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Inside a Wikipedia Decision: The Outdated Company Page
Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Your company’s Wikipedia page no longer reflects the business today.
The opening description may be outdated. Major developments may be missing. Older controversies may receive disproportionate attention. And leadership wants to know why the page cannot simply be corrected.
For PR and communications teams, what looks like a straightforward content update is usually a more complicated decision.
In this LinkedIn Live session, The Mather Group will explain how communications leaders should think about an outdated company Wikipedia page before anyone starts making changes.
We’ll cover:
- Why an outdated page is rarely just one problem
- What the article’s revision history and prior discussions can tell you
- Why the company’s complete redline is useful input, but not the strategy
- How to approach the page in a way that encourages constructive participation
- Why meaningful improvement often happens through a series of decisions over time
- How to answer common internal questions about accuracy, sourcing, timing, and control
- What a successful outcome should realistically look like
This is not a technical editing tutorial or a policy lecture. It is a practical, strategic discussion for communications professionals responsible for a company page that no longer tells an accurate or representative story.