For many brands, influencer marketing is one of the most effective and successful ways to build a trustworthy and authentic reputation. However, just like with any marketing strategy, the approach requires thoughtful planning and an understanding of your company’s unique goals and expectations. Influencer marketing is all about how ideas move from one individual to the next, so staying true to your brand is going to be key throughout the process. [Read more…]
Why Your Business Needs Online Reviews [Infographic]
When it comes to driving new customers, building trust, and organically developing your online presence, nothing delivers quite like a collection of real reviews. Based on research compiled by Broadly, 84% of people trust reviews as much as a personal recommendation. Whether you’re a local family doctor, a home inspector, a large corporation or simply offer a single product/service, you can benefit from positive online testimonials.
Why Reputation Management is Important and How to Handle Negative Complaints
No one, from companies to individuals, likes their flaws pointed out. No one likes to be viewed in an unfair light, either. But any online presence opens the door for such criticism, some warranted and some not. So, what happens when your business is on the end of a less than flattering review or comment? How can you handle the situation with tact?
How to Ask For Feedback from Your Customers [Infographic]
Ratings, reviews, and feedback are essential to the online reputation of your business, and we’re lucky to live in an age where social media makes the entire process easier for both parties. The era of technology and the never-ending rise of the internet has made it possible for you to monitor, track, and respond to feedback, which is beneficial to both you and the customer. In fact, it’s now recommended that you ask your customers for feedback and provide a survey for their convenience. This is a powerful tool for companies large and small, but proper execution is key.
Online Reviews Can Make or Break Your Business [Infographic]
Online reviews dictate much of our daily lives, from where to eat, where to shop, and many other things. For younger generations, and those tech savvy older folks, online reviews are almost as trusted as word of mouth. They can make a huge impact on how well your business does, so it’s important to pay attention to them! If you have any doubt about the impact of negative or positive reviews, check out this statistic: A whopping 68% of millennials trust online reviews most, as opposed to 34% who trust television advertisements.
Social Media Customer Service Statistics [Infographic]
Social media is a powerful tool for companies to reach out to customers, but that goes both ways. As we have mentioned many times, your online reputation is a vital part of your company’s success. A whopping 60% of customers who complain on social media expect a response within the hour, so it’s crucial that you nurture those relationships and provide a positive experience for those who might be dissatisfied.
Get Started With Online Reputation Management [Infographic]
Of the millions of current internet users in the United States, a large majority of them are online shoppers. With that in mind, it’s obviously extremely important that you monitor your online reputation to ensure your business remains in good standing with your target audience. If you’re just getting started on monitoring your online presence, the first step is a quick Google search to find out if you are already being reviewed on websites like Yelp, Angie’s List or TripAdvisor.
Understanding the Basics of Online Brand Reputation Management
There are 286,942,362 internet users in the United States. Of that group, users who are online shoppers spent an estimated $1,804 per person on ecommerce purchases in 2015. Consider the same data for 2016, and you will find that we nearly surpassed $100 Million in retail ecommerce for the second quarter alone. There’s no question that you need to keep your business in front of the right audience in order to drive sales, which makes it mandatory to cultivate a strong online presence. However, regardless of what you may have heard, not all publicity is good publicity. A basic understanding of online brand reputation management can help preserve your company’s image, as well as its bottom line. [Read more…]
Blog Commenting Offers Incredible Value to Your Business
The term “online marketing” encompasses everything from pay-per-click advertising to reputation management and even the most complicated email drip campaigns, and that is not even the tip of the iceberg. One thing that all methods of digital marketing have in common, though, is that they are all about your image and the relationships you form (…or fail to form, as the case may be). In the modern world, whether you are a multi-million dollar corporation or a single freelancer, you will be expected to constantly prove your worth and expertise. Here’s how blog commenting can help you accomplish that: [Read more…]
Now & Then; What Is Public Relations? [Infographic]
Social media has become a large part of the modern day business plan. The internet itself has developed into an effective business tool and so many industries benefit from social media marketing efforts, including public relations, marketing and advertising. Social media can be used to help manage business images, customer relations, press releases and much, much more, but just a decade ago, public relations looked nothing like it does today. Whether you just have a moment to reflect on the history of this industry or are curious to see how social media affects public relations, this infographic will help you understand this bustling industry! [Read more…]
How Social has Changed Customer Relationship Management [Infographic]
Once upon a time, businesses were not just a click away from billions of people to provide such an accessible customer relationship management experience. Now, with social media, businesses can be immediately connected to their patrons or unhappy customers. Online users can connect with their favorite brands and continue to show support via social media. On the other hand, when an issue arises or a bad experience takes place with a business or service, unsatisfied customers are sure to take to social media to make sure they let the whole (social media) world know. Companies can’t get away with poor experiences or products these days without hearing about it. By opening these lines of communication between businesses and consumers, social media has changed and is continuing to transform CRM. Here’s how: [Read more…]
8 Strategies for your Brand on Pinterest
Pinterest is now the third most popular social media network. Are you surprised? I’m not. It’s helping retailers (especially e-commerce ones), growing among the male population, and extremely addicting.
For some businesses, it’s the leading referring traffic source. If your organization is one that benefits from displaying images, then you should definitely consider this network.
Here are a few strategies for launching your brand on Pinterest:
5 Ways to Acquire New Customers Using Social Media
More and more brands are using social media to promote and grow their business. Small businesses that don’t have an advertising budget can easily hop on the online networks to give away valuable goods that require little out-of-pocket cost for them.
So, how can you go one step further to acquire more customers? Simply put, you need to be socially active all the time. Here are 5 ways:
Quick Facebook and Twitter Tips for Small Business Owners
Reputation Management
I guess it’s fairly clear by all of my previous posts how much I value Twitter. You’d think I was an addict, monitoring my stream all the time.
I normally spend about 20 minutes a day tweeting, retweeting, replying to tweets, following new people, etc.
I spend about the same amount of time for each of my clients, unless they’re paying for additional monitor time. So I swear, I’m not obsessed.