed over the past year? 1. It has improved a lot. 2. It has improved a little. 3. It has basically stayed the same. 4. It has declined a little. 5. It has declined a lot. But this proportion has more than doubled since 2012 Only a minority feel Corporate America’s reputation has improved PERCEIVED PAST YEAR CHANGE IN CORPORATE AMERICA’S REPUTATION 3% 16% 41% 27% 14% 2% 14% 36% 30% 19% 1% 8% 31% 31% 29% Improved a lot Improved a little Stayed the same Declined a little Declined a lot 2014 2013 2012 NET IMPROVE 19% 2014 16% 2013 9% 2012 NET DECLINE 41% 2014 49% 2013 60% 2012 13
  • 14. n=20,477 n=20,483 n=21,264 n=30,104 n=12,961 n=14,512 N=14,055 Base: US Respondents 2014 (n=14,055), 2013 (n=14,512) Q1310 How would you rate the overall reputation of corporate America today, where “1” means it has a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means it has a “Very Good” reputation? However, the number of hard-core skeptics is at its lowest levels since the financial collapse Nay-sayers still outweigh optimists OVERALL REPUTATION OF CORPORATE AMERICA - 2014 OVERALL REPUTATION OF CORPORATE AMERICA - TRENDED 12% 21% 25% 20% 18% 5% Excellent/Very Good 5 4 3 Very Poor/Terrible Not sure 33% 38% 9% 5% 6% 7% 7% 9% 12% 18% 31% 32% 26% 31% 21% 18% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Excellent/Very Good Very Poor/Terrible ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 14
  • 15. n=5,645 n=4,095 n=4,142 n=3,353 n=3,224 n=3,901 n=2,769 n=4,642 n=4,499 n=1,656 n=2,140 n=2,458 For the first time in more than a decade, investors are more often positive than negative about Corporate America’s reputation Investors more bullish on reputation 8% 9% 13% 12% 14% 15% 8% 16% 16% 12% 15% 21% 24% 20% 17% 17% 15% 16% 29% 20% 16% 27% 19% 13% 0% 10% 20% 30% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Excellent/Very Good Very Poor/Terrible INVESTORS Base: Investors. Q1310 How would you rate the overall reputation of corporate America today, where “1” means it has a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means it has a “Very Good” reputation? ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 15
  • 16. Three of the five decliners come from Retail sector. Four of the top five improvements come from financial services Note: +/- 3 point indicates a significant difference. 1. Target -5.9 2. JCPenney -5.6 3. Monsanto -4.4 4. McDonald's -4.4 5. Sears Holdings Corporation -3.2 6. Johnson & Johnson -3.2 7. Google -2.9 1. AIG 9.7 2. Goldman Sachs 8.7 3. Wells Fargo & Company 7.8 4. Citigroup 7.6 5. Chick-Fil-A 7.0 6. Honda Motor Company 6.7 7. General Electric 5.4 8. Best Buy 5.2 9. Halliburton 4.8 10. AT&T 4.1 11. Hewlett-Packard Company 4.1 12. Facebook 4.0 13. Microsoft 3.7 14. Chrysler Corporation 3.6 15. Royal Dutch Shell 3.4 16. General Motors 3.3 17. Samsung 3.0 SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN RQ 2014 v. 2013 SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN RQ 2014 v. 2013 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 16
  • 17. First time since 2007 that no company falls below RQ score of 50 Nine companies with excellent RQ scores *= Companies that have ceased to exist or subjected to government takeover. Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical Companies with RQ above 80.0 2005-2014 • Johnson & Johnson • Microsoft • 3M • Amazon.com • Apple • Disney • Google • Johnson & Johnson • Coca-Cola • Johnson & Johnson • Google • Johnson & Johnson • Intel • General Mills • Kraft • Johnson & Johnson • Google • Sony • Coca-Cola • Kraft • Amazon.com • Berkshire Hathaway • Johnson & Johnson • Google • 3M • SC Johnson • Intel • Apple • Google • Coca-Cola • Amazon.com • Kraft • Disney • Johnson & Johnson • Whole Foods • Goldman Sachs • AIG • Enron* • MCI (formerly WorldCom)* • Adelphia* • Halliburton • AIG • Fannie Mae* • AIG • Freddie Mac* • BP • AIG • Bank of America • Goldman Sachs • AIG • Enron* • MCI* • Amazon.com • Coca-Cola • Apple • Disney • Honda • Costco • Samsung • Whole Foods • Microsoft Companies with RQ < 50.0 2005-2014 2007 2013 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2005 • Google • Johnson & Johnson • 3M • Berkshire Hathaway • Apple • Intel • Kraft • Amazon.com • General Mills • Disney • Procter & Gamble • SC Johnson • UPS • Sony • Coca-Cola • Microsoft ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 17
