Businesses need to take a proactive approach to managing their online reputation. Creating a Google Alert is a sensible step in terms of picking up potential complaints. Businesses should maintain an active presence on social media, monitoring posts and acting on complaints swiftly, taking corrective actions to help unhappy customers while simultaneously encouraging positive press and publicity.

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