Articles
January 6, 2016
Brilliant Branding: Lynda Decker, CEO of Decker Design
Branding is central to image management — especially on the Internet. Without a well-defined brand your organization’s online reputation management strategies can only be reactive. Most importantly, your brand is how your organization is introduced…Read more
October 8, 2015
More Than Chicken Fuels Chick-fil-A’s Success
The opening of Chick-fil-A in Manhattan has brought out protesters opposed to the company’s politics. A New York Times story about the situation prompted us to republish this case study, originally posted September 29, 2014.…Read more
September 16, 2015
How to Apologize: Best Practices from AOL, GM & Sony
Last February we wrote about the launch of “Apology Watch,” noting that the new Dealbook column would “monitor and report on the actions of CEOs and other public leaders after they have publicly apologized for…[fill in…Read more
June 15, 2015
Yum! Brands Fights to Rebuild Reputation in China
Yum! Brands, which operates the brands Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet, has filed a lawsuit in China that is attracting headlines. There are several reasons why. First, it isn’t every day that a…Read more
May 18, 2015
Suppressing Legal Notices on Google
Suppressing legal notices on the Internet is an oft-requested online reputation management service. Old legal notices can be an issue for anyone, including well-established organizations as well as private individuals. (If you operate a business…Read more
January 6, 2015
How to Read the Gossip Columns Like a Reputation Manager
Do you find yourself drawn into articles about the latest lurid scandal? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. It’s hard to avoid being caught by those headlines, especially when they involve powerful, wealthy and…Read more
December 17, 2014
SEO: What You Need to Know
Search engine optimization is constantly evolving. For more than a decade SEO experts have been able to adapt many of their strategies in relation to the periodic changes that Google has made to its search…Read more
November 10, 2014
Alex from Target: How Anyone Can Become a Viral Sensation
When a photograph of a young Target employee named Alex went viral earlier this month, the teenage cashier demonstrated not only how quickly a person (or a story) can be launched into Internet prominence, but…Read more