2017USRepTrak®100
TheMostReputableCompaniesintheUS
March,2017
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Today’sAgenda
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AboutReputa)onIns)tute
DimensionsandDrivers
IndustryReputa)on
USTop10Companies
2017USRepTrak®100
WinnersandLosers
Q&A
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Reputa)onIns)tute
AboutReputa)onIns)tute
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AboutReputa)onIns)tute
TheWorld’sLeadingResearchandAdvisoryFirmforReputa<on
Foundedin1997byDr.CharlesFombrunandDr.CeesvanRiel,wehelporganiza)ons
answerthefollowingques)ons:
•  Whatismyreputa)on?
•  Howdoesitcompare?
•  HowcanIimproveit?
RepTrak®Framework
Onanannualbasis,wemeasurethereputa)onsofthousandsoftheworld’smost
pres)giouscompaniesusingourRepTrak®framework–theworld’slargestandhighest
qualitynorma)vereputa)ondatabase.
Con<nuousReputa<onMeasurement&Guidance
Weprovidecon)nuousreputa)onmeasurement,benchmarkingandconsul)ngservicesto
hundredsofthebest-knowncompaniesgloballytohelpthemprotecttheirreputa)ons,
analyzerisksanddrivecompe))veadvantage.
Reputa<onManagementBestPrac<ces
ThroughourReputa)onLeadersNetwork,webringexecu)vesfrom150+globalmember
companiestogethertoadvancetheprac)ceofreputa)onmanagementcollec)velyandfor
theirorganiza)ons.
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USRepTrak®100
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Reputa)onIns)tuteconductstheUSRepTrak®100annuallytomeasurethecorporate
reputa)onofthemosthighlyregardedcompaniesintheUS
Itisthelargestreputa)ondatabaseamongtheUSGeneralPublic,withatotalof
97,149ra<ngscollectedinQ12017
—  Around800companiesweremeasuredaspartofthisstudy
—  FirmsincludedintheRepTrak®100mustmeetthefamiliaritythresholdof40%
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Respondentsarequalifiedtopar)cipateat2)ers:
—  Familiarity:Respondentmustbe“somewhat”or“very”familiar
—  RepTrak®Pulse:75%comple)onofpulsera)ngtobeincluded
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Studycomponentsinclude:
–  RepTrak®Pulse
–  Dimensionsofreputa)on
–  Reputa)onaQributes
–  Suppor)vebehaviors
–  Brandexpressiveness
–  Personacharacteris)cs
–  Demographiccuts
Mul)-dimensional
measureofreputa)on
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WhyMeasureReputa)on?
Thesuccessofyourcompanydependsongenngpeopletosupportyou.
Reputa<onisanemo<onalbondthatensures:
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Customerand/orconsumersbuyyourproducts
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Thegeneralpublicrecommendsyourcompany
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Policymakersandregulatorsgiveyoulicensetooperate
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Thefinancialcommunityinvestsinyou
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Themediareportsfavorablyonyourcompany
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Employeesdeliveronyourcorporatestrategy
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TheRepTrak®Model
RepTrak®measuresacompany’s
abilitytodeliveronstakeholder
expecta:onsacrossthe7key
ra:onaldimensionsofreputa:on
REPTRAK®DIMENSIONS
Cogni<veConsidera<ons
RepTrak®Pulsegaugesthe
emo:onalbondstakeholders
havewithyourcompany–it
providesameasureoftheoverall
reputationofyourcompany
REPTRAK®PULSE
Emo<onalConnec<on
PRODUCTS&SERVICES
Acompanythathasastrong
reputa:onanddeliverson
expecta:ons—willearn
supportfromitsstakeholders
SUPPORTIVEBEHAVIORS
Reputa<onOutcomes
PURCHASE
INNOVATION
RECOMMEND
WORKPLACE
CRISISPROOF
GOVERNANCE
VERBALSUPPORT
CITIZENSHIP
LEADERSHIP
INVEST
PERFORMANCE
WORK
THINK
FEEL
ACT
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HowCorporateReputa)onlinkstoStakeholderSupport
Companieswithanexcellentreputa)ongarnersignificantlymoresupport–althoughinteres)ngly,the
levelofsupportforworkplaceamongcompanieswithanexcellentreputa)ondecreasedvs.2016.
