To be a highly regarded professional and a true point of reference in strategic communication for leading Italian and international industrial groups. For its ability to anticipate new challenges in the sector through the introduction of reputation management services, with the recent launch of Reputation Science.
On these grounds, the jury of The Fonti Public Affairs & Communication Awards awarded the prize as Professional of the Year in the ‘Strategic Communication’ category at Auro Palomba, founder and CEO of Community Group and Chairman of Reputation Science.
The award was presented last night at Palazzo Mezzanotte, during the ninth edition of the The Fonti Awards, the prestigious international awards presented each year to business leaders, law firms and figures in the financial sector who have distinguished themselves through excellence in the performance of their duties and through their high standards of leadership and innovation.
To Auro Palomba He has been recognised for playing a key role in steering his company towards the future and, with vision, charting a course of innovation and growth; after having led Community Having established a leading position in Italy in the communications and reputation management sector, in 2018 the entrepreneur launched – in a joint venture with Reputation Manager – Reputation Science, the first Italian company to combine expertise in traditional and digital communication, capable of managing the reputation of companies, executives and institutions in a scientific and integrated manner. Over the past year, Palomba has also focused on sustainability, identifying a trend that has now become fundamental in the world of communications; to this end, it has signed an agreement with Nativa – Europe’s first B Corp and Benefit Corporation – aimed at establishing a centre of excellence to support companies in design and implementation of integrated sustainability and reputation management projects.
The award follows the recent ranking of Community’s CEO in 4th place in MergerLinks’ Top PR Consultants in EMEA list. Community has also recently been named Team of the Year in the ‘Financial PR’ category at the Financecommunity Awards.
“Responding to changing trends in communication is not only essential for professionals today, but also a clear obligation towards our clients, who need access to increasingly sophisticated expertise to manage their reputation” he says Auro Palomba, President and founder of Community and Chairman of Reputation Science. “I am proud of this recognition and would like to share this award with the entire Community and Reputation Science team for their constant commitment to keeping pace with developments in our profession. “In 2018, we launched Reputation Science,” continued Auro Palomba, “the first company in Italy to manage corporate reputation through big data analysis. More recently, together with Nativa – Europe’s first B Corp and Benefit Corporation – we have created a competence centre to help companies communicate their sustainability initiatives.” Community is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary and there are still many challenges ahead, but I am certain that the passion and innovative spirit that have guided us this far will be key to understanding the needs of the companies of the future as effectively as possible.”“.
