Reputation Management – 2010 Winner

Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2010 SEMMY Award in the Reputation Management category is … drum-roll, please …

Be Proactive With Your Reputation Management
Ralph Miller, Vertical Measures | 9/18/09

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

The truth is, many businesses have heard about reputation management, but few of them are doing it proactively. In most cases, they’re probably reacting to situations like the one I described above. This is a bad situation to be in. If the negative result is already out there and being propagated, responding to it in a reactive way is like damage control. The damage has already been done, and all you can hope for is to limit the amount of damage done.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

1. Top 10 Ways to Save Your Online Reputation in 2009
   Janet Meiners Thaeler, Small Business Trends | 2/1/09
2. Online Reputation Management Guide
   Rhea Drysdale, Outspoken Media | 5/29/09

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!