How to Monitor What's Being Said About My Company?
In an era when a single post can spread within hours, not knowing what's being said about your company means navigating blind. The good news: monitoring your online reputation doesn't require a big budget or a dedicated team, as long as you adopt the right reflexes and the right tools.
1. Set up automated monitoring
The first step is to stop relying on chance to discover what's circulating about your company.
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What a good monitoring tool should cover
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The problem of fragmentation
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