Poor
0-39
vs.2016
+2pts
+5pts
+4pts
+5pts
+8pts
-8pts
+1pts
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Reputa)onIns)tute
DimensionsandDrivers
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KEYUSDRIVERSOFREPUTATION:2016
KeyDimensions:ProductsandServices,Ci)zenship,andGovernance
USRepTrak®
2017
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11.9%
19.9%
12.7%
12.6%
11.5%
16.2%
15.2%
•  Product/Services:Offershighqualityproductsandservices–itoffers
excellentproductsandreliableservices
•  Innova<on:Isaninnova)vecompany--itmakesorsellsinnova)veproducts
orinnovatesinthewayitdoesbusiness
•  Workplace:Isanappealingplacetowork--ittreatsitsemployeeswell
3
•  Governance:Isaresponsibly-runcompany--itbehavesethicallyandisopen
&transparentinitsbusinessdealings
2
•  Ci<zenship:Isagoodcorporateci)zen--itsupportsgoodcauses&protects
theenvironment
•  Leadership:Isacompanywithstrongleadership--ithasvisibleleaders&is
managedeffec)vely
•  Performance:Isahigh-performancecompany--itdeliversgoodfinancial
results
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=38,000
Adj-R²=0.716
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ProductsandServices,Governance,andCi)zenshipgrewinimportance
USRepTrak®
2016
USRepTrak®
2017
DimensionWeights
13.4%
17.4%
13.2%
11.9%
13.6%
14.0%
13.2%
15.1%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=40,471
Adj-R²=0.701
Significantchange>3.0
19.9%
12.7%
12.6%
11.5%
16.2%
15.2%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=38,000
Adj-R²=0.716
•  Allthreeofthetop
driversincreasedin
importancebyover1
percentagepoint.
•  Thetopthreedrivers
nowaccountfora
weightofimportanceof
51.3%--thisanoverall
increaseofalmost5
percentagepointsvs.
2016.
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Dimensionweightsfordifferentsegmentsareconsistent
Female
Male
12.0%
18.8%
13.0%
11.8%
12.9%
20.9%
12.4%
12.4%
DimensionWeights
11.8%
16.0%
15.4%
15.1%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=17,992
Adj-R²=0.731
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=20,008
Adj-R²=0.703
Millennials
Non-Millennials
12.5%
18.8%
13.2%
11.5%
12.9%
11.9%
15.6%
Significantchange>3.0
11.2%
16.3%
20.7%
12.3%
12.5%
11.2%
16.5%
15.1%
15.3%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=14,594
Adj-R²=0.716
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=23,406
Adj-R²=0.716
•  Thetopthreedrivers
areconsistentamong
genders–andalsofor
Millennialsvs.NonMillennials.
•  Thedriverweightsfor
eachsegmentare
alignedwiththe
weightsfortheUS
overall.
•  ProductsandServices,
Governance,and
Ci)zenshipare
universallyimportant
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Evolu)onofreputa)ondimensions:weightofimportancedivergencein2017
PRODUCTS&SERVICES
20%
19%
18%
17%
CITIZENSHIP
16%
GOVERNANCE
15%
14%
13%
INNOVATION
LEADERSHIP
12%
PERFORMANCE
WORKPLACE
11%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
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ENTERPRISEVS.PRODUCT
ThecompanybehindtheProductsmaQersmorethaneverbefore
67%
33%
>
ENTERPRISE
PRODUCT
SUPPORTIVEBEHAVIORS
RECOMMENDCOMPANY●SAYSOMETHINGPOSITIVE●GIVETHEBENEFITOFDOUBT●TRUSTTODOTHERIGHTTHING●BUYPRODUCTS●
INVEST●WORKFORCOMPANY●WELCOMETOTHENEIGHBOURHOOD●RECOMMENDPRODUCTS●RECOMMENDASANINVESTMENT
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Diggingdeeper:thetenmostimportantreputa)ondrivers
Productassurances,coupledwithreassuranceofgoodci:zenshipandgoodgovernance
arekeyreputa:onenhancingopportuni:es.
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
Meetscustomerneeds
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
Behavesethically
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
Hasastrongandappealingleader
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
*Listshowstop10mostimportantreputa)onaQributes
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IndustryReputa)on
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USRepTrak®2017rankingbyindustry:Consumerindustryistop
Rank
Industry
PulseScore
1
Consumer
76.46
2
Food&Beverage
75.51
2017Highlights
3
Transport
74.34
4
Automo)ve
73.96
5
Airlines
73.34
6
Industrial
72.37
7
Retail
72.36
8
Technology
71.84
9
Informa)on
71.80
10
Pharmaceu)cals
71.64
11
Hospitality
71.58
12
Services
70.60
13
Financial
68.98
14
Healthcare
67.25
•  Reputa)onIns)tutehas
expandedthetypesofindustries
measuredin2017.
•  Mostindustriesareatleast
somewhatstrong,with
consumercompaniesscoring
higherduetorelatability.
•  Theenergyindustryisweakest,
andtelecom,healthcare,and
financialindustryareaverage–
itsmorechallengingfor
companiesintheseindustriesto
managereputa)on.
