Tag Archives: online reputation management
Of Muppets and Goldman Sachs’ Reputation
In delivering a blistering media attack on Goldman Sachs yesterday, has Greg Smith also made himself unemployable by damaging his own reputation? After all, he could have simply resigned without resorting to a public excoriation of his erstwhile employer … Continue reading
Worst Employers 2011: report
The following list is based on first-page search results for searches made on Google at Toronto on June 12, 2011 for the comment “worst company to work for” and for a combined date series of past year, past month and … Continue reading
What should Justin Bieber do about his growing bad reputation?
All things considered, especially amid the invasive pressures that superstardom brings, Justin Bieber is probably a pretty decent kid. At least he’s not stealing necklaces and crashing cars while drunk or high. Nevertheless, the question is growing of how Justin … Continue reading
How the Net can enhance banks’ reputations post-financial crisis
Since the worst days of the financial crisis and ensuing recession, many banks have made substantial progress in repairing their balance sheets; however, save perhaps for the Canadian ones, banks’ reputations have not significantly recovered. This is largely due to … Continue reading
Reputation insurance: the latest rage
Imagine this scenario. You do your job well. You’re assiduous, bright and dedicated to making a positive difference at your company. But somebody you work with or at least somebody somewhere in your industry wants your job. And as part … Continue reading
The 5 meanest celebrities online (allegedly)
The following celebrities have really irked some people and until they clean up their online reputations they’ll remain on our list of the biggest meanies in media-land. 1. The owner(s) of secrettalk.com for allowing people to post so many insulting diatribes … Continue reading
The effect of Groupon, Dealfind and LivingSocial on business reputation
Deal-a-day group buying Web 2.0 businesses like Dealon.com and Groupon.com are terrific for consumers and mostly for businesses, but there are a few caveats. Managers of premium products or services may do well to communicate to would-be patrons that such discounts … Continue reading
This week’s most heavily criticized companies online
Here is this week’s list of organizations that need to quickly engage an Online Reputation Management consultant and customer service auditor to mitigate the damage to their reputations online before it’s too late and others speak up too. You may want to … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day drunkenness: quickest way to damage online reputation and career prospects
What do you get when you combine funny hats, sometimes ugly green outfits and bad behavior from too many glasses of Guinness or Irish whiskey? Well, it’s not a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, Mr. Leprechaun, … Continue reading
Inspiring examples of companies and individuals who’ve overcome reputational setbacks
For companies, employees or private individuals, suddenly having one’s reputations attacked, rightly or wrongly, can be daunting. But there are a few things to keep in mind that can put such attacks in proper perspective, ease one’s initial discomfort considerably … Continue reading