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Online Reviews – The Good, the Bad and the Fakes

When given choices about where to spend money, consumers want the best. Internet Yellow Pages sites, Google Places listings and social networks offer consumers convenient channels for unbiased ratings and reviews from other customers. Good reviews can do wonders for your business, but just one negative review could create enough doubt in a consumer’s mind that […]

How Not to Respond to Negative Reviews

An Ottawa restaurant owner was convicted of criminal libel this week after she harassed a customer who had posted a negative review of her restaurant. Instead of ignoring — or, better yet, responding nicely — to the less-than-favorable online reviews, the owner unleashed her anger at the customer by setting up a fake dating profile […]