2. Introduction
Karen Freberg, Ph.D. – University of
Louisville
¨ Education:
¤ Ph.D., Communications (University of Tennessee)
¤ MA, Strategic Public Relations (University of
Southern California)
¤ BS, Public Relations (University of Florida)
¨ Interests:
¤ Social media, Crisis Communications, and PR
¨ Social Media:
¤ FB, LinkedIn, Twitter (@kfreberg), and
Pinterest
¨ Blog: www.karenfreberg.com/blog
4. Something
to
think
about…
¨ “It
takes
many
good
deeds
to
build
a
good
reputation,
and
only
one
bad
one
to
lose
it.”
-‐-‐
Benjamin
Franklin
5. De1inition
of
a
reputation
“Reputation
is
a
collective
term
referring
to
all
stakeholders’
views
of
corporation
or
individual,
including
identity
and
image
based
on
experiences
and
expectations.”
-‐Professor
Gary
Davies
Manchester
Business
School
6. Online reputation management
¨ People will have a voice – filtered or unfiltered – online and
with social media
¨ Social media is the personalized digital version of traditional
media – people sharing information, discussing important
issues, etc
¨ Communities will engage in conversation online – with you,
against you, and even about you
¨ Privacy online is really not there – people will judge you
based on the information presented online on Google, Bing,
Twitter, Facebook, or other sites – First impressions key!
"Google is not a search engine. It's a reputation management
system. Online your rep is quantifiable, findable and totally
unavoidable."
-- Wired magazine, April 2007
7. Reputations are….
¨ Evolving
¨ Fragile
¨ Needs to be constantly maintained
¨ Integrated perceptions of our various roles in life
¨ Not only in the local sphere – but are now global
¨ Influenced by word-of-mouth communications – not only what you
say to others, but what your “friends” say and present about you as
well.
¨ Are constructed through personal interactions online, ongoing
dialogue, and the personalized presentation of information in
multiple formats to showcase personality traits
¨ Formed over time
¨ Most valuable possession – part of individual, business, and
society
8. Risky Business White Paper (
Weber Shandwick PR)
¨ Some realities we all need to be aware for 2011
and beyond:
¤ Reputation threat is high
¤ Reputations online are revealed – but not completely
¤ Naiveté can lead to surprise
¤ Leaks gush dangerously online
¤ Emergence of “reputation assassins”
9. Why
do
you
need
to
manage
your
presence
/
reputation
online?
— More people are going online for news, information about
companies and jobs, and networking – and Google never
forgets!
— The internet is an important medium for PR professionals
to not only know, but also understand how it works.
— Employers today search online when they are interviewing
job candidates.
— You need to be aware of what is posted and shared on you
online
— By managing your brand with a personal web site, online
portfolio, social media resume, and blog, you will have a
little more control over what is posted online.
— Your reputation is your most priceless possession, once it is
lost, it is very hard to get it back!
10. Personality
Professional
Multimedia Content &
SNS
Discussions
Online Technology
Reputation
Social
Online
Network
Portfolio
Sites (SNS)
Consistent
Interactivity
15. Social Networking Professionally:
¨ LinkedIn
¤ Professional social networking site launched in 2003
¤ Operates world’s largest professional network on the Internet with
more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and
territories
¤ As of January 2011, LinkedIn counts executives from all 2010
Fortune 500 companies as members; its hiring solutions were used
by 69 of the Fortune 100 companies as of December 31, 2010
¨ How to optimize LinkedIn
¤ Ask for meaningful recommendations
¤ Incorporate value-added applications to LinkedIn profile
(Slideshare, Prezi, WordPress, Twitter)
¤ Create and upload Resume / CV to LinkedIn
16. Best practices for online reputation
management
¨ Conduct environmental scan of professional and
personal reputation online and through social media
– track your online presence (web shadow)
¤ Understand your networks and environment, community,
audiences and followers
¤ Me & My Web Shadow – How to Manage your Online
Reputation
n http://meandmywebshadow.com/
¨ Monitor and listen to online discussion and
comments – monitor personal SEO
¨ Be actively present on various social media sites -
consistently
¨ Engage in dialogue with online community –
showcase personality traits professionally and through
consistent interactions
¨ Know when to respond / when not to respond / and
when to take action towards online reputation
threats
¨ Control the information you can – importance of
having online presence
18. ¨ Identify your own SWOT analysis for online
reputation
¨ Set up own personal social media policy
guidelines in managing own personal online
reputation
¨ Opportunity to share your story - connect
with others and create content
¨ Understand that whatever you post, share, comment,
discuss online – it is public and on record
19. ¨ Think before posting “Sticks and stones may break my
bones, but words will never hurt me”
¨ Having personal web site / blog / social networking site
¤ Social Networking Professional – LinkedIn
¤ Social Bookmarking Site (visuals / electronic portfolio) –
Pinterest
¤ Maintain a consistent presence across social media platforms
(FB, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc)
¨ Take control over your own story and image. Don’t let
others control it for you.
¨ Be your own best PR spokesperson
20.
21. Final
Thoughts
¨ “Be
more
concerned
with
your
character
than
your
reputation,
because
your
character
is
what
you
really
are,
while
your
reputation
is
merely
what
others
think
you
are.”
-‐-‐
John
Wooden