When it comes to Reputation Management, how can you use social media?

In my last article we talked about customer service and reputation. Now I want to talk about how you manage that reputation through social media.

When you post something on your social media, it keeps pressing the previous items down on the list. Sometimes, when you actually want to find something, it is buried so deep, it becomes almost impossible to find.  The same holds true with search engine results.

When someone searches your company name (when was the last time you searched for your company on Google, Bing or Yahoo?) they get the most recent results.  Sometimes, they may find something that is several years old, but has not been pushed down in the SEO rankings below the first page. Worst yet, is when the person looking can’t find your company because someone else has commandeered your name on the internet.

One of my clients had experienced a lawsuit some years ago and it was showing up on page one of search results. By adding the additional social platforms and posting regularly, they were able to push the negative post down to page two of the results.

On review sites, it is important to balance any negative comments with a higher ratio of positive ones. Are you aware of all of the sites in your industry where customers can leave a review? One way to be aware of what is being said about your company is to set up a Google alert with your name, company name, company nickname, and any other keywords that have to do with your business.  That way if someone mentions your company by name, you will get a notification about it. That way you can deal with the comment before it festers and ruins your reputation.

The best way to counteract a negative comment is to have an overwhelming number of positive ones.  Do you need to develop a plan to accomplish that? Give me a call, we can talk.