Online Reputation Management

Are you prepared? Can you recover?Bill Rice - @billrice

Kaleidico.com

Map the Battlefield

Take Inventory

• What has been said?• Who has said it?• Where has it been said?• What is the good?• What is the bad?• Prioritize

Monitor

• Start listening– RSS Reader– Google Alerts– Search Twitter– FriendFeed– LinkedIn– Facebook

• What am I missing?

Prioritize

• Who’s important?• Who’s not?• Grade:– Traffic– Relevance– Quality– Influence

Get in the Game

• Engage:– Contribute– Build relationships– Give back

• Be a producer:– Add expertise– Add insight– Join the community

Take Control

• Make your website:– More accessible– More interesting– More interesting

• Be authoritative for:– Company name– Brands– Products– Key personnel

A Good Defense is a Strong Offense

• Anticipate• Be preemptive• Centers of influence• Build audience (army)• Vet and recruit• Train and motivate

Know When to Respond

• Not all attacks warrant attention– “Don’t feed the trolls.”

• Not all compliments are heard (without help)– Saying “Thank you” is

always appreciated

Use All Your Media Assets

• Traditional media still outranks new media for online influence:– 62% vs. 38%*

• And trustworthiness:– 72% vs. 13%*

• Use them together*(2009, Weber Shandwick/The Economist survey)

War Gaming Prepares You

• What would you do?• Look for examples• Watch others handle

crisis

Listen Inside First

• You might be surprised• Big damage is often– Self-inflicted– Ignorance induced

• Do you have guidance?– Social media policy– Communications policy

Credibility Starts at Home

• Start internally– Use the tools– Listen to employees– Create a foundation

• Offer training– What is…

• Social media?• Online reputation?

– Personal vs. professional

Experts Lurk Inside

• Early focus on…– Listening– Training– Awareness

• Will probably turn up…– Expertise– Enthusiasm– Evangelist

Recruit Existing Evangelist

• Are their people already passionate about…– The brand– The product– The service– Their audience

• Recruit them!

Start Now!

• Don’t wait for…– The perfect time– The perfect person– The perfect campaign– The perfect execution

• Right now you are…– LOSING!

Hello. Should We Be Talking?

Bill RiceCEO, Kaleidicowww.kaleidico.combill.rice@kaleidico.com@billrice

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