HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARTING LOVING ONLINE REVIEWS

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AIM 2010 HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARTING LOVING ONLINE REVIEWS Mark Juleen – J.C. Hart Company

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My presentation from the 2010 Apartment Internet Marketing Conference. Online Reviews are here to stay. Embrace them.

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AIM 2010

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARTING LOVING ONLINE REVIEWSMark Juleen – J.C. Hart Company

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Perception and Change

• Perception is everything• Why change?• What drives change?• Why did we view it

differently before?

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Strategy…

• More surveys• More interaction• More human• More people• Less Fear

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Opportunities/Leverage

• Everything can be reviewed online• What comes back in search?• Leading your online assets• Building a better online brand

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Google Sidewiki

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Opportunities/Leverage

• Everything can be reviewed online• What comes back in search?• Leading your online assets• Building a better online brand

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What else is exciting?

• 2380 emails sent• 333 opened• 170 clicked• 26 total reviews• 15% of clicks turned into

reviews

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5 Summary Points

• Embrace the change and monitor review platforms and anything online

• Respond honestly and don’t take it personal. Apologize even if you don’t believe you’re wrong.

• Survey internally. Know where you stand before you are surprised.

• Use it as an opportunity to grow your online brand. Believe it or not, more comments are better for you.

• Ask for the reviews. Put links on your websites and remind people in your messages to them.

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Where you can find me …

MarkJuleen.comfacebook.markjuleen.com@mbj and @theaptnerdmjuleenhomeisjchart.comfacebook.homeisjchart.com@homeisjchartMultifamilyInsiders.comtheresidentconnection.com