6. @NiftyMarketing
Reviews Matter
72% of consumers trust online reviews as much as
personal recommendations.
52% said that positive online reviews make them
more likely to use a local business.
The Local Consumer Review Survey 2012 From Bright Local (4,500 surveyed)
9. @NiftyMarketing
Re-Submitting Negative
Reviews
Seatitlite would edit the review every few days to keep this at the top.
10. @NiftyMarketing
Common Story…
Google Places Forum has 160+ threads since March on Fake Reviews
11. @NiftyMarketing
Only
Positive
Review
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Interesting…. Lorena really visits a lot of cell repair shops she hates.
12. @NiftyMarketing
Only
Positive
Review
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Competitor
Interesting…. Emmanuel really visits a lot of cell repair shops he hates.
38. @NiftyMarketing
Post in Google and Your
Business Forum and pray that
Vanessa and TC’s are having a
good day.
Forum at http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/business
52. @NiftyMarketing
Hijacked Listings
Hijacked listing using mapmaker
53. @NiftyMarketing
Marked as duplicate
of Spam Business
Changed Address
Changed Phone
Changed Website
Changed Category
TIP: My secret weapon is viewing a listing’s edit history.
54. @NiftyMarketing
WTF?
This listing is in the process of being hijacked.