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Telecommunica)on
65.34
16
Energy
59.69
Strong
Average
Weak
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Importanceofdimensionsbyindustry:examples
Technology
Consumer
12.1%
21.1%
12.7%
13.5%
12.6%
14.3%
11.0%
13.1%
13.8%
11.0%
13.2%
12.9%
11.6%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=600
Adj-R²=0.779
13.8%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=7,400
Adj-R²=0.695
Financial
12.3%
12.3%
11.7%
14.2%
12.8%
16.6%
21.8%
13.0%
12.7%
18.1%
Hospitality
20.3%
18.3%
13.0%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=3,100
Adj-R²=0.700
Retail
15.9%
8.5%
15.2%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=6,000
Adj-R²=0.656
12.5%
20.1%
14.0%
15.4%
13.1%
Pharmaceu)cals
13.8%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=4,800
Adj-R²=0.705
17.2%
12.8%
12.6%
2017Highlights
•  ProductsandServicesand
Governancearekeyacrossall
industries
•  Ci)zenshipisimportanttoall
industries,butslightlyless
importantinTechnology
•  Leadershipisuniquely
importanttotheTechnology
industry
11.5%
18.6%
15.0%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=4,900
Adj-R²=0.761
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Howindustryreputa)onisimpactedbydifferentdimensions:examples
Technology
Consumer
76.8
75.4
78.8
73.6
76.5
73.4
74.7
72.7
77.6
74.8
71.9
71.8
70.8
71.6
73.4
74.0
71.6
71.4
73.0
71.1
69.5
Retail
Hospitality
Financial
73.0
74.7
72.7
69.1
66.4
70.4
70.9
71.2
73.8
74.6
71.6
68.0
66.1
69.9
71.1
71.0
2017Highlights
72.8
74.1
72.2
70.7
74.0
Pharmaceu)cals
71.7
69.0
68.4
67.9
70.3
•  ConsumerandTechnology
industryisstrongonall
Dimensions
•  Pharmaceu)calsand
Financialindustryisaverage
onGovernance
•  Retail,Financial,and
Hospitalityisimpactedby
lowerscoresonInnova)on
andCi)zenship
•  Hospitalityisalsoaverage
onWorkplace
67.8
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LowerreputefortheFinancialvs.Consumerindustriesyieldslesssupport
2017Suppor)veBehavior
65%
Financialvs.Consumer
•  TheGeneralPublicis
morelikelytosupport
Consumercompanies.
•  Thelowerscoresof
theFinancialIndustry
onthekeydimensions
ofCi)zenshipand
Governancedetracts
fromsupport.
•  Financialindustrycan
increasereputa)onby
improvingGovernance
aQributes–fairness,
posi)veinfluenceon
society,andgood
ethics.
60%
Financial
55%
50%
73.8
71.0
71.7
45%
40%
67.9
69.0
35%
30%
68.4
70.3
67.8
Recommend
Company
SayPosi)ve
Financial
Consumer
76.8
75.4
73.4
TrustToDoThe WelcomeTo
RightThing Neighbourhood
Consumer
2017FinancialIndustryDriverWeightsandAQributeScores
78.8
76.5
BenefitOf
Doubt
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
68.7
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
68.3
Behavesethically
68.4
73.6
76.7
74.1
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
5.5%
6.0%
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Industriesthatareopenandtransparentgeneratemoresupport:examples
50%
OpenandTransparent
•  Industriesthathavea
higherreputa)on
generallyenjoy
strongerassocia)ons
withtransparencyrelatedac)ons.
•  Higherlevelsof
transparencyincreases
likelihoodof“saying
somethingposi)ve.”
•  Buttransparencydoes
notasreadilyyield
higherreputa)oninthe
FinancialIndustry.
Providessufficient
informa)onaboutits
ac)vi)es
Welcomesopen
discussionwith
outsideaudiences
aboutitsac)vi)es
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
%whowouldsaysomething
posi)veaboutIndustry
AFribute:Isopenandtransparent
Consumer
Technology
Financial
Retail
Energy
62%
57%
51%
57%
40%
72.2
68.8
66.1
68.7
56.1
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AcuteGovernancechallengesexistforEnergyandTelecomIndustries
Telecommunica)ons
2017GovernanceAQributesandScores
Telecommunica)ons
Energy
64.5
60.2
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
69.0
Behavesethically
56.5
64.7
Isopenandtransparent
56.1
11.1%
16.7%
14.1%
14.2%
17.2%
12.0%
14.6%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=700
Adj-R²=0.730
Energy
2017Suppor)veBehavior:“TrusttoDotheRightThing”
15.8%
12.3%
12.3%
Consumer
Food&Beverage
19.2%
Telecommunica)on
12.4%
19.0%
Energy
30%
9.0%
40%
50%
60%
FactorAdjustedRegression
N=1,100
Adj-R²=0.780
Lowest-rankedIndustries
•  Therearemajor
governanceissuesfor
EnergyandTelecom
industries–it’sahighly
importantdimension.
•  Theselower-ranked
industriesarenot
perceivedasmee)ng
customerneeds,or
appearinggenuine.
•  Fewerthanhalfof
respondentstrustEnergy
andTelecomIndustries
todotherightthing.
