Last week we covered “What Good Google Reviews Mean for Your Reputation.” In this article, we will share with you our preferred approach to asking clients for a review. First, think of the relationship with your client as a bank account. Of course, you need a positive balance in your account before you can make a…
Should you care? In the time it took to read this sentence, Google received over 63,000 searches. That’s makes it the most visited site in the world and responsible for over 90% of all search engine market share. A search represents someone asking a question- and people have lots of questions including who to do business…
Most professional service firms rely on referrals of some sort to support their business. In fact, it’s likely the best source of new business because prospects tend to be less price sensitive because they were sent from a trusted source. It may have been from their attorney, CPA, or financial planner. Most of these referrals…
#1 Tune up your LinkedIn profile Make sure your “digital footprint” says what you want about your skills and experience. Make sure you have accurate descriptions and is current. Have all your awards and accolades listed? LinkedIn is NOT the place to be modest. Lead with numbers, make bold claims. If 98% of your listings…
Described as the Facebook for neighborhoods, the San Francisco based company, NextDoor is exploding in popularity. Now in over 137,000 neighborhoods and well over 10 million users, NextDoor is a social media channel businesses are learning to navigate. The platform started in October of 2011 and had little trouble raising money from venture capital groups…
Brian Barquilla, President of Advantage B2B Consulting + Marketing announces the official launch of a new reputation concierge company – BuildMyReputation.net™. The focus of this new venture is to provide custom content creation for individuals and organizations who want to establish themselves as subject matter experts and thought leaders in their industry but lack the…
If you are like most professionals, you have been frustrated on occasion by the time and effort it takes to participate in social media. Does it really help your business? How do you know? To shed some new light on an old problem we tapped the smartest person we know. Meet Brynn Tillman, she is…
We had the pleasure recently of connecting with Tim Savage host of the Passion Based Podcast. We covered lots of ground including how to shape your own online reputation, steps to get started, what makes a passion based business and even Karate Kid IV. Have a listen and leave us a comment. Enjoy! http://16agency.com/build-reputation-w-brian-barquilla/
Our own Brian Barquilla had a great conversation via Facebook live with Michael Russo. Mike is the Assistant Vice President for Robert Half, Americas #1 Best Professional recruiting firm as ranked by Forbes Magazine. In this concise 15 minute conversation, Mike gives us a great behind the scenes look at how your reputation effects your…
Do you care about what people say about you, all over the web? When you started your online business, have you thought about that? What’s your plan to make your reputation shine online? Well, you’ve got to know that taking care of this will have a direct impact on your credibility, authority, trust and capacity…