In the second episode of our brand new monthly education series: Ready, Set...Respond!, Founder of The Transparency Company, Curtis Boyd, and Carla Alicea discuss deceptive review practices and how his company uses 150 different metrics, including: AI, duplicate content, behavior metrics, category diversity, and more, to detect fake revies. Learn why they are harmful to consumers and how you can recognize, flag, and/or report them to help mitigate these deceptive review practices and help consumers make better spending decisions.
Ready, Set…Respond! [Ep. 15: Prospect Expectations: Strategies For Leasing Al...SatisFactsEducation
Episode Date: May 16, 2024. Gain expert tips for seamless tour scheduling, personalized tour follow up, and increased tour conversions and closing rates with featured guest, Ronald Harrington.
Ready, Set...Respond! [Ep. 14: Reputation Equation: The Asset Management Pers...SatisFactsEducation
Learn from Director of Asset Management, Michaela Daniel Smith, how asset management uses online reviews to assess the reputation of apartment communities within their portfolio, the value of authenticity in review management and response, and the correlation between reputation and budget outcomes.
Host and Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and featured guest, Sara Leduc, to discuss the importance of responding to reviews and strategies for aligning review responses with renter expectations using data from the 2024 Online Renter Study. Learn the value of review response and how you can ensure you're meeting renter expectations from verified renter data.
Thousands of renters across the country were asked to rank ten elements of an online review in order of importance.
Host, Carla Alicea, and featured guest, Lia Nichole Smith, to dicuss the data to determine what makes an online review most valuable to your renters when it comes to standing out from the competition and securing the lease.
This episode discussed the breakdown of apartment brand guidelines, including: logo usage, typography, design elements, photography, iconography, and illustrations. Stacey provided free resources for finding imagery, fonts, and color pairing. Additionally the episode offered great examples for how to use your brand elements to target your audience and capture the vibe of your brand.
In this episode, SatisFacts' Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and well respected, long-time sales leader and current VP of Sales, Mark Lacey, discuss the Power of Gratitude. The episode provided wisdom from years of experience on how to incorporate gratitude and kindness into your daily personal life as well as in the workplace. The session includes the PAUSE method, 12 tips for creating a harmonious resident experience, 12 tips for creating a hormonious employee experience, and other free resources for promoting gratitude and kindness to improve relationships with employees and customers.
Learn the statistics around the leading causes behind residential building fires and their significant impact on losses, proactive strategies for enhancing awareness and preventing fire incidents, and get free resources to help spread fire safety awareness to residents and employees.
In this episode, our host, Carla Alicea, spoke with multifamily consultant and keynote speaker, Maria Pietroforte, about effectively managing resident communication and using the Top 3 value drivers to enhance the resident experience. Maria provided expert tips through her multifamily experience to improve communication, sense of community, and perception of value to drive increased resident referrals and retention.
Ready, Set…Respond! [Ep. 15: Prospect Expectations: Strategies For Leasing Al...SatisFactsEducation
Episode Date: May 16, 2024. Gain expert tips for seamless tour scheduling, personalized tour follow up, and increased tour conversions and closing rates with featured guest, Ronald Harrington.
Ready, Set...Respond! [Ep. 14: Reputation Equation: The Asset Management Pers...SatisFactsEducation
Learn from Director of Asset Management, Michaela Daniel Smith, how asset management uses online reviews to assess the reputation of apartment communities within their portfolio, the value of authenticity in review management and response, and the correlation between reputation and budget outcomes.
Host and Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and featured guest, Sara Leduc, to discuss the importance of responding to reviews and strategies for aligning review responses with renter expectations using data from the 2024 Online Renter Study. Learn the value of review response and how you can ensure you're meeting renter expectations from verified renter data.
Thousands of renters across the country were asked to rank ten elements of an online review in order of importance.
Host, Carla Alicea, and featured guest, Lia Nichole Smith, to dicuss the data to determine what makes an online review most valuable to your renters when it comes to standing out from the competition and securing the lease.
This episode discussed the breakdown of apartment brand guidelines, including: logo usage, typography, design elements, photography, iconography, and illustrations. Stacey provided free resources for finding imagery, fonts, and color pairing. Additionally the episode offered great examples for how to use your brand elements to target your audience and capture the vibe of your brand.
In this episode, SatisFacts' Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and well respected, long-time sales leader and current VP of Sales, Mark Lacey, discuss the Power of Gratitude. The episode provided wisdom from years of experience on how to incorporate gratitude and kindness into your daily personal life as well as in the workplace. The session includes the PAUSE method, 12 tips for creating a harmonious resident experience, 12 tips for creating a hormonious employee experience, and other free resources for promoting gratitude and kindness to improve relationships with employees and customers.
