Introduction to Online Reviews
With more and more choices for consumers online, it’s increasingly important that you take the appropriate steps to manage your business reputation or the reputation of the businesses you’re working with as a marketer. If you don’t, then you’re more likely to struggle to keep up with the competition.
Online reviews are an effective way for a business to showcase the quality of its products or services, as well as demonstrate how it excels when it comes to taking care of its customers or clients.
Throughout this introductory section, we’ll be discussing:
Although they’re often confused as one and the same, review management and reputation management are two different concepts. Upon reaching the end of this section, you’ll be aware of the key differences between managing your reviews and managing your reputation. You can then get to work on both of these big tasks, backed up with your new knowledge and review management software.
Also, by the end of this section, you’ll understand the power of reviews and be left with no doubt as to why you’ll need to prioritize earning and responding to them.
Building Your Reputation for Business Success
In the business world, your loss will be someone else’s gain. If you’re consistently losing out to competitors who have more reviews, a better reputation, and a more engaged audience, then this could soon spell big trouble for your business.
Taking small but consistent steps to grow your reviews and boost your reputation can help to future-proof your business for long-term success.
