How Should I Respond to a Negative Review in Social Media? [VIDEO]
Kaila Strong answers: “How should I respond to a negative review in social media?”
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Transcription
Alright, so today’s question is: “How should I respond to a negative review on social media?”
This definitely happens a lot, we see this publicized on national media very regularly. “I can’t get on my Jet Blue flight,” or “I was served something really nasty at a Pei Wei,” or something like that.
Users are starting to use social media to start talking about your brand whether your large or small. So being able to address negative reviews or negative responses is certainly an important thing.
I would suggest that you utilize a strategy to responding to every single negative review. Even positive ones you will want to respond too maybe half of the time. But negative reviews, trying to respond, and at any opportunity try to take it offline. So you’re not offering advice or specific account information for that end user, but instead, your taking it offline, calling them, e-mailing them, having direct conversation with them to try to remedy the issue.
There are going to be instances where flamers are out there, online, that just try to spam your site or just trying to be negative brand ambassadors. In instances of those, you want to try to address it, but if it gets out of hand, sometimes the best tactic is to try to ignore it and utilize your best judgment and try to respond. And then also, definitely try to make a negative into a positive situation by maybe offering a discount, or a coupon, or just providing your sincere apologizes for the situation. A lot of times that can go a long way.
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About Kaila Strong
As Senior Director of SEO Services, Kaila oversees both the SEO department and our Internet Marketing Strategists. She works with our expert team to uncover SEO strategies, develop link building campaigns, conduct competitive analysis, review Google penalties, execute backlink analysis and train peers on SEO fundamentals. +Kaila Strong
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1 Comment
Nick Stamoulis May 16, 2012
A negative comment can get out of hand if it’s not addressed. It’s important to show the person that complained, along with everyone else looking at your page, that you care. Never ignore an issue.