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Reputa)onIns)tute
USTop10Companies
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TheTop10Companies:USRepTrak®2017
Rank
1
Company
PulseScore
84.03
Highlights
2
83.71
3
83.17
4
82.78
5
82.45
6
82.23
7
82.12
8
81.76
9
81.75
10
81.67
Excellent
•  Alloftop10haveanexcellent
reputa)on–Rolexemergesto
displaceAmazonas#1
•  Sevenoftop10companiesare
USbased–sixare“nostalgic”
andmanyarecontentinspired
•  8outofthetop10are
consumerorretail
•  LegoandHersheybounce-back
intothetop10
•  Kimberly-Clarkappearsinthe
top10forthefirst)me
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SixkeyfactorsthatdefinetheTop10Companies
1
2
3
4
5
6
Strengthoffamiliarity
Iden)fywithMillennials
FocusonCSR
SocialMediaAc)vity
CorporateBrandPurpose
InspiringBrandPersona
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Top10Companies:depthoffamiliarityyieldsanexcellentreputa)on
1
TobuildReputa:onitisnecessarytoreinforcetheemo:onalbondthatstakeholders
havewiththecompany–throughleveragingthepoweroffamiliarity
Familiarity
Awareness
+22.3
Excellent
27.7%
Aware
60.0%
82.1
100%
Good
20.3%
Reputa<on
75.8
67.1
Sufficient
31.6%
Notaware
40.0%
Poor
20.4%
Leveloffamiliarity
59.8
Poor
Sufficient
Good
Excellent
Familiarity
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Top10Companies:engendermoreloveamongMillennials
2
Top10companieshaveahigherreputa:onamongMillennials,andoutperform
othercompaniesintheirabilitytogarnerMillennialsupport
NON-MILLENNIALS
MILLENNIALS
84.1
+2.5
81.6
TOP10COMPANIESHAVEABETTERSCOREAMONGMILLENNIALSINTHE
KEYENTERPRISEDIMENSIONS(WORKPLACE,GOVERNANCE,CITIZENSHIP,
LEADERSHIPANDPERFORMANCE.)
Millennials=18-35
Non-millennials=36-64
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Top10USCompanies:reputa)onisunderscoredbystrongCSRcreden)als
3
Rank
Company
PulseScore
CSRIndex
1
84.03
80.53
2
83.71
79.02
3
83.17
76.98
4
82.78
78.77
5
82.45
78.95
6
82.23
76.86
7
82.12
78.97
8
81.76
75.06
9
81.75
76.73
10
81.67
74.53
Theexcellentreputa:onof
thetop10companiesis
alignedwithastrong
commitmenttoCSR–these
companiesareassociated
withmakingtheworlda
beFerplacetolive.
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Top10Companies:reputa)onisamplifiedbySocialMediaac)vity
4
Touchpoints
•  TheTop10companies
don’thavecompe))ve
advantagefrompaid
mediaac)vity.
Tradi)onalmedia(television,radio,printmedia)
[Company]'sadver)sementsontradi)onalmedia
(television,radio,printmedia)
•  Companiesoutsideof
theTop10generate
higheradver)singrecall
–butitdoesnotyield
reputa)ongain.
[Company]'sadver)sementsonsocialmedia
Fromsocialmediapos)ngsby[Company]
0%
Top10
5%
10%
AllUsCompanies
15%
20%
25%
30%
•  TheTop10companies
benefitfromhigher
recallofsocialmedia
ac)vity.
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Top10Companies:shapedbyadeepersenseofBrandPurpose
5
Top10companieshaveanexcellentreputa:onthatisamplifiedbyapowerful
corporatebrandhalo,asdefinedbyappearinggenuine,unique,andconsistent.
Appearsgenuineabout
whatitsaysandstandsfor
Deliversaconsistent
experience
Brand
Strength
ALLUS
BRANDSTRENGTH
TOP10
BRANDSTRENGTH
81.3
-8.3
73.0
Standsoutfrom
thecrowd
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HowastrongCorporateBrandcorrelateswithabeQerreputa)on
R²=0.82984
90
85
Top10Companies
BrandStrength
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
RepTrak®Pulse
BrandStrengthisaconstructofthreebrandexpressivenessaQributes:
standoutfromthecrowd,deliversaconsistentexperienceandappearsgenuineaboutwhatitsaysandwhatitstandsfor
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Top10Companies:corporateBrandPersonaismoreinspiring
6
ALLUS
COMPANIES
TOP10
IMAGINATIVE
34.9%
-12.1%
22.8%
CREATIVE
41.4%
-11.9%
29.5%
CHARMING
20.7%
-7.8%
12.9%
FRIENDLY
42.5%
-6.5%
36.0%
MODERN
40.6%
-5.8%
34.8%
BrandPersona
•  Thecorporatebrand
personatraitsmost
associatedwiththeTop
10companiesare
“Friendly”,“Crea)ve”,
and“Modern.
•  Top10companiesare
10percentagepoints
morelikelytobeseen
as“Imagina)ve”and
“Crea)ve”comparedto
allUScompanies
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2017USRepTrak®100:MostReputableCompanies(1-50)
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
1
2
Rolex
Amazon.com
84.03
83.71
26
27
Caterpillar
Chiquita
80.21
80.17
3
Sony
83.17
28
HomeDepot
80.00
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
LEGOGroup
Hallmark
Nejlix
Kimberly-ClarkCorpora<on
HersheyCompany
FruitoftheLoom
Barnes&Noble
PublixSuperMarketsInc.
