Online Marketing SummitSeattle | June 14th, 2010Online Brand Management:Managing Your Reputation via Search & Social@KentLewisPresident & FounderAnvil Media, Inc.1
ORM AgendaOnline Reputation ManagementSEM Public RelationsSearch Engine OptimizationSocial MediaTools2
ORM(Reactive)3
4BP PPC5M impressions
750K clicks
$1M spend
Still gushing oilModifiersManagement: executives, individualsNegatives: suck, hate, lameService: poor, bad experienceLegal: litigation, lawsuit, sueSituational: spill, union dispute, crashYourCompanySucks.comPurchase & protectBonus: host a moderated forum & engage5Identifying “ORM” Issues
ORM FundamentalsPlug the leak!Identify undesirable listings in search resultsCreate & optimize competitive contentDevelop inbound links to boost rankingsLeverage existing opportunitiesUtilize keyword-friendly domain namesCreate profiles/content on trustworthy domainsPromote “friendly” content in target search results6
SEM PR(Proactive)7
8Corporate ORMBranded PPC
Optimized site(s)
Social profiles
Directory listingsPersonal Brand Management9Personal ORMBios
Blog(s)/media
Articles/pressSEM PR StrategiesBuild a PR 2.0 News RoomBlog, RSS feed, webinars, podcasts & social profilesOptimize all contentReleases, FAQs, backgrounders, articles, blog postsSyndicate press releases & articlesIntegrate metrics & measurementURLs, tracking strings, unique 800#, promo codesLeverage social mediaAugment with targeted PPC10
Example: Anvil News Room11News 2.0Beyond press releases
Blogs, webinars & podcasts
RSS + social profilesExample: White Paper Press Release12Release 2.0: SalesOptimize & syndicate
Drive awareness & clicks
Track downloads & conversionsExample: Anvil/Client Press Coverage13PR: Credibility BuilderSecure PR opportunities
Request links
Promote regularlySEO14
SEO StrategiesOptimize branded corporate content on siteHome, About, Contact, Legal, etc.Optimize PR contentFAQs, backgrounders, etc.Syndicate high value contentReleases, articles, blog posts, etc.Submit to business directoriesEngines, yellow pages, publications, etc.15
Example: Home Page16The Foundation: HomeOptimized HTML text
Branded terms in tags
Deep links to contentExample: About Us17Second FloorDeep keyword relevance
Links to specific content
Don’t forget contact infoExample: Blog18Building Credibility in SERPsCan be branded or sponsored
Opportunity for focused content
Ranks quickly and effectivelyExample: Syndicated Articles19The Writing CircuitInstant credibility
Request inbound links
High trust/PageRankExample: Media Optimization20Universal SearchVideos, images, audio files

Managing your Reputation via Search Engines and Social Media - Kent Lewis