The Trust Signals Blog is a leading resource on trust in PR and marketing, authored by Scott Baradell.

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16 Trust Badges to Turn Skeptical Visitors into Confident Buyers

A trust badge is any emblem, seal, symbol or icon intended to quickly establish trust with prospective customers and other audiences online. It's a...

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Adding More Than Media Relations to Your PR Toolkit

My Quora friend Iva Anušić, a writer at the media monitoring company Mediatoolkit, invited me to participate in a blog post she recently published...

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The TRUSTe Seal: Everything You Need to Know About the Granddaddy of Trustmarks

At the ripe old age of 24, the TRUSTe seal is the granddaddy of trustmarks. And while it's not quite as influential as it used to be, it still may be...

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Ride with Bigger Partners to Build Customer Trust

Have you ever watched a road bicycle race? Typically, one person will be in the lead, with a group of competitors clustered immediately behind them.

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Thought Leadership on Quora: How to Get Started

Nearly 60 percent of B2B marketing executives name “positioning our company as a thought leader” as one of their top marketing objectives.

One of the...

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The Wacky World of Conspiracies Is No Fun for Brands

To borrow a phrase from George W. Bush's now-famous critique of President Trump's inaugural address: people are believing some "weird shit" these...

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Anatomy of a Customer Press Release

In June, I wrote a post for the Business Wire blog called "Rethinking the Customer Press Release: How to Make It a Win-Win." In the post, I discuss...

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Does Your Content Make Your Website’s Visitors Feel at Home?

Home.

Merriam-Webster defines it as “a familiar or usual setting; a congenial environment.” And that's exactly what you want your website visitors to...

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How Social Icons on Your Website Can Help or Hurt You

Placing social media icons on your website can be a double-edged sword.

Used well, these icons signal to both visitors and Google that your site is...

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Earn Trust with LinkedIn's "Mentioned in the News" Feature

As we've discussed before, LinkedIn and other social media sites are not sales platforms; they are relationship platforms. The best way to use...

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