Tupperware
82.78
82.45
82.23
82.12
81.76
81.75
81.67
81.60
81.24
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Goodyear
Williams-Sonoma
CampbellSoupCompany
McCormick&Co
Intel
Whirlpool
Hanesbrands
DelMonteFoods
Johnson&Johnson
79.96
79.91
79.90
79.88
79.78
79.73
79.68
79.68
79.56
13
Bosch
81.20
38
IBM
79.52
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Canon
Kellogg's
L.L.Bean
Google
DoleFoodsCompany
BassProShops
Bose
Heineken
Michelin
TheWaltDisneyCompany
Colgate-Palmolive
LeviStrauss&Co.
80.95
80.88
80.83
80.63
80.61
80.60
80.57
80.48
80.45
80.37
80.36
80.23
39
Microson
79.51
40
Nike,Inc.
79.43
41
42
43
Pirelli
MarriooInterna<onal
PayPal
79.41
79.34
79.25
44
FedEx
79.16
45
46
47
48
49
50
UPS
BMWGroup
Bri<shAirways
ColumbiaSportswearCo.
TheKranHeinzCompany
Kohler
79.13
79.11
79.11
79.08
79.05
79.00
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2017USRepTrak®100:MostReputableCompanies(51-100)
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
UnderArmour
Nikon
Fujifilm
Kroger
KeurigGreenMountain
Nintendo
J.M.SmuckerCompany
adidas
BenjaminMoore
Rolls-RoyceAerospace
3M
TheEstéeLauderCompanies
78.96
78.87
78.72
78.65
78.56
78.39
78.32
78.30
78.04
78.01
77.87
77.86
76
77
78
Visa
O'ReillyAutoParts
GiorgioArmani
77.29
77.26
77.23
79
SheratonHotels
77.18
63
SamsungElectronics
77.84
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
Sherwin-Williams
AirCanada
HondaMotor
Kohl's
PhilipsElectronics
HyaoHotels
CrackerBarrelOldCountryStore
Deere&Co.
InterCon<nentalHotels
77.07
77.07
77.06
77.03
76.95
76.94
76.87
76.85
76.83
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
Panasonic
USPostalService
Sharp
RalphLaurenCorpora<on
HiltonWorldwide
GeneralMills
NewellRubbermaid
Procter&Gamble
Apple
TeslaMotors
Barilla
Siemens
77.76
77.70
77.69
77.68
77.58
77.50
77.48
77.42
77.40
77.40
77.34
77.30
89
90
BIC
FootLocker
76.78
76.78
91
Clorox
76.74
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
GarminInterna<onal
Bayer
BedBath&Beyond
Boeing
CostCoWholesale
Harley-Davidson
Tiffany&Co.
Wrigley
LandO’Lakes
76.69
76.68
76.66
76.61
76.54
76.54
76.44
76.43
76.42
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2017USRepTrak®100:FeaturedCompany
Ranked
#86in
2016
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
1
2
Rolex
Amazon.com
84.03
83.71
26
27
Caterpillar
Chiquita
80.21
80.17
3
Sony
83.17
28
HomeDepot
80.00
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
LEGOGroup
Hallmark
Nejlix
Kimberly-ClarkCorpora<on
HersheyCompany
FruitoftheLoom
Barnes&Noble
PublixSuperMarketsInc.
Tupperware
82.78
82.45
82.23
82.12
81.76
81.75
81.67
81.60
81.24
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Goodyear
Williams-Sonoma
CampbellSoupCompany
McCormick&Co
Intel
Whirlpool
Hanesbrands
DelMonteFoods
Johnson&Johnson
79.96
79.91
79.90
79.88
79.78
79.73
79.68
79.68
79.56
13
Bosch
81.20
38
IBM
79.52
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Canon
Kellogg's
L.L.Bean
Google
DoleFoodsCompany
BassProShops
Bose
Heineken
Michelin
TheWaltDisneyCompany
Colgate-Palmolive
LeviStrauss&Co.
80.95
80.88
80.83
80.63
80.61
80.60
80.57
80.48
80.45
80.37
80.36
80.23
39
Microson
79.51
40
Nike,Inc.
79.43
41
42
43
Pirelli
MarriooInterna<onal
PayPal
79.41
79.34
79.25
44
FedEx
79.16
45
46
47
48
49
50
UPS
BMWGroup
Bri<shAirways
ColumbiaSportswearCo.
TheKranHeinzCompany
Kohler
79.13
79.11
79.11
79.08
79.05
79.00
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Kimberly-Clarkenjoyedreputa)onincreasesacrosstheboard
2017
2016
+4.3
77.4
+4.7
81.7
77.6
82.3
+4.9
74.9
75.2
72.2
75.3
79.8
+6.9
82.1
79.0
75.6
76.2
78.4
+3.1
79.5
78.4
+6.8
+3.9
2017AQributeScore
AQributedriverweights:
80.8
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthe
money
81.7
Meetscustomerneeds
85.1
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
79.5
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
79.0
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
81.8
Behavesethically
78.5
Significantchange>3.0
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
•  Gainsacrossalldimensions,
notablyci)zenshipandproducts
&services–twokeydimensions.
•  StrongfocusonCSRwithkey
ini)a)vesaroundsourcing
sustainabilityandproduct
dona)ons.
