T-Media Oy is opening a new office in Stockholm as the first step in expanding its office network outside of Finland. This international expansion follows an investment by the Swedish technology investment firm Neqst. The reputation management analytics company T-Media Oy is…
T-Media Oy is taking its first steps outside Finland by opening an office in Stockholm. The company’s international expansion and service exports are made possible by an investment from the Swedish investment firm Neqst. T-Media Oy, an analytics company specializing in reputation management, is expanding its operations by opening a subsidiary, Reputation and Trust Analytics AB, in Stockholm. The company’s flagship product,…
Pohjola Rakennus is the only major construction company rated as having a good reputation. On average, the reputation of construction companies is at a moderate level. T-Media’s annual Construction Industry Reputation&Trust examined Finns’ perceptions and views of the industry’s largest players. Among Finland’s largest construction firms and specialty contractors, Pohjola receives the highest reputation ratings…
Mikko Helander, CEO of Kesko, spoke to T-Media about his views on reputation management in a publicly traded company. At Kesko, reputation management is carried out as part of strategy implementation. Trust and reputation are systematically measured among various stakeholders and are…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust survey of the travel and restaurant industry examined Finns’ views and perceptions of organizations in the sector as well as the industry as a whole. The industry’s reputation has declined over the past couple of years. Heureka is the most reputable organization among those surveyed—Korkeasaari Zoo was ranked second and third in terms of reputation…
Over the past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented convergence of global events—the turmoil caused by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, which have raised new ethical considerations and challenged our trust in businesses and organizations—and…
The first step in managing your reputation is to understand its current state. “Reputation is one of the most important assets of any organization,” says Alexandra Pasternak-Jackson, CEO of Amcham Finland. Amcham Finland is an international business network whose…
T-Media’s annual Reputation&Trust of the social and healthcare sector examined the public’s perceptions and views of organizations in the sector. The organizations with the strongest reputations are Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Heart Hospital, and Kuopio University Hospital. Among the organizations measured in the survey, Aava Medical Center saw the greatest improvement in its reputation. As an industry, the social and health care sector has been…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust of vocational schools revealed that Finns hold the vocational schools they are familiar with in high regard—while their overall perceptions of the vocational education sector are significantly less favorable. Luovi Vocational College is the most reputable institution in the survey, while OSAO saw the biggest rise in reputation. The survey, conducted in early 2023 Reputation&Trust T-Media’s Reputation&Trust, provided a rare insight into the views of Finland’s working-age population regarding vocational…
Our team of experts gained a new member when Lauri Leppo, a veteran of customer relations and the financial sector, joined T-Media as a consultant. Lauri has extensive experience in the banking industry; before joining T-Media, he worked in sales at Aktia. At T-Media, Lauri assists our clients in launching and coordinating research projects and in utilizing the results. In his work, Lauri…
“The further into the millennium we go, the more we discuss the factors related to urbanization, without forgetting its negative effects. Recently, public debate has focused on internal segregation within cities and factors related to housing, such as cost levels and, in particular, energy and environmental factors,” write Sari Maunula and Kari…
Valio has been ranked among Finland’s ten most reputable companies ten times—that is, in every Reputation&Trust of the general public conducted annually by T-Media. Our Development Director, Riku Ruokolahti, interviewed Valio’s CEO, Annikka Hurmet, about reputation management and explored how a Finnish institution is built. Every Finn…
Oulu is the only city among Finland’s ten largest to have increased its appeal; the appeal of the other cities has declined. Tampere remains Finland’s most attractive city, while Oulu has risen to second place alongside Kuopio, with Jyväskylä coming in third. In T-Media’s Attraction&Retention of the ten largest cities, people’s critical attitude toward various factors affecting attractiveness…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust, which focuses on companies in the financial sector, revealed that the most reputable organizations in the industry are NordNet, S-Bank, and OP Group. The reputation of the financial sector companies surveyed is, on average, at a moderate level. The survey, conducted in December, was carried out among the general public, and the companies surveyed were organizations in the financial sector. In total…
[Introduction in Finnish below] Over the past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented convergence of global events—the turmoil caused by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions—which have raised new ethical considerations and challenged our trust in businesses…
Reputation&Trust of shopping centers conducted by T-Media shows that the reputation of shopping centers has improved overall: shopping centers have succeeded in meeting people’s changing expectations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ideapark in Seinäjoki was the most successful in improving its reputation. The reputation and trust levels of Finland’s largest shopping centers were surveyed for the third consecutive year. More shopping centers than ever before…
The Reputation&Trust survey of Swedish companies, conducted by T-Media, reveals that the most reputable companies in Sweden are IKEA, Spotify, and Google. The survey examined the reputation of a total of 30 companies among Swedes. The companies’ reputations were surveyed in October–November 2022, and a total of 3,755 Swedes responded to the survey. The top three…
“Corporate responsibility has surely been a topic of discussion for as long as business itself has existed. The pursuit of one’s own interests without regard for moral and ethical rules or the expectations of others has always been viewed with suspicion, even if the actions themselves did not directly violate any laws,” write Nina Elomaa and Riku Ruokolahti in their book Mihin mainetta…
For several years now, we have been collecting donations for charity from interviews conducted as part of our decision-maker surveys. This year, our focus was on Ukraine, to which we donated a total of 10,000 euros through the Finnish Red Cross. In some of our interview surveys, we offer respondents the opportunity to donate their response fee to a charitable organization. In such cases, we make the donation on the respondent’s behalf to the organization of their choice. The organizations we support…