NO CONTENT WITHOUT AUTHENTICITY
Edgard Eeckman
No content without authenticity
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WHAT IS AUTHENTICITY?
Authentic =
“Of undisputed origin or veracity; genuine”
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Real – Honest – Uncorrupted – Veritable - Trustworthy
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WHAT IS TRUST?
“The expectation that others
will act in one’s interest”
Shore, 2007
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The “mean world” syndrome
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WHICH PROFESSION IS THE LEAST TRUSTWORTHY?
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1. Manager
2. Journalist
3. Politician
4. Teacher
5. Doctor
6. Professor
7. Judge
8. Scientist
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THE EROSION OF TRUST
• Less trust in systems
• Less trust in governments
• Less trust in institutions
• Less trust in science
• Less trust in religions
• Less trust in media
 “Trust famine”
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Shore, 2007
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The MD
Legitimate authority
TodayBefore
Egalitairian treatment
THE PATIENT’S SATISFACTION & LOYALTY
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TRENDS IN SOCIETY
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Consumerism
Egalitarianism
Participation
Decreasing trust
in scientific
knowledge
Decreasing trust
in authority
Detraditionali-
sation
Decreasing trust
in expertise &
expert systems
Consumer rights
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THE DANGER OF DISTANCE
The faceless system
People trust people more
than systems
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Being authentic
is an opportunity!
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Real – Honest – Uncorrupted – Veritable - Trustworthy
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WHY?
 Authenticity creates trust,
empathy and emotion
 Authenticity creates a culture,
it motivates, gives energy, inspires
 Authentocity creates loyalty
 Authenticity stimulates authenticity
 Imperfection is more credible
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CHALLENGES
• Make your brand human
“Make your brand a hero”
• Every contact with someone is a “proof point”
• The “empowerment paradox”
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McKean, 2005 - Wendt, 2001
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THE RISK OF NOT BEING AUTHENTIC
People feel
that you are not authentic
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NICOLE’S STORY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0K5iY93YY
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THE IDENTITY IS THE SOURCE
Authentic content
Communication
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GOAL?
What is your goal?
What is your key message?
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The essence
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THE HOUSE OF COMMUNICATION
Objectives,
strategy, philosophy
Comm: objectives, strategy,
target groups, messages
Action plan,
timing, budget
Action
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Reality/Identity
Pursued image Existing image
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WHO ARE YOU?
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Personality
Communication
Symbolism Behaviour
Birkigt and Stadler, 1986
Your corporate identity
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You can not be a bit
or sometimes
authentic.
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Identity
Luxury Overestimation
Underestimation Alarm
IDENTITY VERSUS IMAGE
IVA Tilburg
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Authenticity
can not be outsourced
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AUTHENTICITY THROUGH STORYTELLING
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AUTHENTICITY THROUGH STORYTELLING
• About people of flesh and blood
• A recognisable emotion
• Transcend the clichés
• Honest – Honorable – Vulnerable
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AURELIE’S STORY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWh1d3OMVF8
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CONDITIONS
• Think in the longer term
• Never allow your thinking to be subdued
• Dare to selfreflect
• Dare to admit that you were wrong /
that you made a mistake
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DOES MURPHY EXIST?
Yes!
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GERTJIE’S STORY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC8RhkJIMY
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AUTHENTICITY IS …
It’s not a matter of free choice
It’s the only way
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THE DIGITAL “YEAR REPORTS” OF UZ BRUSSEL
• http://jaarverslag2012.uzbrussel.be/
• http://jaarverslag2013.uzbrussel.be/
• http://jaarverslag2014.uzbrussel.be/
• http://jaarverslag2015.uzbrussel.be/
• http://www.echtemensen.be (jaarverslag 2016)
• http://www.samenkrachtig.be (jaarverslag 2017)
Edgard Eeckman
edgard.eeckman@uzbrussel.be
www.edgardeeckman.be
Twitter @eeckman
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ACA Lost in Content (25-9-2018): No content without authenticity

Editor's Notes

  • #2 To make a plea Not the best way, but the only way
  • #3 Waarachtigheid Waarheidsgetrouwheid
  • #6 Scandals, the less feeling of threatt, the less trust – bank crisis - No blind trust
  • #10 When people feel insecure, they feel the need to trust an authority figure
  • #11 = added value = way to distinguish yourself
  • #12 “Proof points” (McKean, 2005, p. 123): the relationship is put to the test and the more advantageous the result is for the patient, the stronger the trust in the doctor becomes. As McKean, analysing customer loyalty, states: “This degree of trust and loyalty remains dormant until it has been tested” (2005, p. 123). A bad patient experience undermines his trust. “Empowerment paradox” (Wendt, 2001): the discourse of patient empowerment may collide with a reality in which a patient is imprisoned in an uncluttered tangle of regulations.
  • #21 Perception is reality
  • #29 We are interdependent Beck’s risk society