Managers need to recognize that occasional negative publicity is very dificult to
avoid for any irm. Taking effective trust repair efforts immediately is essential. The
indings suggest that apologizing to any victims and to the public showing concern for
the customer’s rights and beneit can be very helpful for enhancing customers’
perceptions of kindness and compassion. Information repair is another useful effort for
rebuilding customer trust. It should involve publishing the latest news about handling
of the situation and evidence ensuring that a similar situation cannot happen again.
Economic compensation is not effective in at least some cases where it clearly cannot