Monitor Your Online Reputation: Build and maintain a a well-respected reputation for your business brand, and monitor what people are saying. Learn how to react quickly and politely, and address criticism using your own company guidelines.
3. What's Your Online Reputation?
Even if you don't think you're in the
social media game, you are playing!
Your brand is being represented by
your company, and it's being talked
about by your customers and your
employees.
--- Sounds like a game show, right? ---
4. Reputation Management
You ran your business with integrity.
You provided quality service and products.
You handled complaints or issues as they arose.
Complaints were unheard by the general public.
--- It was much simpler then ---
5. Online Reputation
When a customer gets a cold meal or
bad customer service, they pull out
their phone and share their negative
experience on Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn, or they blog about it.
One bad experience has been shared
with potentially 100's of people!
--- Things are much different today! ---
6. Things can go viral fast!
People are far more likely to share a negative
experience rather than a positive one.
Bad experiences create emotions that make
people want to take immediate action.
How do you monitor what's being shared?
--- Via comments, shares, and posts ---
7. Engage * engage * engage
Be active on your social profile pages.
Respond to comments in a timely manner.
Make positive comments and share testimonials.
What you say about others, says a lot about you!
--- Monitor the Conversations---
8. Your Online Reputation
Personal or business page - watch what you say!
Remove tags that might be damaging to you!
Get notifications so you can respond quickly!
Always be engaged, polite, and professional!
--- Facebook ---
9. Your Online Reputation
Tweet, share blog posts, RT news of interest!
#hashtag keywords or topics in your industry!
dnt use txt abrv n ur posts, k?
Always be engaged, polite, and professional!
--- Twitter ---
10. Tools for online monitoring
Social media monitoring application
One app for activities in multiple social networks
Monitor brands, competitors, relevant topics
Schedule posts for various social channels
Free app for iPhone, smartphones, iPad, tablets
--- Hootsuite ---
12. Tools for online monitoring
Set up search monitors for your name
www.google.com/dashboard/
--- Google: Me on the Web ---
13. Tools for online monitoring
Set up alerts for your business
Set up alerts for your keywords
Add alerts for your competitors
www.google.com/alerts
--- Google Alerts ---
14. Tools for online monitoring
Monitors 80+ social media sites
Track what's being said on social media
Sign up for real-time alerts by email
www.socialmention.com
--- Social Mention ---
15. Tools for online monitoring
Connect your Twitter account
Sign up for email alerts based on keywords
www.twilert.com
--- Twilert ---
16. Tools for online monitoring
Map-based app and review site
Customers check-in & share
List your business for free
Monitor reviews & comments
www.foursquare.com
--- FourSquare ---
17. Tools for online monitoring
Map-based app and review site
Customers check-in & share
List your business on Yelp
Ask customers to rate & share
Monitor reviews & comments
www.yelp.com
--- Yelp! ---
18. Tools for online monitoring
Monitoring for Facebook & Twitter
Measure your fan and follower growth
Compare with your competition
http://monitor.wildfireapp.com
--- Monitor by Wildfire---
19. Tools for online monitoring
Pinterest: Pinboard-style photo-sharing site
Fastest-growing trend for adult women
Alerts when someone pins items from your site
You can tell people pinning "Thanks!"
www.pinalerts.com
--- Pinterest & PinAlerts---
20. Build and Maintain your reputation
--- Simple steps to follow online ---
Become a well-respected brand
Monitor what they are saying about you
React quickly and politely
Address criticism using company guidelines
Learn from your mistakes
21. Monitoring Your Online Reputation
Whether you’re selling a product,
promoting a service, looking for an
investor, or trying to score a date,
people are doing an search online
to learn more about you.
Take the time to manage what people
say about you...
Your Reputation Depends on It!
--- Is it worth the time? ---