Online Reputation Management

How SMBs can effectively manage their online reputation on a shoestring budget

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Managing an online reputation is a 21st-century business responsibility that simply cannot be ignored, or even placed on the backburner for any amount of time. The online world of consumerism runs 24/7. It doesn’t take holidays, time off, or even a two-minute break. Regardless of what business ideas you might have, managing an online reputation […]

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How to Prepare for the Inevitable PR Crisis

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When a public relations crisis strikes is not a question of “if.” It’s a question of “when.” Data breaches, sexual harassment complaints, product malfunctions and recalls, misbehaving CEOs, rebellious employees. The list of potential causes of PR crises goes on and on. Aggressive media inquiries, bait-click headlines, and viral social media sharing can exacerbate even

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Link building with PR: Relevant links at scale

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It is no secret that Google and other search engines like quality links and consider them as one of the top ranking factors. Search engines are getting smarter and better at identifying unnatural link building. Updated algorithms can assess the brand’s strength and content’s usefulness at a glance. This results in higher requirements for the

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Repair your reputation: Displace mugshots with your family photo album

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A close friend in online marketing approached me for advice because their son had been arrested for possession of marijuana and mugshots had begun ranking for his name in search engines. When arrest photos like this appear online, they can be fixed relatively easily, as online reputation management issues go. Read on, and I’ll explain.

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Going on the offensive: The use of attack sites in reputation management

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In Online Reputation Management (ORM) cases where there is no realistic option to sue for defamation, reputation repair typically involves merely using a defensive approach, in which you focus on displacing negative content through optimizing positive content. An unspoken secret of the industry is the use of a counterattack campaign to attempt to pressure the

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Tips on leveraging personal name collisions in online reputation management

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One of my best friends came to me with a reputation issue he was experiencing: someone with an identical name to his is a registered sex offender. When my friend applies for jobs, there is every likelihood that HR personnel who review his application materials could search for his name and assume that my friend

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6 dimensions of online reputation that should guide your social media marketing

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When a brand post comes up in one of your social feeds, what’s the first thing you notice? It’s probably the image or video, but where do your eyes go next? If you’re like me, I’m betting it’s to the name of the company sponsoring the post. In fact, that’s often the first thing I

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12 tips to improve your reputation strategy

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To grow and stay ahead of your competitors, you need to take a hard look at your reputation strategy. The online reputation of your business hinges on a variety of elements. It’s an ever-evolving digital mix-up of comments, reviews, blogs, and more. It’s time to take a proactive approach to improve your online reputation. Not

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Why Your Online Reputation Management (ORM) is Everything

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The Digital Revolution explains the transformation from electronic, mechanical, and analog (technology) to digital technology. Every day people are empowered with unfiltered information and global communication access from a device that fits comfortably in the palm of their hand. Never before have consumers had so much influence and power at their fingertips. The emergence of

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7 Steps to Successfully Manage Your Online Reputation

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“The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare” – Thane Yost Implementing reputation management to manage an organization’s online reputation is like saving a computer from malicious Trojans, which intend to gain access to an operating system and cause havoc. The most proactive step to prevent the devastation

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