Sun Tzu was an ancient general in China who was very successful in battle and he wrote a book called “The Art of War.” Now, you CEOs may look at your competitors as
Customer Feedback is Shaping your Brand Traditional marketing has, in the past, been a series of very prescribed messages and controlled delivery over an email, website or social outlet. But these messages are
Online Reviews on Angie’s List now visible for Free Angie’s List, the popular website for finding, hiring and reviewing local businesses is now free to join! Since it’s founding in 1995 the service
Summer is in full swing which means now more than ever people are ditching their desktops and using their smartphones to connect, shop and find what they need. Mobile used to be “the
Your step by step guide to getting a review with foul or nasty language removed from Facebook, Google or Yelp. Know that it’s pretty hard to get a review taken down unless it truly aligns with the review forum’s guidelines. But if that’s the case – here’s what to do!
You’re just too good to be true…even when it comes to your business reviews! A common misconception when managing your online reviews is that getting all 5 star reviews is the end goal.
Facebook Unofficial Pages are real and they can wreak havoc on your online reputation. These pages are coming from one of two avenues: a Facebook user creates a page with the name of
Many reviews get placed in Yelp’s “not currently recommended” folder. Yelp doesn’t disclose why reviews get sent to this review limbo land but it can be frustrating to both legitimate reviewers and businesses alike. We were curious so we looked at well over 1,000 reviews in different areas of the country and in different industries to try and get an understanding of who gets their reviews placed in this folder and why that may be. Here is what we found:
Reviews are only valuable if they can be trusted to be unbiased and real. Here are 10 tips you can use to spot the fakers.
When people think of their reputation, often times they think of consumer reviews that have been posted to popular directories like Facebook, Yelp and Google+ etc. Business owners are right to think these
Big Tech has done it again. Google has changed what was working to something a little different and a little less user-friendly. BrightLocal made a Twitter survey about this adjustment and found that
In November of 2022, distraught business owners frantically filled Google forums as they awoke to find all of their hard-earned reviews had disappeared overnight. The only thing these businesses had in common was
It’s hard to compete in the social media arena, especially as a small business. Everyone wants eyeballs on their content, and bigger brands always seem to have the advantage. So how do small
Did you know that according to a WebPunch study, 41% of consumers who are looking for a local business go to online review sites like Google and Facebook? If you have a Google
If your business is listed on Facebook, you have likely received at least one Facebook spam review or comment. We know these irritating posts feel like a sucker punch straight to the gut.
We understand your frustration. You receive a one-star, no-comment review from someone named “Fancy Pants,” and you have no way of knowing if this is an actual person or if they’ve even had
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