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8 Effective Strategies to Increase Your Google Reviews and Boost Your Online Reputation
Google reviews play a crucial role in shaping the online reputation of your local businesses. Positive reviews can help attract new customers and improve search engine rankings, while negative reviews can drive potential customers away. So, it's essential for businesses to actively seek out and...
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The “Sorry” State of Customer Service
Apologizing is one of the most important and easiest courses of action when a customer has a negative experience at your business. A sincere apology can go a long way in making the customer feel heard and valued, and in resolving the issue. Here are some tips for effectively apologizing...
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Why Timely Resolution of Customer Issues…
Effective customer service is crucial for any business, and one of the most important aspects of customer service is the quick resolution of customer issues. In this post, we'll discuss why resolving customer issues quickly is vital for your company and how it can improve customer satisfaction, reputation management, cost-effectiveness,...
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Your Rating Score vs the Competition
The importance of online ratings and reviews for businesses cannot be understated. In today's digital age, consumers are more reliant than ever on the opinions of others when it comes to making purchasing decisions. This is particularly true for small businesses, who may not have the same level of brand...
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Level up your Employee Profile
SureCritic has launched Employee Profiles, individual employee web pages attached to your business's listing, so you can stand out in front of customers. With so many customers beginning their buying journey online, there’s never been a better time to create an online presence. Each profile allows you to feature your...
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What is Net Promoter Score®?
The most common avenues for people to discover a new business are through personal recommendations and online reviews. Where personal recommendations fall short, online reviews can allow you to see hundreds of personal recommendations at once. But who has time to sift through a hundred reviews? In 2003, Fred Reichfield and Bain...
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Why Verified Reviews are More Important…
Lately, there has been concerns brought up in the media about fake and non-verified reviews on. Everyone at SureCritic holds these concerns in high regard. It is a major issue in the customer experience world because: You don’t know if this person actually bought the product or went to the business. There’s a...
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The Three R’s of Concern Resolution
The most loyal customers are those who have had their concerns personally addressed. Concern resolution is a very large part of customer service in any business. Customer’s concerns can be tricky to maneuver whether they’re quickly posted online or in-person. If a customer leaves without their concern addressed, they may...
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Why business’ should care about their on…
Businesses need to manage their online reputation. In today’s world, people search for reviews about businesses and products before buying or visiting. In fact, 88% of consumers trust reviews as much as personal recommendations. A negative review or comment about your business or product will have a negative impact on...
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The Dark Side of Reviews
For the record, 5-star reviews are fantastic. It is absolutely spectacular that a customer takes time out of their busy life to leave feedback about the experience they had at your business. All admins crave it and all customers want to have something to 5-star. However, no good deed goes...
