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Online Reputation Management: Using SEO to Defend Your Online Brand & Reputation

seo.co

Astroturfing – Or The Art of Masquerading. + Astroturfing – Or The Art of Masquerading. Fake reviews and even fake bloggers, talking up a product or service, are sometimes employed. Not every hired blogger is misrepresenting the truth, but some are. Table of Contents. + The Importance of a Brand’s Online Reputation.

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PR and Blogging Outreach: Practical Tips

WebMarketCentral

The first covered macro issues; this piece focuses on how PR professionals can best approach bloggers. I've been thinking about this topic over the past few weeks realized that good blogger relationships is one part doing your research, one part old school PR and one part transparency. Be succinct and provide something of value.

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I was a teenage Russian troll OG

Biznology

While I was always a proponent of transparently pitching bloggers and message board and forum owners on behalf of our very cool clients, that was never the company core, though we did create many a blog and website posing as superfans. At first, we were just super-careful. If there was even a hint of “ Witch!