The 3 Free Basic Tools You Must Use for Tracking Brand Mentions

With today's user-generated content overload, tracking your brand mentions is a must. You can consider various free and paid tools or services that offer to track buzz around your brand, but there are three most basic tools ... [Read More]

How to Deal with Brand Identity Theft

How much do you trust your fans?  Do you trust them enough to manage your Facebook fan page?  Do you trust them to converse with other fans that might have customer service-related questions or complaints?  A job like this ... [Read More]

Do You Know What Your Employees Are Saying About You?

On Friday I was researching Twitter accounts for major brands, and I came across an account for Enterprise Rent-a-Car. The profile name is Rent A Car and the URL is @enterpriserent, so upon first glance it seems as if the ... [Read More]

The Sting of Real-Time Product Feedback

Domino's Pizza recently underwent a product overhaul after their pizza was ranked among the worst in a taste test (tied with Chuck E. Cheese -- ouch). Their new recipe boasts a new garlic crust, 100% mozzarella cheese with a ... [Read More]

Knowing When Not to Have an Opinion

Kristy Bolsinger wrote a great post on her blog about a Seattle radio station's foot-in-mouth Twitter incident. I've stolen (er, I mean "borrowed") her screen capture and displayed it below: Yikes. 107.7 isn't extremist talk ... [Read More]

The M&Ms of Online Reputation Management

Online Reputation Management is a term thrown around a lot today. However, it is a concept few understand in full, and even fewer employ correctly. It is a marketing concept that has its roots in both social media and ... [Read More]