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Category Archives: Fake Reviews

Upsides To Google Labeling Positive Fake Reviews On Maps

Upsides To Google Labeling Positive Fake Reviews On Maps by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 27, 2024 Google Maps has released a set of rules that call out businesses for creating and posting positive false reviews of themselves or offering incentives to others to give the business rave reviews. Not only will the fake reviews … Continue reading Upsides To Google Labeling Positive Fake Reviews On Maps

Standards To Combat Fake Reviews Needed As Trust Erodes

Standards To Combat Fake Reviews Needed As Trust Erodes by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 6, 2020 Nearly three-quarters of consumers want the retail industry to implement standards with severe punishment for violators to combat fake reviews and even harsher punishments for noncompliance. One of the punishments would be paying a fine of up … Continue reading Standards To Combat Fake Reviews Needed As Trust Erodes

Consumers largely unaware of fake reviews problem on Amazon

Three-quarters of respondents indicated they “fully” or “somewhat” trusted Amazon reviews. Greg Sterling on April 8, 2019  Multiple sources have concluded Amazon has a growing fake-reviews problem. Yet the majority of consumers appear to be unaware of it, according to new consumer survey data from CPC Strategy (part of Elite SEM).  Majority trust Amazon reviews. The survey of … Continue reading Consumers largely unaware of fake reviews problem on Amazon

Fake, fake, fake: Epic tweetstorm targets marketing’s metrics house of cards

WaPo’s ad engineer’s tweet touched a nerve, racking up more than 6,000 likes, nearly 3,000 retweets and a slew of comments and numerous sub-threads. Robin Kurzer on December 27, 2018 Aram Zucker-Scharff, ad engineering director for Washington Post’s research, experimentation and development team, lit up a tweetstorm Wednesday, calling just about every way that the digital marketers … Continue reading Fake, fake, fake: Epic tweetstorm targets marketing’s metrics house of cards

Even Positive Fake Reviews Can Improve Paid Search Conversion Rates

Even Positive Fake Reviews Can Improve Paid Search Conversion Rates by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 20, 2018 It looks like bogus online reviews for rehab centers are back. They began appearing on Craigslist sometime in March, promoting part-time jobs for a social-media assistant. Applicants are directed to sign up for positions at seorehabs.com, a site that … Continue reading Even Positive Fake Reviews Can Improve Paid Search Conversion Rates