Learn the statistics around the leading causes behind residential building fires and their significant impact on losses, proactive strategies for enhancing awareness and preventing fire incidents, and get free resources to help spread fire safety awareness to residents and employees.
In this episode, our host, Carla Alicea, spoke with multifamily consultant and keynote speaker, Maria Pietroforte, about effectively managing resident communication and using the Top 3 value drivers to enhance the resident experience. Maria provided expert tips through her multifamily experience to improve communication, sense of community, and perception of value to drive increased resident referrals and retention.
Learn from Jason Kae, a multifamily professional and author of "Journey to a Rainforest Team Culture: A Leadership Story About Fostering Employee Satisfaction & Engagement."
This episode discusses toxic team culture in the workplace and how the rainforest team culture leadership framework supports healthy boundaries, fosters a culture of proactive
communication and sustained productivity, and teaches how to effectively balance workloads and drive productivity.
Hosts Lia Nichole Smith and Carla Alicea announced the epIQ Top 10 Communities Nationwide, Top 10 Companies by Portfolio Size, the Top 3 epIQ Streak Communities, and Most Improved epIQ Hot Streak Communities from the July 2023 epIQ Biannual Report. They also shared Bigos Management success story, a company whose epIQ Grade increased 81% in just 6 months, placing them in the Top 100 companies in their portfolio size.
In this episode, our host, Carla Alicea, and guest speaker, Victoria Cowart, the Director of Education & Outreach at PetScreening, discuss the definitions and distinctions between service, support, and comfort animals, the importance of aligning the industry's definition of a pet-friendly community with the expectations of prospective residents, and statistics that demonstrate longer tenant stays, increased rental demand, and the potential for higher revenue by catering to pet owners. Watch this enlightening episode to gain a better understanding of attracting and retaining responsible pet owners, leading to a stable and profitable community.
Ready, Set...Respond! [Ep. 5: Marketing Beyond The Obvious].pdfSatisFactsEducation
In this episode of "Ready, Set...Respond!," Carla J. Alicea was joined by Lia Nichole Smith, a National Speaker, Multifamily Influencer, and Thought Leader. They discussed data driven strategies for attracting future renters by using operational data to influence marketing techniques. Lia offered 5 initiatives for attracting the renters of 2025. Tune in to learn more about Marketing Beyond The Obvious!
In this month's episode of "Ready, Set...Respond!" Carla J. Alicea was joined by Valerie M. Sargent, a National Speaker, Emotional Intelligence Strategist, and Executive Consultant. They discussed emotional intelligence and techniques for recognizing and reacting to your own heightened emotions as well as recognizing mental health symptoms in others and how to respond to them. Tune in to learn more about EQ and Mental Health!
In the third episode of our brand new monthly education webinar series: Ready, Set...Respond!, our host and Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and our featured guests: Founder of Hello Doortep, Heath Hallada, and Director of Director of Waste and Diversion Strategies, Richard Bates, discuss the truth behind the "Great Recycling Myth" and how to maximize recycling efforts in multifamily, key tactics for dealing with and disposing of toxic materials, bulk items, and what resources are available in multifamily to help educate and engage onsite teams and residents on recycling efforts.
In the first episode of our brand new monthly education series: Ready, Set...Respond!, Ashley Smith and Carla Alicea offer actionable best practices for dealing with difficult people. The episode also provides interesting information on the personality traits of a difficult person, the opportunity to test your own difficult people response skills, and play a Fact or Fiction game.
There's a thin line between facts and fiction when it comes to generating online reviews. Getting your residents to talk about their experiences can make all the difference when you are competing for leads and courting prospects. Hear what our panel of experts share the facts about review cultivation and the importance of having an authentic brand.
Hear from two industry leaders as they weigh in on how to be proactive in your marketing, follow up and retention efforts to beat the slow leasing season blues.
In this month's webinar, our industry experts shared their experience with building an engaging and fulfilling learning environment for their company’s employees.
Power Panels - Strengthening Relationships (More Than Conflict Resolution}SatisFactsEducation
The job of a relations expert goes beyond personality clashes, disgruntled employees, and "I want to speak to your manager" moments. It takes skill, finesse and high-level emotional intelligence to navigate confrontations to bring about constructive and long-term solutions. This month's panelists specialize in de-escalating situations and building relationships with internal and external customers.
What do you want to know about Online Reputation? In this month's webinar, Melissa and Lia covered all things online reputation. Some topics included: how to combat fake reviews, the most up-to-date FTC rules & guidelines, review response best practices, tips for getting more positive reviews, and more! Melissa & Lia shared their combined knowledge to answer all of your need-to-know questions!
