I hope you’ve managed to survive Thanksgiving Black Friday and Cyber Monday with nary a scratch! Now that we are in full Holiday swing, it’s time to ramp up the marketing of your brand, and tackle one of the most difficult situations to be in: negative SEO results.

 

Negative comments can be debilitating to a company striving to be the most excellent in their field. But when those negative comments come up over and over in search engines, it can be business crushing.  How do you turn that train around once it gets going? Here are some tips:

 

Respond to a negative comment and do your best to placate the disgruntled client. Make sure you stay on top of any comments made about your brand; the sooner you respond, the better light you will be in.

 

If the negativity is coming from a news article (or you are used as an example in a story of negative behavior), ask the writer for an opportunity to rectify your image.

 

If the negativity is coming...

Halloween is a spooky time of the year, and is generally left to be the focus of only party stores, costume stores, and candy stores. But, really, it’s a great opportunity to market your brand, regardless of what services or product you offer. This opportunity is lost on so many companies, who generally focus on the ad-full marketing behemoth, Christmas. Don’t let this holiday get away from you! Yes, Christmas is a great time to sell your brand, but Halloween is too. It’s the second most profitable holiday next to Christmas. Use it to your advantage to market your brand; here’s how: Engage-This is a great opportunity to get your audience in on the action. Images are a proven method of marketing, and Halloween is an image focused holiday. Regardless of your brand, have fun with your audience, and ask them to post pictures of their costumes on your timeline. This will earn you more likes, and comments and increase traffic. Hashtag It-Hashtags are seen by a wider audience. Once you create one (which can be created...

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 Think Social Media is just for reaching out to those outside of your local area? Here are five ways you can use social media to reach your neighbors and increase business!

There was a time when the words ‘Tweeting’ and ‘Trending’ and ‘Friending’ didn’t exist in our vocabulary. Now we need to use them to reach our audience, but how?