Ask yourself the reason why Nike and Mcdonald’s are such popular companies. Are they making the best products or services? Is it their long history that automatically confers a reputation for reliability on their brand or company? It’s because each has a fine reputation for accomplishing what it set out to do. Everything hinges on reputation. Nike’s reputation is as a creator of excellent quality sports gear, and McDonald’s is among the world’s top fast-food restaurants.
Reputation is more important than money, both for individuals and businesses. It leads others to trust you and purchase what your company offers. A good reputation for your business would bring words like QUALITY or EXCELLENCE into people’s minds. Most consumers say about 85%, stick to well-known brands in which they have confidence. For instance, I’d choose to purchase an iPhone over a brand that costs the same but is unknown. That’s the reason for the importance of a good reputation. It’s the driving force that brings you customers.
But how do you get an outstanding reputation?
Before reputation management became popular, every company or individual in business aimed to stand out as a top-quality service provider. One incident of bad publicity required a thousand positive deeds to cancel it out. “Word of mouth” was something companies needed before the internet to tell others positive things about their products or services. Naturally, “word of mouth” can work the other way. Bad publicity can get around much more rapidly.
These days it’s easy to find the services of an online reputation manager. It allows you to enhance your reputation or does damage control concerning negative publicity or customer feedback. It’s done when someone offers positive feedback about what your business offers or even what you’ve achieved.
A reputation manager can make it seem as if your items are ecologically sound. Why is it critical to develop an online reputation? Because 60% of social network users post reviews of products and services, and 53% of adults look for specific brands on the internet. Look at sheer numbers, suppose they were working in your favor, and imagine the boost they will give your sales.
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