According to recent studies, 90% of consumers say user generated content (UGC) holds a significant influence on their buying decisions. In this webinar, our expert panelists help you learn how to use it correctly by building your internal and external team to optimize content, and leveraging key strategies to ensure your content reflects your real, authentic brand.
The wellness webinar discusses opportunities for companies and onsite teams to utilize a holistic approach to benefit both the personal and professional wellness of employees and residents. From marketing to events to techniques to practice at home or in the workplace - there's something for everyone!
We revealed the Top 5 Value Drivers for 2022 and received great tips and takeaways from our panel of experts on how to use communication, technology, and consistency to drive perception of value and achieve excellence in resident satisfaction.
In this month's Power Panel webinar on the topic of Outreach Marketing, our panelists discussed creative and innovative ideas for how to use outreach effectively in building relationships, promoting your business, and boosting your sense of community.
When leasing season is slow, resident renewals are even more critical! A hot rental market, evolving needs of renters, and a growing resident satisfaction mindset in today's industry, mean it's time to take a good look at your renewal strategies in this competitive market. In this webinar, our Director of Client Performance, Melissa DeCicco, and panel of experts discussed:
- Managing the renewal process
- Overcoming rental increase objections
- Fun, innovative ways to motivate your residents to want to stay
We hope this helps you rock your renewals!
A good team can make or break a community. When your team does well, it benefits your community, and that's worth celebrating! Our September POWER PANELS webinar with our Director of Client Performance, Melissa DeCicco and a panel of experts offer effective ways to show your hardworking team members that they are appreciated and valued!
Keeping residents engaged plays a huge role in how happy they are in your community. We all know that events play a part in how your community socializes and can influence a resident's decision to renew! In the August POWER PANELS webinar, our panel of experts, led by our Director of Client Performance; Melissa DeCicco, provide you with some new strategies to help improve your resident engagement.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Learn from Jason Kae, a multifamily professional and author of "Journey to a Rainforest Team Culture: A Leadership Story About Fostering Employee Satisfaction & Engagement."
This episode discusses toxic team culture in the workplace and how the rainforest team culture leadership framework supports healthy boundaries, fosters a culture of proactive
communication and sustained productivity, and teaches how to effectively balance workloads and drive productivity.
Hosts Lia Nichole Smith and Carla Alicea announced the epIQ Top 10 Communities Nationwide, Top 10 Companies by Portfolio Size, the Top 3 epIQ Streak Communities, and Most Improved epIQ Hot Streak Communities from the July 2023 epIQ Biannual Report. They also shared Bigos Management success story, a company whose epIQ Grade increased 81% in just 6 months, placing them in the Top 100 companies in their portfolio size.
In this episode, our host, Carla Alicea, and guest speaker, Victoria Cowart, the Director of Education & Outreach at PetScreening, discuss the definitions and distinctions between service, support, and comfort animals, the importance of aligning the industry's definition of a pet-friendly community with the expectations of prospective residents, and statistics that demonstrate longer tenant stays, increased rental demand, and the potential for higher revenue by catering to pet owners. Watch this enlightening episode to gain a better understanding of attracting and retaining responsible pet owners, leading to a stable and profitable community.
Ready, Set...Respond! [Ep. 5: Marketing Beyond The Obvious].pdfSatisFactsEducation
In this episode of "Ready, Set...Respond!," Carla J. Alicea was joined by Lia Nichole Smith, a National Speaker, Multifamily Influencer, and Thought Leader. They discussed data driven strategies for attracting future renters by using operational data to influence marketing techniques. Lia offered 5 initiatives for attracting the renters of 2025. Tune in to learn more about Marketing Beyond The Obvious!
In this month's episode of "Ready, Set...Respond!" Carla J. Alicea was joined by Valerie M. Sargent, a National Speaker, Emotional Intelligence Strategist, and Executive Consultant. They discussed emotional intelligence and techniques for recognizing and reacting to your own heightened emotions as well as recognizing mental health symptoms in others and how to respond to them. Tune in to learn more about EQ and Mental Health!
In the third episode of our brand new monthly education webinar series: Ready, Set...Respond!, our host and Director of Client Performance, Carla Alicea, and our featured guests: Founder of Hello Doortep, Heath Hallada, and Director of Director of Waste and Diversion Strategies, Richard Bates, discuss the truth behind the "Great Recycling Myth" and how to maximize recycling efforts in multifamily, key tactics for dealing with and disposing of toxic materials, bulk items, and what resources are available in multifamily to help educate and engage onsite teams and residents on recycling efforts.