•  Productqualityimprovement
ini)a)veswithincreased
communica)onbehindend
benefits,andresultant
improvementintheproducts&
servicesdimensionscore.
•  KimberlyClarkachievesexcellent
tonearlyexcellentscoresonthe
topaQributedrivers.
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2017USRepTrak®100:FeaturedCompany
Ranked
#33in
2016
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
Rank
Company
2017RepTrak®Pulse
1
2
Rolex
Amazon.com
84.03
83.71
26
27
Caterpillar
Chiquita
80.21
80.17
3
Sony
83.17
28
HomeDepot
80.00
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
LEGOGroup
Hallmark
Nejlix
Kimberly-ClarkCorpora<on
HersheyCompany
FruitoftheLoom
Barnes&Noble
PublixSuperMarketsInc.
Tupperware
82.78
82.45
82.23
82.12
81.76
81.75
81.67
81.60
81.24
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Goodyear
Williams-Sonoma
CampbellSoupCompany
McCormick&Co
Intel
Whirlpool
Hanesbrands
DelMonteFoods
Johnson&Johnson
79.96
79.91
79.90
79.88
79.78
79.73
79.68
79.68
79.56
13
Bosch
81.20
38
IBM
79.52
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Canon
Kellogg's
L.L.Bean
Google
DoleFoodsCompany
BassProShops
Bose
Heineken
Michelin
TheWaltDisneyCompany
Colgate-Palmolive
LeviStrauss&Co.
80.95
80.88
80.83
80.63
80.61
80.60
80.57
80.48
80.45
80.37
80.36
80.23
39
Microson
79.51
40
Nike,Inc.
79.43
41
42
43
Pirelli
MarriooInterna<onal
PayPal
79.41
79.34
79.25
44
FedEx
79.16
45
46
47
48
49
50
UPS
BMWGroup
Bri<shAirways
ColumbiaSportswearCo.
TheKranHeinzCompany
Kohler
79.13
79.11
79.11
79.08
79.05
79.00
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Hershey’sBrandStrength,Products,andWorkplaceincreasereputa)on
2017
2016
+3.8
77.6
74.7
78.3
77.1
78.0
71.7
72.1
75.8
+3.8
BrandStrengthIndex
2016
77.0
2017
79.6
73.0
75.1
74.9
+3.4
+4.4
2017AQributeScore
AQributedriverweights:
CorporateBrand:
Demonstratesconcernforthe
healthandwell-beingofits
74.9
Offersequalopportuni)esinthe
workplace
76.4
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
72.9
0%
Significantchange>3.0
81.8
75.1
70.7
72.6
80.9
1%
2%
3%
4%
•  Hershey’scommitmenttoa
corporatebrandandnostalgia
increasedemo)onalconnec)on.
•  Anewstrategicfocusona
“happiness”pla•ormelevated
thecorporatebrand.
•  Hersheyhasbeenexpandingcore
productofferingstoincludemore
nutri)onalproducts,bylistening
towhatcustomerswant.
•  Numberofworkplaceini)a)ves
withafocusonequality–useof
bigdataposi)velyimproved
employeeengagementandHR
hiringprac)ces.
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2017WinnersandLosers
4
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0
Google’sempoweringLeadershipandCi)zenshipeffortshavebeeneffec)ve
2017
2016
+6.3
77.6
+3.8
83.9
78.1
81.9
+7.1
74.6
77.9
76.0
70.6
+4.6
81.7
80.6
80.5
75.4
83.3
79.0
79.3
72.7
+5.4
+9.9
+3.6
+6.6
AQributedriverweights:
2017AQributeScore
Hasaposi)veinfluenceon
society
83.6
Actsresponsiblytoprotectthe
environment
78.0
Supportsgoodcauses
79.9
0%
Significantchange>3.0
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
Hasastrongand
appealingleader
80.7
•  Googlewasabletoelevatemost
dimensionstotheexcellentlevelin
2017.
•  CSRdimensionssawnotable
increasesasGoogledemonstrated
itscommitmenttosustainability,
anddonatedtocharityinlieuof
employeebonuses.
•  Googleismakingaconsciouseffort
todevelopadiverseworkplace.
•  Google’sCEOSundarPichaikeeps
amuchlowerprofilethanother
techCEOs,buthehasbeenableto
elevatethosearoundhimforthe
en)recompanytosucceed.
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LeviStrauss&CobenefitsfromimpactofWorkplaceini)a)ves
2017
2016
77.0
70.1
+8.1
77.3
69.6
Suppor)veBehavior:“WorkFor”
41.8%
2016
Significantchange>3.0
2017
69.4
+2.9
78.2
81.6
80.2
77.2
65.9
70.6
58.8%
79.1
80.2
+4.8
74.2
75.9
74.7
+7.6
+10.0
+4.1
AQributedriverweight:
2017AQributeScore
Demonstratesconcernfor
thehealthandwell-beingof
itsemployees
77.4
Offersequalopportuni)esin
theworkplace
77.6
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
72.2
0%
1%
2%
3%
•  LeviStrauss&Cowasableto
elevatealldimensionscoresinto
atleastthestrongrange.
