How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It

Brands can interact both directly and indirectly with fake news. In some instances, brands are the victims of fake news and, other times, the purveyors. Brands can either finance fake news or be the targets of it. Indirectly, they can be linked via image transfer, where either fake news contaminates...

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Main Authors: Berthon Pierre, Treen Emily, Pitt Leyland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-05-01
Series:GfK Marketing Intelligence Review
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spelling doaj.art-f827bd033f234129a5a8703466dc86982022-12-21T18:44:10ZengSciendoGfK Marketing Intelligence Review1865-58662018-05-01101182310.2478/gfkmir-2018-0003gfkmir-2018-0003How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About ItBerthon Pierre0Treen Emily1Pitt Leyland2Professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University Waltham, MA. USABeedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDennis F. Culver EMBA Alumni Chair of Business, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBrands can interact both directly and indirectly with fake news. In some instances, brands are the victims of fake news and, other times, the purveyors. Brands can either finance fake news or be the targets of it. Indirectly, they can be linked via image transfer, where either fake news contaminates brands, or brands validate fake news.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/gfkmir.2018.10.issue-1/gfkmir-2018-0003/gfkmir-2018-0003.xml?format=INTBrand ManagementBrands as ProcessesTruthinessPost-factFake News
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How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
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Brand Management
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Truthiness
Post-fact
Fake News
title How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
title_full How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
title_fullStr How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
title_full_unstemmed How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
title_short How Truthiness, Fake News and Post-Fact Endanger Brands and What to Do About It
title_sort how truthiness fake news and post fact endanger brands and what to do about it
topic Brand Management
Brands as Processes
Truthiness
Post-fact
Fake News
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