In the first episode of our brand new monthly education series: Ready, Set...Respond!, Ashley Smith and Carla Alicea offer actionable best practices for dealing with difficult people. The episode also provides interesting information on the personality traits of a difficult person, the opportunity to test your own difficult people response skills, and play a Fact or Fiction game.
There's a thin line between facts and fiction when it comes to generating online reviews. Getting your residents to talk about their experiences can make all the difference when you are competing for leads and courting prospects. Hear what our panel of experts share the facts about review cultivation and the importance of having an authentic brand.
Hear from two industry leaders as they weigh in on how to be proactive in your marketing, follow up and retention efforts to beat the slow leasing season blues.
In this month's webinar, our industry experts shared their experience with building an engaging and fulfilling learning environment for their company’s employees.
Power Panels - Strengthening Relationships (More Than Conflict Resolution}SatisFactsEducation
The job of a relations expert goes beyond personality clashes, disgruntled employees, and "I want to speak to your manager" moments. It takes skill, finesse and high-level emotional intelligence to navigate confrontations to bring about constructive and long-term solutions. This month's panelists specialize in de-escalating situations and building relationships with internal and external customers.
What do you want to know about Online Reputation? In this month's webinar, Melissa and Lia covered all things online reputation. Some topics included: how to combat fake reviews, the most up-to-date FTC rules & guidelines, review response best practices, tips for getting more positive reviews, and more! Melissa & Lia shared their combined knowledge to answer all of your need-to-know questions!
According to recent studies, 90% of consumers say user generated content (UGC) holds a significant influence on their buying decisions. In this webinar, our expert panelists help you learn how to use it correctly by building your internal and external team to optimize content, and leveraging key strategies to ensure your content reflects your real, authentic brand.
The wellness webinar discusses opportunities for companies and onsite teams to utilize a holistic approach to benefit both the personal and professional wellness of employees and residents. From marketing to events to techniques to practice at home or in the workplace - there's something for everyone!
We revealed the Top 5 Value Drivers for 2022 and received great tips and takeaways from our panel of experts on how to use communication, technology, and consistency to drive perception of value and achieve excellence in resident satisfaction.
In this month's Power Panel webinar on the topic of Outreach Marketing, our panelists discussed creative and innovative ideas for how to use outreach effectively in building relationships, promoting your business, and boosting your sense of community.
When leasing season is slow, resident renewals are even more critical! A hot rental market, evolving needs of renters, and a growing resident satisfaction mindset in today's industry, mean it's time to take a good look at your renewal strategies in this competitive market. In this webinar, our Director of Client Performance, Melissa DeCicco, and panel of experts discussed:
- Managing the renewal process
- Overcoming rental increase objections
- Fun, innovative ways to motivate your residents to want to stay
We hope this helps you rock your renewals!
A good team can make or break a community. When your team does well, it benefits your community, and that's worth celebrating! Our September POWER PANELS webinar with our Director of Client Performance, Melissa DeCicco and a panel of experts offer effective ways to show your hardworking team members that they are appreciated and valued!
Keeping residents engaged plays a huge role in how happy they are in your community. We all know that events play a part in how your community socializes and can influence a resident's decision to renew! In the August POWER PANELS webinar, our panel of experts, led by our Director of Client Performance; Melissa DeCicco, provide you with some new strategies to help improve your resident engagement.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Ready, Set...Respond! [Ep 2: Five Stars, Highly Suspect]
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Editor's Notes
From SatisFacts and ApartmentRatings, this is READY, SET, Respond!
Welcome: Topic Intro 4 min
Multiple choice: Test Your Knowledge 4 min
Guest Speaker: That's My Job 16 min
Multiple choice: Fact or Fiction 3 min
Content Creation: Get Social With Us 2 min
Closing: Join us next month/Topic Intro 1 min
Hey there! Thank you so much for joining the conversation on Ready Set Respond.
I'm your host, Carla Alicea, Director of Client Performance with Apartment Ratings and SatisFacts. I’m so grateful to be here with you today and every month as we discuss topics impacting multifamily operations. These conversations are designed to have a little something for everyone. I hope you and your colleagues will join me every month, participate in our audience polls, AND continue the conversation after the program with our social challenge.
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At the end of this program, head over to the SatisFacts page on LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram, where you’ll find a post where you can add comment and share YOUR biggest takeaway from today’s conversation for a chance to win a $50 gift card!
We have a great program for you today. It’s March, and the NCAA March madness basketball tournaments are in full swing. That’s why today we’re going to talk about how to STOP the madness and avoid deceptive review generation practices.