  • 18. EMOTIONAL APPEAL 1. Amazon.com 85.65 2. Costco 81.90 3. The Coca-Cola Company 81.07 4. Kohl's 80.49 5. Honda Motor Company 80.45 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 1. The Coca-Cola Company 85.22 2. Apple 85.15 3. Amazon.com 84.97 4. The Walt Disney Company 84.31 5. Microsoft 81.76 PRODUCTS & SERVICES 1. Amazon.com 86.23 2. Apple 84.83 3. Samsung 84.54 4. Honda Motor Company 83.74 5. The Coca-Cola Company 82.41 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 1. Whole Foods Market 83.12 2. USAA 80.71 3. The Coca-Cola Company 80.37 4. The Walt Disney Company 79.61 5. Microsoft 78.81 VISION & LEADERSHIP 1. The Coca-Cola Company 84.42 2. Amazon.com 84.12 3. Apple 83.98 4. The Walt Disney Company 82.94 5. Whole Foods Market 81.96 WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT 1. Amazon.com 82.10 2. The Coca-Cola Company 82.09 3. Apple 82.07 4. Microsoft 81.76 5. Costco 81.69 Guide to RQ Scores: 80 & above: Excellent | 75-79: Very Good | 70-74: Good | 65-69: Fair | 55-64: Poor | 50-54: Very Poor | Below 50: Critical Corporate Leaders on the Six Reputation Dimensions Only Coca-Cola appears in all 6 dimensions ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 18
  • 19. Base: General Public 2014 (n=14,055) Q1314: For this question, we'd like you to think about industries in general. How would you rate the overall reputation of the following industries, where “1” means it has a “Very Bad” reputation and “7” means it has a “Very Good” reputation? Technology industry continues to have most positive reputation halo while Financial Services industries remain polarizing Industry Reputation Ratings ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 19 6% 11% 13% 15% 16% 20% 18% 28% 36% 38% 36% 41% 45% 69% 73% 15% 25% 28% 26% 26% 25% 29% 27% 24% 27% 29% 27% 23% 18% 14% 79% 64% 59% 59% 58% 55% 53% 45% 40% 35% 35% 32% 32% 13% 13% Technology Travel and Tourism Consumer Products Retail Automotive Telecom Manufacturing Energy Pharmaceutical Insurance Airline Financial Services Banking Tobacco Government NEGATIVE REP NEUTRAL POSITIVE REP 73 53 46 44 42 35 35 17 4 -3 -1 -9 -13 -56 -60 POS REP –NEG REP 
  • 20. Although, still far from positive Some recently challenged industries tick upward ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 20 POSITIVE RATINGS 2014 POSITIVE RATINGS 2013 POSITIVE RATINGS 2012 1 Technology 79% 79% 76% 2 Travel and Tourism 64% 61% 58% 3 Consumer Products 59% 56% 53% 4 Retail 59% 58% 57% 5 Automotive 58% 53% 47% 6 Telecom 55% 54% 49% 7 Manufacturing 53% 47% 44% 8 Energy 45% 39% 35% 9 Pharmaceutical 40% 34% 31% 10 Insurance 35% 33% 29% 11 Airline 35% 27% 22% 12 Financial Services 32% 25% 17% 13 Banking 32% 25% 18% 14 Tobacco 13% 12% 11% 15 Government 13% 16% NA
  • 21. American public continues to investigate corporate behavior before buying The Seekers AGREEMENT WITH: MORE SO THAN IN THE PAST, I PRO-ACTIVELY TRY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPANIES I HEAR ABOUT OR DO BUSINESS WITH ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 21 13% 17% 15% 37% 39% 39% 31% 31% 32% 11% 9% 10% 7% 4% 4% STRONGLY AGREE SOMEWHAT AGREE NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE SOMEWHAT DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE 56% SEEKERS 44% BYSTANDERS 2013 2012 50% SEEKERS 49% BYSTANDERS 54% SEEKERS 46% BYSTANDERS 2014 Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512; 2012, n=12,961) Q1080: Now, please tell us whether you agree or disagree to each of the following statements:
  • 22. This group actively shares what they learn about companies and seeks to influence behavior of others Seekers ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 22 Base: Seekers (2014, n=7,296; 2013, n=7,844), Bystanders (2014, n=6,759; 2013, n=6,668) Q1035 There are many ways people can learn and communicate about companies. For each of the following, indicate whether you have personally done this in the past year. 2013 BYSTANDERS SEEKERS 60% 73% 41% 61% 25% 47% 26% 40% 59% 38% 23% 23% 70% 60% 47% 39% BYSTANDERS SEEKERS 2014 Participated in a conversation with other about how a company conducts itself Decided not to do business with a company because of something you learned about how the company conducts itself Proactively tried to influence friends' or family's perceptions about a company because of something you learned about how the company conducts itself Shared any information about a company through social media or email
  • 23. Strong and growing majority are concerned about the volume of information companies know about them, and less than half trust companies to act responsibly with this information Privacy concerns ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 23 “I am concerned about the increasing amount of personal information companies capture about their customers these days.” “Overall, I trust companies to act responsibly when it comes to using all the private data they have on consumers.” 13% 13% 23% 21% 22% 23% 31% 31% 12% 13% 2% 2% 8% 6% 18% 18% 35% 34% 37% 40% STRONGLY AGREE SOMEWHAT AGREE NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE SOMEWHAT DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE 2013 2013 2014 2014 Base: General Public (2014, n=14,055; 2013, n=14,512) Q1080 Now, please tell us whether you agree or disagree to each of the following statements:
