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Google Reviews

5 Tips to 5 Star Review on Google

Posted on | by The AD Leaf Marketing Firm
Marketing, News Feed

Google ReviewsThe AD Leaf Ā® Team would like to give you a friendly reminder of how important business reviews such as Google Business Page reviews, and other online platform reviews are. A good goal to set is to receive at least one good review every month. This keeps your company ‘fresh’ in Google’s eyes.

Google, Social Media, and Yelp reviews

Everywhere you go, you see reviews. Whether itā€™s a physical or digital product, if itā€™s worth talking about, it has reviews. The most important thing to consider about reviews is that people actually do than to care about them. This is why we want you to have good reviews.

Itā€™s important to carefully approach the subject of reviews with customers. First, you want them to receive the product and be happy with it. The more satisfied they are, the more likely they are to not only leave a review but leave a positive one.

Before asking for a review, we recommend assessing whether or not you think a customer will leave good feedback or not. If they have had any issues, theyā€™ll let you know, and youā€™ll have the chance to fix them. If they are happy, then itā€™s safe to ask them for a review. If you aren’t sure if they are happy, then don’t ask them for a review.

5 Star Review Tips

Tip #1Ā ā€“ Be appreciative. To be frank, reviewers donā€™t really get much out of the process. Itā€™s just a nice thing they can do for other people reading reviews in the future.

Tip #2Ā ā€“ Make it simple. Provide them with the access link and simple instructions to leave your review if you think the customer enjoyed the experience.

Tip #3 ā€“ Do NOT offer an incentive. You can’t just offer them something if they do a review this is against TOS for these companies.

Tip #4Ā ā€“ Do NOT ask for a review from unhappy customers. If you think the customer will not leave 5 stars then don’t ask for a review. We only want reviews once the customer is totally fulfilled and happy.

Tip #5Ā ā€“ Do connect with your customers. Talk to them to understand better how they feel. Ask them questions about your service/product with them. Read their previous reviews and see what you did good and try to repeat that for others.

We hope this helps you understand why Google, Social Media, and Yelp reviews are important, how to get them, and when to get them.

Get A Bad Review or Photo Removed

Bad reviews are something we never want to see. Anyone can post photos on Google Maps onto our Google My Business profile. Fortunately, if it’s not of your work or business we can flag them to be removed.

  1. On your computer, openĀ Google Maps.
  2. Find your Business Profile.
  3. Find the review or photo you’d like to flag.
  4. Click MoreĀ MoreĀ and thenĀ Flag as inappropriate.

View Google’s Official answer to this question here.

Reasons you can Flag as Inappropriate

 

If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to The AD Leaf’s support team by using our live chat feature or call us at 321-255-0900. We would be happy to help!

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Basecamp User Guide

Posted on | by The AD Leaf Marketing Firm
News Feed

As most of you know, Basecamp is an enterprise resource planning software that is used to communicate, share content, and provide updates for the work The AD Leaf Ā® provides to all of our clients. We are aware this may be a new program to many and would like to help the transition from traditional communication (phone calls, emails, etc.) to Basecamp as easy as possible. We ask that you please review this introductory video on Basecamp to help familiarize you with the program. If you have any questions on Basecamp or would like more videos to fully understand how it works, please contact the marketing professional you regularly connect with for assistance. Or, please call the front desk office line at (321) 255-0900.

Social Media Interaction & Response Guide Best Practices

Posted on | by The AD Leaf Marketing Firm
Marketing, News Feed

social media engagement

As your social media following continues to grow, your various platforms will begin to generate leads. All of the rich and wonderful content that is shared online will start to peak their interest and they will seek to learn more about your products and/or services. Social Media communication differs from oral communication, as you are unable to gauge the clientā€™s emotion through their voice. It also differs from email communication, as it typically more formal and not as direct. Below are a few tips to keep in mind when engaging with customers either publicly or privately on social media:

Using the Proper Tone:Ā 

The age-old saying, ā€œthe customer is always rightā€ has never been truer than it is in the digital era. All it takes is a viral screenshot of an unsatisfactory Direct Message(DM) to tarnish a companyā€™s reputation. Once something is posted online, it is nearly impossible to completely remove it. Even if you delete a post, you have no idea how many people took screenshots of it, copied/pasted it, and plan to use it against you in the future. Keep the social media interaction brief and do your best to move conversations away from social media as quickly as possible once they begin.

Listed below are a small handful of helpful Doā€™s and Dontā€™s as it relates to social media engagement best practices.

Do’s Dont’s
Always follow up with your customer to ensure you have successfully replied to their communication. This shows that you take an interest in keeping them as a customer and care about their concerns. This also shows that you are interested in interacting with them. Never ignore the customer, especially if they have repeatedly reached out. This will only give them more incentive to post negative reviews about your business and deter potential clients. If multiple customers find themselves in similar situations and band together, it could spell disaster for your online presence.
Have a template ready for multiple scenarios. A formulated response for predictable issues (items arriving late, items arriving damaged, wrong product shipped, etc.) can help increase response time while the issue is further investigated. This way, the customer has been acknowledged and you are given more time to find a solution. Donā€™t get emotional or prideful. In some cases, the customer CAN be misinformed, even wrong. However, without happy customers, a business cannot flourish and all it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch. Putting aside your pride or anger and trying to alleviate a customerā€™s frustrations can show great effort on your part, especially if the conversation is happening outside of the direct messages.
Provide empathy. Weā€™ve all been victims of poor service before and it is important to remember how a customer may feel. When customerā€™s come to complain, they more than often come with a complete backstory of the importance of the product they were ordering and how its tardiness/defectiveness has affected them. If you find yourself dealing with a customer like this, try to imagine if you were in their shoes and what you would want to hear to make you feel better about the situation. Avoid telling customers they are wrong or engaging with a customer in back and forth banter via online forums such as social media. The brand never wins. Even if you are right, the audience still tends to side with the client especially if another client has had a similar experience. Mistakes happen; itā€™s a natural part of life. Sometimes customers will accuse you of actions that are out of your control. This is why it is important to keep records and paper trails to present to your customers in the case that they are wrong. With this documentation, if a customer looks to tarnish your reputation, you can go pubic with the facts to show the world your business is honest and truthful. An angry customer may fight with you all day, but they will lose a fight against logic.