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In just under five years, voice search has become the hottest technology to have since smartphones hit the market. New platforms are hitting the market consistently because everyone wants a piece of the action. First, we had smartphones that could recognize voice commands (i.e., Siri, Cortana, and even Google Assistant). Now, we have small devices […]

One part of the broad spectrum of online reputation management is ensuring that your company has an extensive search footprint. This footprint will be the way that your customers can find and research your brand. Videos can be a handy tool for managing your online reputation. As we have mentioned in multiple posts about negative

When it comes to social media giants, few are more prominent than Facebook. They boast 2.41 billion active users a month around the world. Therefore, it should come to no surprise to anyone that top reputation management companies advocate for the use of this platform to their clients. Using Facebook aids in building brand awareness

Think back to the last time that you purchased something. This can be either online or offline. How exactly did you decide what product you were going to buy? The truth is, you probably based your decision on what reviews said about the product. You may have even found a few negative reviews which caused

The quality of your profile picture is vitally important. When it comes to online interactions, a lot of people look for a photo in the profile. This is not to look at the pictures; it just lets them know you are serious about your page. We are sure that when you are scrolling through pages,

It is highly unlikely that you are the only one in the world with your name. This may be true even if you think your name is entirely unique. With an estimated 7.7 billion people in the world, the chances are better than the lottery that you share your name with someone. Online reputation management

Much like the offline world, the world of online reputation management is not exactly fair. You may use the best practices, but that does not mean that your competitors will be. So, in addition to making sure that you’re doing everything to ensure that your customers are supplied with a realistic view of what your

A common mistake of many businesses is the assumption that online and offline marketing are separate. You must remember that many of your customers exist in both worlds at the same time. The more that you can think comprehensively, you will find that you can use each to drive traffic to the other. Online reputation

While summer may be drawing to an end, hotels and hotel managers should not fret. Not only will summer return sooner than you think, but the busiest travel days are also yet to come this year. Yes, summer is a time where a lot of people travel, but the holiday season comes in a very

It isn’t a big secret that online reviews are becoming increasingly more important to measure the success of a business. In fact, they have become one of the significant ways that a company can measure itself against another business. It used to be that if you had more stores, more revenue, and more clients, you

This may not seem like the correct place for a topic on machine learning but trust us it is. Machine learning can influence several different aspects of the internet. This machine learning is responsible for autocomplete and the advertisements that you get when you are surfing the web. It is for this reason that we

As far as online reputation management is concerned, it doesn’t matter if you are a local hardware store, a stay at home mom, or a doctor. When people can write a review about you, they will. One group that is just now starting to see the reviews coming their way is doctors. In a recent

When it comes to developing a brand, it can be a lot like raising a child. Before you dismiss this, let us explain. When you are raising a child, it takes a lot of teamwork, care, effort, and above all else, time. The same can be said of any brand or business. Additionally, it can

On the most basic level, domain names are essential because the addressing scheme on the internet is not that efficient without them. Every computer in existence has what is called an Internet Protocol (IP) address. This IP address is a unique string of numbers. Think of it as the address on your house. The difference

If you think your brand is what you say it is, you are sorely mistaken. Your brand is what Google says it is. That should show you the impact that Google has on the world as a whole. Released in 2006, Google quickly became the end all be all of search engines. They garner the

Any company that can ride out a public relations (PR) crisis successfully knows that there are many reputation challenges that can provide them with hidden marketing opportunities. Having the knowledge of combining confidence and humility can be the things that a company need in order to turn the PR disaster into something they can thrive

In this day and age, if you do not have a plan for proper and effective marketing you are going to fail. It does not matter if we are talking about business or personal. Today, we are going to focus on your personal marketing plan. To start off, we are going to explain to you

In the world of online reputation management (ORM), your social media accounts play a major factor. There are many people that have a great social media presence and they should be rewarded for their efforts. When you look at their profile it is absolutely amazing. They constantly engage with people and there is rarely, if

When you start to work on your reputation, you think of many different things. Usually, this is done when you are brainstorming ideas. However, there is probably one thing that you have forgotten about – images. Obviously, you remember to have and make images, but putting images up is not good enough. There are wasted

You may be wondering what augmented reality (AR) has to do with online reputation management (ORM). Well, the truth is, a lot. Augmented reality is a digital overlay for the world around you. It is not just the visual of seeing people the way you want to see them in their everyday life. It also

When it comes to your online reputation, it is important to make sure that you periodically check how you are doing. This can be once a month, once a quarter, bi-annually, or even once a year. Whatever you decide, you need to keep on schedule. The reason for this is you will get a feel

In this day and age, so many of our actions are done on the internet. That means that now, more than ever before, it is vital that you have a strong online presence. However, as with anything online, you are going toned to know how to protect yourself at the same time. So, in this

We need to talk about your online reputation. If you are a business owner, it is important that you make sure that you have the best possible reputation. Not only offline, but online as well. The worst thing that could happen to you is that you get a bad online reputation and lose money as

There is a question that gets asked of us quite often. That question is “How long will it take?” In a short answer, it depends. The long answer is, it depends. That may sound somewhat cryptic, but it is the truth. You may not want to hear that but, again, it is the truth. So,