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If you work for an online marketing agency the following scenario is probably not uncommon. A client comes to you wanting to help shape the search results for their brand names.

They’re not talking about their own domain names or web properties either. They’re now worried about sites like RipOffReport, ComplaintsBoard and the dozens of other consumer advocacy sites created to give consumers a voice.
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from Alysson 1226 Days ago #
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I can’t stress enough how important it is to encourage business owners to understand the long-term impact of Social Media on their brand, so kudos to Eric on this post.  Many small business owners are "stop the bleeding" and "I’ll call you again when I need you..." types that fail to fully grasp that Social Media marketing & online reputation management are evolving incredibly quickly.  It often doesn’t dawn on them to identify someone in-house to take on the responsibility of building a rapport with the online community that is their target demographic, like establishing a Twitter account where they can communicate with their audience.  Doing so can help an organization proactively identify potential issues in the "I’m irritated..." phase, rather than waiting to react to the "You’re fired..." that likely occurs once customers progress from irritated to mad.  If not properly involved online, a company’s reputation could be all but destroyed before they ever even identify a potential problem.  By then, it’s often too late...

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from HeadlandDigital 1226 Days ago #
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It is true that consumers are getting increaing exposure to their opinions, which may actually have the positive effect of increasing competition and making products better.Manufacturers and service providers should ideally view online networking to be a way of getting useful feedback for their offerings, which in turn could lead to better products and services, greater revenues and increasing profits.

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