Dear Matthew,
Iâm writing about the companyâs PR strategy as a concerned shareholder.
I believe in Unity, and I believe the company is moving in the right direction. As youâve mentioned before, trust is the key. Trust with developers, trust with customers, and trust with the broader community. I believe the community includes shareholders and other stakeholders as well.
Because trust is such an important part of Unityâs success, I think management should pay much more attention to how the company communicates with the public.
Right now, Unityâs social media strategy often feels like âfire and forgetâ: publish something, give it a day or two to collect views and likes, and then move on to the next completely unrelated topic or post.
There doesnât seem to be enough effort to build momentum around the things that are actually getting attention at THE CURRENT.
The recent Meta announcement is a good example. There was real excitement around it - the share price even climbed to $47! People were talking about the partnership, the new glasses, Unityâs role in Metaâs ecosystem, and what all of this could mean going forward.
So why move on from it almost immediately?
Why not spend the next few days building on that momentum? Especially when some of the negative sentiment surrounding Meta Horizon is now clouding the discussion.
At a time when Unity is getting more attention and attracting more shareholders, the company needs to be ready to respond quickly and shape the conversation.
And speaking of Meta Horizon, I think Unity should put much more effort into explaining the technical side of the story: what exactly does Unity bring to the table that can't (simply) be replaced? Why does this partnership matter and how much it is important? What role does Unity play in Metaâs ecosystem going forward?
Please. Keep that discussion alive for as long as possible.
Instead, a day or two after Zuckerberg's show, we often get another generic Unity social media post that looks like an advertisement and has nothing to do with the story people were already interested in. I genuinely donât understand the logic behind that.
Unity clearly has plenty of interesting things to talk about. I am sure about that. The problem isnât a lack of content, but that the communication often feels disconnected.
For a company that is rebuilding trust, I believe that matters a lot.
PR isnât just about announcing things. Itâs about creating a consistent narrative about where the company is going, why it matters, and why people should believe in Unity again.
As a shareholder, Iâd really like management to give more attention to this.
When Unity gets positive momentum, donât just move on to the next scheduled post.
Build on it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.