Coming up, that’s my job guest…
Curtis Boyd, Founder of Objection Co and more recently, The Transparency Company. Curtis learned early in his career journey that fake reviews are a huge problem for both businesses and consumers so his team has built detection tools that use data analysis to predict the legitimacy of reviewer profiles and review content.
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Right now, its time to respond to our fist audience poll.
How much do you trust the online reviews you've read over the last few months?
As we'll hear from our guest, over the last twenty years or so, consumers have grown accustomed to relying on online reviews, while at the same time, fraudulent reviews have actually been increasing exponentially.
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Next poll. How often do you feel pressure to offer incentives to generate reviews?
Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or never.
It's important to remember that incentivizing residents to leave reviews is a violation of FTC guidelines. Whether or not you get reported, it's a sure way to tank your trustworthiness amongst your residents, your prospects and your employees. Incentives include discounts and freebies to entries into contests. While incentives may encourage more reviews, they ultimately lead to biased reviews and misalignment of renter expectations.
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Last poll. Have you ever been asked to write or post a fake review? Yes or No
Always avoid creating fake reviews or paying others to do so. Fake reviews can deceive potential customers and harm the company's reputation when discovered. Not only is this unethical, but it can also lead to legal consequences.
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I think this is a good time to introduce our guest, Curtis Boyd! Curtis, thank you for joining the conversation! You have a fascinating origin story. Can you tell our audience, how did a nursing student end up the founder of a successful Fraud Detection and Protection agency.
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You said in an online write-up that fake reviews don't just impact your customers, but they affect consumers and the whole marketplace. What do you mean by that?
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(CURTIS: Insert talking point…Expectation Alignment. Real reviews align customer expectations with reality.)
I’ve always said when dealing with our residents and prospects its better to under promise and over deliver but fake and biased reviews are pretty much doing the opposite. They over promise and reality then under delivers. Is that why you started The Transparency Company, to help consumers and business detect fake reviews?
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(CURTIS: Insert talking points…Transparency Reports: Government contracts with attorney generals make up 80% of our revenue. Our Transparency Reports include four kinds of fake review data that hold up in court. hijacked content, anonymous reviews, review pods., distance matrix analysis.
So how can a consumer or a company interested in learning about the legitimacy of online reviews access a transparency report?
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In another online write-up on product hunt dot com, you mention that careers in Black Hat Reputation Management are rampant in other countries where there are little to no laws to prevent it and that there's a HUGE demand for it coming from the US. What is Black Hat Reputation Management, and why is the demand so huge in the States?
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(CURTIS: Insert talking point…In 2021 95M fake reviews were removed from Google Business listings alone.)
We started the program with a few polls about review generation tactics which we know are being used to increase review count and star ratings, These include incentives for reviews, or posting fake reviews, but we also see a lot of review gating applications in play and review suppression, not just in our industry but I imagen this is rampant in a lot of industries. So in your opinion, what review generation tactic should companies absolutely avoid the most?
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(Curtis: Insert talking points… Stop marketing and be remarkable.)
What steps can a business take if they suspect a competitor is falsifying their online reviews?
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(Curtis: Insert talking points…Report suspected fraud to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/)
Such great information, Curtis. Thank you for sharing and on that note…
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Curtis, It’s time for you to play the game in which you must try to tell fact from fiction. I’m going read you two quick stories about fake online reviews and their consequences and you need to tell me if the story is true or if I it made up.
Are you ready?
In 2019, Amazon sued several sellers for using fake reviews to boost their products' ratings. Amazon has also taken legal action against websites that sell fake reviews and against individuals who offer to write fake reviews in exchange for payment.
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In February 2023, a merchant consultant was sentenced to 5 months in prison for taking part in a global scheme in which he bribed employees of a technology platform to remove negative online reviews on his clients' products and reinstate suspended accounts, among other illegal activities.
False. He was actually sentenced to 20 months in prison and forced to pay a fine of $200,000 dollars.
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Curtis, thank you for playing along and being our guest today on ready, set, respond.
Right now audience, its time to continue the conversation online. Head over to LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook and tell us your biggest takeaway from todays conversation about fraudulent online reviews. All entrees are due by 5 pm pacific tonight for a change to win a $50 gift card. Make sure to tag SatisFacts or SatisFacts Education and include the hashtag ready set respond. Are judges are standing by.
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Also don’t forget to register for our next conversation. Go to SatisFacts dot com forward slash webinars.
April 20th is Earth day! So we’re going to take a dumpster dive into the state of recycling and waste management programs. What’s working and what more can be done.
All good things must come to an end and we’ve reached the end of our program. Please consider completing the closing survey and thank you for joining the conversation. I’m Carla Alicea. We’ll see you next time.
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