•  Anumberofworkplace
ini)a)ves,includingincreased
paidparentalleave,contributed
toanimpressive10point
increaseintheworkplace
dimensionscore.
•  LeviStrauss&Co’sCEO,Chip
Bergh,hasfurthermadea
commitmenttobeingopenand
accessibletowardsemployees
throughtownhallmee)ngsand
anopen-doorpolicy.
4%
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Samsung’sBrandStrengthinsulatedagainstprecipitousdropduringcrisis
2017
2016
-4.6
83.7
-5.7
79.1
85.1
79.4
-4.0
81.4
84.4
80.4
84.1
-6.6
77.4
77.8
75.2
80.8
79.8
-5.2
-5.7
78.4
74.1
76.4
-6.7
-3.4
Top3BrandPersonalityTraits:
CorporateBrand:
55.2%
50.6%
BrandStrengthIndex
82.8
2017
79.3
-3.5
2016
Tech-savvy
Significantchange>3.0
46.7%
Modern
•  Samsungearnsastrong
reputa)on,butsawitsposi)onon
theUSRT100dropfrom#3to#63.
•  A‚erphonesstartedcatchingon
fire,Samsungwasforcedtorecall
anddiscon)nueitsGalaxyNote7.
•  Samsunghighlightshowbrand
strengthcanprovideabufferto
minimizefallincompany’s
reputa)onfollowingacrisis.
•  However,Samsungiss)llat
elevatedrisk,asbrandstrength
diddecreasesignificantlyandall
dimensionscoresdeclinedbackto
strongrange.
Crea)ve
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AmericanExpresshastakenasignificantstep-backinreputa)on
2017
2016
-5.0
79.4
76.5
79.7
74.7
-3.3
76.7
77.1
77.2
75.3
-4.4
73.4
72.7
72.1
76.6
79.0
71.7
71.5
-5.1
-4.9
-7.5
AQributedriverweight:
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
71.2
Behavesethically
73.4
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
69.9
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnew
productsandservices
65.0
Isaninnova)vecompany
71.5
Adaptsquicklytochange
72.1
Significantchange>3.0
-5.7
69.6
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
Governance
Innova)on
•  AmericanExpresshasbeen
impactedbyanumberofissues
overthepastyear.
•  AmericanExpressendedan
exclusivecontractwithCostcoand
lostcreditcardco-brandingwith
Jetblue&Fidelity.
•  Thecompanyhasnotbeenas
ac)veinlaunchingnewproducts
andservices.
•  ImpactoftheAmexSmallBusiness
Saturdayprogramiswaning.
•  Concernsabouttransparencyled
tosignificantdropingovernance.
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Yahoo!experienceddras)cdeclines--andwentintoreputa)onfree-fall
2017
2016
-6.3
67.1
-9.3
60.8
70.9
61.6
-8.7
68.4
71.4
63.5
66.7
59.7
-10.6
60.8
63.3
69.3
63.3
59.3
70.1
-6.0
2017AQributeScore
-10.8
AQributedriverweight:
-8.9
57.8
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
61.6
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
60.7
Meetscustomerneeds
60.5
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
63.3
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
50.5
Isaninnova)vecompany
63.0
Adaptsquicklytochange
Significantchange>3.0
0%
59.8
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
•  Yahoo!sawsignificantdeclines
acrossnearlyeverydimension.
•  Thecompanyhadbeen
performingatanaverageto
strongrangepreviously,butnow
allscoresareaverageorbelow.
•  ThedelaysinclosingVerizon’s
acquisi)onofYahoo!hasserved
toundermineconfidence.
•  Seriesofdatabreachesnotonly
bringsintoques)onthesecurity
ofYahoo!products,butalsothe
competenceofleadershipandthe
fundamentalgovernance
prac)cesofthecompany.
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Appendices
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AQributedriversforMillennialsvs.Non-Millennialsaresimilar
NON-MILLENNIALS
MILLENNIALS
Driver
Weight
Reputa<onAoribute
Driver
Weight
Reputa<onAoribute
5.9%
5.8%
5.7%
5.4%
5.0%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
6.7%
6.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.4%
5.3%
5.0%
4.6%
4.3%
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
Meetscustomerneeds
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
Behavesethically
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
Hasastrongandappealingleader
Actsresponsiblytoprotecttheenvironment
Isawellorganizedcompany
Supportsgoodcauses
Showsstrongprospectsforfuturegrowth
Hasexcellentmanagers
3.7%
Isaninnova)vecompany
3.8%
3.8%
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Meetscustomerneeds
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
Behavesethically
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
Hasexcellentmanagers
Actsresponsiblytoprotecttheenvironment
Hasastrongandappealingleader
Isawellorganizedcompany
Supportsgoodcauses
Showsstrongprospectsforfuturegrowth
Isaninnova)vecompany
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
Hasaclearvisionforitsfuture
Adaptsquicklytochange
3.6%
3.5%
Demonstratesconcernforthehealthandwell-beingofitsemployees
DeliversfinancialresultsthatarebeQerthanexpected
3.8%
Demonstratesconcernforthehealthandwell-beingofitsemployees
3.4%
Offersequalopportuni)esintheworkplace
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
Isaprofitablecompany
DeliversfinancialresultsthatarebeQerthanexpected
Offersequalopportuni)esintheworkplace
3.4%
3.3%
3.1%
2.9%
Hasaclearvisionforitsfuture
Adaptsquicklytochange
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
Isaprofitablecompany
3.9%
Millennials=18-35
Non-millennials=36-64
4.3%
AoributeDrivers
•  Millennialsand
Non-Millennials
bothplacehigh
importanceon
product-related
aQributes.
