Online Reputation Blog

Review management is its own discipline now, separate from broader marketing or PR. Volume, recency, sentiment, response rate, and platform distribution all feed into local search ranking algorithms and into the consumer perception that drives clicks and conversions. Treating reviews as a passive output of customer service leaves real revenue on the table.

 

Articles in this category cover the operational side of reviews: building a sustainable request workflow, training staff to respond well, monitoring for fake or defamatory feedback, escalating policy violations to platforms, and using sentiment data to fix root-cause service issues. For end-to-end support, see our business review management services.

Review Gating 101: What it is and the risks involved.

What is Review Gating?

Review gating is more than a bad practice — it can put your business at risk. Learn what review gating refers to and how there’s a better approach to collecting…