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To say that McDonald’s has occasionally suffered from an image problem is an understatement. Recognising the impact that years of damning headlines were doing to their ability to maintain trust in the brand, the burger barons set out to dispel the myths surrounding their food production methods. Honesty is disarming. Try it and see what a difference it makes to your customer trust levels Cleared If you can demonstrate a deep understanding of their needs and provide a service that not only solves their problems but delivers added value, then your customers are far more likely to trust you. In 1950, long-running American teen magazine Seventeen developed what must be one of the earliest examples of a “buyer persona” with the creation of Teena (get it?!) – a fictional character based on survey data and used to peddle advertising space