  • 24. Methodology About Nielsen and the Harris Poll ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 24
  • 25. > Harris Interactive, now a part of Nielsen, has used the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient®(RQ) to measure the reputations of the most visible companies in the U.S. since 1999. The 2014 RQ study represents the 15th consecutive year of measuring corporate reputation in the U.S. > The Annual RQ study involves a two step process which begins with a Nominations Phase and is followed by a Ratings Phase, where we measure the reputation of the most visible companies in the U.S. > The following summarizes the methodological details for both phases of the Annual RQ study. Methodological Overview ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 25
  • 26. Nominations section – Identifying the “most visible” companies > The Annual RQ study begins with a ‘nomination section’ which is used to identify the companies with the most “visible” reputations according to the General Public. All respondents are asked to name companies that stand out as having the best and worst reputations overall. Two open-end questions are used: - Of all the companies that you’re familiar with or that you might have heard about, which TWO - in your opinion - stand out as having the BEST reputations overall? - Of all the companies that you’re familiar with or that you might have heard about, which TWO - in your opinion - stand out as having the WORST reputations overall? > Nominations from all interviews are tallied with subsidiaries and brand names collapsed within the parent company. Online nominations are summed to create a total number of nominations for each company. The final list of the 60 most visible companies in the U.S. is measured in the RQ Ratings Section along with other companies representing the major industries in the U.S. Methodological Overview (Continued) ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 26
  • 27. Nominations Section - Summary of Specifications Who Rates the “Most Visible” Companies in the United States? The RQ Ratings phase takes place among the general public. As part of the ratings section, respondents are randomly assigned to rate two of the companies with which they are “very” or “somewhat” familiar. After the first company rating is completed, the respondent is given the option to rate the second company. Each interview lasts approximately 20 minutes. Outlined in the table below is the method of data collection for this phase, as well as the dates of interview, total number of interviews, number of companies measured, and average number of ratings per company. RQ Ratings Section - Summary of Specifications Methodological Overview (Continued) NOMINATION INTERVIEWING DATES NUMBER OF NOMINATION INTERVIEWS METHOD OF INTERVIEWING NUMBER OF “MOST VISIBLE” COMPANIES IDENTIFIED United States October 14-16 and November 4-6, 2013 4,028 Online 60 RATING INTERVIEWING DATES NUMBER OF RATING INTERVIEWS METHOD OF INTERVIEWING AVERAGE NUMBER OF RATINGS PER COMPANY United States December 23, 2013- January 6, 2014 14,055 Online 300 ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 27
  • 28. About Nielsen and the Harris Poll In February 2014, Nielsen acquired Harris Interactive and The Harris Poll®. Nielsen’s Reputation Management and Public Affairs team was established following the acquisition of Harris Interactive, a leading global market research firm known for its reputation management and consulting expertise. The group unites Harris Interactive’s industry-defining corporate reputation and public release research capabilities with Nielsen’s keen understanding of today’s consumers. The result is a force to be reckoned with, providing more powerful insights and capabilities to help companies in numerous industry sectors enhance their reputation and succeed in today’s competitive marketplace. Nielsen is a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. With leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence and mobile measurement, Nielsen’s comprehensive end-to-end consumer insights enable companies to make smarter decisions that enable business growth. ©2014 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. 28 ANNUAL REVENUE: $5.7 billion in 2013 EMPLOYEES: approximately 35,000 global associates HEADQUARTERS: New York, USA and Diemen, the Netherlands STOCK SYMBOL: NLSN