•  Percep)onsof
goodethics,
fairness,posi)ve
influenceon
societyand
transparencyis
alsoequally
important.
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AQributedriversforMalesvs.Femalesaresimilar
FEMALES
MALES
Driver
Weight
Reputa<onAoribute
Driver
Weight
6.0%
5.7%
5.6%
5.4%
5.0%
4.9%
4.8%
4.6%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
Meetscustomerneeds
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
Behavesethically
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
Hasastrongandappealingleader
Actsresponsiblytoprotecttheenvironment
Hasexcellentmanagers
Isawellorganizedcompany
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
Supportsgoodcauses
Showsstrongprospectsforfuturegrowth
Demonstratesconcernforthehealthandwell-beingofitsemployees
Isaninnova)vecompany
Hasaclearvisionforitsfuture
DeliversfinancialresultsthatarebeQerthanexpected
Adaptsquicklytochange
Offersequalopportuni)esintheworkplace
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
Isaprofitablecompany
6.6%
6.2%
6.1%
5.7%
5.3%
5.2%
5.0%
4.4%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.8%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.2%
Reputa<onAoribute
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthemoney
Meetscustomerneeds
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
Behavesethically
Isopenandtransparentaboutthewaythecompanyoperates
Hasastrongandappealingleader
Isgenerallythefirstcompanytogotomarketwithnewproductsand
services
Actsresponsiblytoprotecttheenvironment
Isawellorganizedcompany
Supportsgoodcauses
Hasexcellentmanagers
Showsstrongprospectsforfuturegrowth
Isaninnova)vecompany
Demonstratesconcernforthehealthandwell-beingofitsemployees
Adaptsquicklytochange
Hasaclearvisionforitsfuture
DeliversfinancialresultsthatarebeQerthanexpected
Offersequalopportuni)esintheworkplace
Isaprofitablecompany
Rewardsitsemployeesfairly
AoributeDrivers
•  Product-related
aQributesareof
highest
importanceto
bothmenand
women.
•  Posi)veinfluence
onsociety,
fairness,and
ethicalbehavior
arealsoimportant
tobothgenders–
thereareno
majordifferences.
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Kohl’salsoleveragesWorkplacetoincreasereputa)on
2017
2016
74.1
73.6
73.6
75.3
74.5
72.4
68.1
71.9
+2.5
77.2
77.0
73.1
69.8
66.5
73.8
73.6
72.5
+4.0
2017AQributeScore
76.7
Offershighqualityproductsandservices
Offersproductsandservicesthatareagoodvalueforthe
money
74.9
Meetscustomerneeds
77.3
Hasaposi)veinfluenceonsociety
73.8
Isfairinthewayitdoesbusiness
74.7
Standsbehinditsproductsandservices
79.7
Behavesethically
74.9
Significantchange>3.0
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
•  Kohl’swasabletosignificantly
raiseitsworkplacedimension
scoreby4pointsover2016.
•  Theincreaseinworkplaceis
impressive,asoverthepastyear
thecompanybeganrestructuring
tofocusonsmallerformatstores.
•  Kohl’sisbuildinganewUS
warehousethatwillcreate900
newjobs.
•  Kohl’sreceivesstrongscoreson
themostimportantaQributes–
includingCi)zenshipand
Governance.
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FedEx’smovestohighstrongrangeduetoServicedeliveryandWorkplace
2017
2016
+3.2
75.7
75.0
77.7
74.6
77.3
72.1
71.9
+1.9
76.6
75.4
77.3
+3.6
TopBrandPersonaTraits:
2017AQributeScore
Offershighqualityproductsand
services
77.5
Offersproductsandservicesthat
areagoodvalueforthemoney
73.3
Meetscustomerneeds
81.5
Standsbehinditsproductsand
services
78.9
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Significantchange>3.0
74.0
79.2
74.6
71.8
76.8
AQributedriverweight:
77.8
49.1%
41.4%
Hard-working
Friendly
33.3%
31.7%
Genuine
Flexible
•  FedEx’sPulsescorenowis
borderingonExcellent.
•  FedExwasabletomaintainstrong
dimensionscoresacrosstheboard
andsawsignificantincreasesin
ProductsandWorkplace.
•  Towardstheendof2016,FedEx
revealeddetailsaboutacquisi)on
ofTNTandbeQeropera)ng
efficienciesthanexpected.
•  Duetomagnitudeofonline
shoppingduringholidayseason,
FedExhiredseasonalworkers
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