
5 ways to attract more talent — and more customers
The problem: Home services businesses are facing growth challenges because they are failing to attract talent. In a recent HomeAdvisor...

Angie’s List is now free: What this change means for your business
In a move that hasn’t attracted a lot of attention online, Angie’s List followed through on their March announcement and removed their...

How ignoring online reputation can destroy your PPC campaign
There is an attitude among digital marketers that pay-per-click advertising is easier to master than other types of online marketing....

Review improvement strategies for franchise and multi-location companies
Reviews are an undeniable internet phenomenon. A short 20 years ago, our opinions of businesses were based on advertising, our own...

UC Davis scandal exposes the online reputation industry’s own bad rap issue
Recently, the chancellor of the University of California, Davis was placed on leave following reports that the institution had hired...

Composition of an online reputation dream team
If you are the victim of an online reputation attack, you might wonder what you could do about it if you had substantial resources to get...

3 ways to harness the ROI of customer reviews
Cut the marketing fluff — your customers aren’t buying it. In recent years, there’s been a seismic shift in the marketing landscape on a...

10 tactics for handling haters on Facebook
Whether your business has felt the brunt of a major online reputation issue or not, it’s not unusual for all organizations to face some...

Handling negative reviews: an interview with Jay Baer
Jay Baer is one of the sharpest minds in marketing. When his book, “Youtility: Why Smart Marketing Is About Help Not Hype,” came out, I...

Bullet-Proofing Your Business From The Inevitable Online Reputation Attack
It may come from left field; it may be a very atypical experience for your company. And you may discover you weren’t ready for it. It...

Can You Make Online Reputation Damage Disappear? Yes, There’s Hope.
The answer is a qualified “Yes,” depending on the circumstances. Read on to get an idea of how reputation repair works. When a person or...

Our SERP Sentiment Score For A Person’s/Brand’s Online Reputation
It’s something all companies fear: You Google your brand name, and right on the first page are negative Google reviews, a low Yelp score,...

Protecting Your Brand From Online Fraud, Infringement & Other Emerging Threats
SMX East and was pleased to learn a few new techniques and tidbits from some experts at their individual online reputation crafts. Here’s...

The Power Of Customer Trust In Brand Marketing
Never before in history has the average consumer held so much power. With social and mobile technology at our fingertips, everyday people...

For Ashley Madison Users, What’s Next? Reputation Apocalypse, Phase 2
The hacking and public outing of Ashley Madison infidelity website users is the Online Reputation Management “Apocalypse.” No other...

How I Came To Work For A Killer: An Online Reputation Fable
Some of the work my search marketing agency does is “Online Reputation Management” — or, it might be more accurate to call it “Online...

Trademark Policing: Ninja Techniques Of Online Reputation Management
For medium-to-large companies, proper trademark management is a vital component of business strategy and online reputation management....

9 Key Points for Cleaning Up Your Online Reputation Nightmare Via SEO
The Online Reputation Management (“ORM”) sector has been estimated to be a $5 billion industry, handling the development, monitoring and...

Watch Out, Brands: The Controversial .Sucks Domain Is Almost Here
Among the 500+ new, generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have been approved, few have generated as much concern and consternation as...
























