The Reputation Advantage

The Reputation Advantageicon

by Chris Foster

Publisher
Fast Company Press
Publication
Oct 06, 2026
Format
EBook
Illustrated
No
Price
$9.99
ISBN
978-1639082018
ASIN
B0H9SPLCS7
Pages
227
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Business & EconomicsManagement & LeadershipSales & Marketing

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🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

A Fast Company Press book

Reputation is no longer the result of performance. It is the capital that makes performance possible.

Reputation governs market access, accelerates opportunity, and determines how fast an enterprise can move—or how hard it hits resistance when pressure comes. Yet many organizations still treat reputation as a campaign or a crisis response rather than what it truly is: a measurable, organization-wide discipline. Reputation is not what follows success; it is what enables it.

In The Reputation Advantage, Chris Foster, CEO of Omnicom Public Relations, offers a new playbook for leaders ready to build reputation as a system, not a slogan. Packed with insights, the book explains:

• Why reputation is the antidote for a low-trust world

• How reputation capital differs from brand equity and brand value

• Why reputation is the new operating system for executive leaders

• How to build and protect reputation in a world without privacy

• How to spot your reputational weak spots before someone else does

Drawing on decades of enterprise experience and interviews with other corporate leaders, Chris shows how to move from passive perception to active advantage in a world that’s watching, judging, and deciding in real time.

Awards & Endorsements

Endorsement

“Reputation is built through the everyday experiences that connect brands to people’s lives, and few leaders understand that better than Chris Foster. The Reputation Advantage offers a compelling framework for turning trust, relevance, and stakeholder confidence into enterprise value.”

—Anton Vincent, president of Mars Snacking NA and Global Ice Cream

Endorsement

“Chris Foster makes a powerful case that reputation is not a soft measure of perception but a strategic asset that shapes trust, growth, and long-term enterprise value. The Reputation Advantage is an essential read for leaders who understand that enduring brands are built through clarity, credibility, and consistent action.”

—Jerri DeVard, founder and CEO of the Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA)

Endorsement

“Reputation is built where brand, corporate affairs, and business strategy meet, and Chris Foster brings that connection into sharp focus. The Reputation Advantage offers a clear and practical framework for leaders navigating transformation, stakeholder expectations, and the enterprise value created through trust, clarity, and relevance.”

—Leslie McGibbon, chief corporate affairs and brand officer at BT Group

Endosement

“In The Reputation Advantage, Chris Foster offers a timely and thoughtful framework for understanding reputation as enterprise capital and for helping leaders build the trust, clarity, and the permission required to lead effectively.”

—Jesse Scinto, deputy program director of the Strategic Communication program at Columbia University

Endorsement

“Reputation is built through the choices organizations make, the stories they tell, and the confidence they create with every stakeholder touchpoint. Chris Foster offers an insightful framework for leaders operating in complex, high-impact industries where credibility, clarity, and enterprise value are deeply connected.”

—Josh Byerly, chief communications officer at SLB

Endorsement

“Chris Foster makes a compelling case that reputation is one of the most important forms of capital any modern organization can build. The Reputation Advantage speaks directly to leaders navigating the future of business, creativity, and culture, offering a clear framework for turning trust, relevance, and stakeholder confidence into measurable enterprise value.”

—Justin Thomas-Copeland, CEO of the 4As

Endorsement

“Chris Foster’s The Reputation Advantage is a must-read for leaders navigating global complexity. The book shows how lasting success comes from connecting dots across markets, stakeholders, and moments, and from treating reputation as a strategic system, not a reactive function.”

—Jim Margolis, partner at GMMB

Endorsement

“Chris Foster reframes reputation as a form of enterprise capital that leaders must understand, build, and apply with intention. The Reputation Advantage offers a practical and timely framework for professionals and organizations navigating change, showing how trust, clarity, and stakeholder confidence can strengthen leadership and unlock new value.”

—Melissa Lubin, dean of the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Endorsement

“Chris Foster has led global brands through crises, repositioning and explaining to the world why they deserve to be recognized. In The Reputation Advantage, Chris lays out the approaches required to win in today’s ever-changing landscape.”

—Terry Nelson, partner at PLUS Communications

Endorsement

“The Reputation Advantage makes a clear case for what leaders increasingly know but rarely operationalize: Reputation is not a communications outcome. It is an enterprise system. Chris Foster shows how organizations can connect signals across markets, stakeholders, policy, and culture and turn that alignment into durable business advantage.”

—Robin Callif, chief communications officer

at Omnicom Public Relations

Author(s)

Chris Foster

Chris Foster

Chris Foster is the CEO of Omnicom Public Relations (OPR), the world’s most comprehensive communications network, uniting leading PR, public affairs and policy, and specialty consulting firms across six continents. With deep experience advising Fortune 500 companies and governments across healthcare, energy, finance, and technology, he is known for transforming complexity into clarity—and for helping organizations lead through change.

His first book, Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World, details his experiences guiding high-stakes campaigns for governments and global enterprises in defense, healthcare, energy, and technology.

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