Comments on: Fending Off Competitor Smear Campaigns

By: OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | | How to Deal with Online Smear Campaigns from Your Competitors

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:55:17 +0000

[...] Business Trends Radio recently interviewed Jay Bean, CEO of OrangeSoda, (disclosure: the company I am affiliated with), on this very topic. He told [...]

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:26 +0000

Mary,

Jay Bean gave examples on how his company had been attacked by a smear campaign and how they tried to solve the problem.

By: Mary Grace Ignacio

Mary Grace Ignacio — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:14:27 +0000

Oops I missed that Martin…

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:48:02 +0000

Mary,

I haven’t listened to the podcast yet. I will do it today.

By: Mary Grace Ignacio

Mary Grace Ignacio — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

What is that smear campaign about, Martin?

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:12:21 +0000

Don’t you think that a smear campaign will hit the company in its “face”? It will be interesting to listen to this podcast interview.

By: Mary Grace Ignacio

Mary Grace Ignacio — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:23:16 +0000

Great advices Jay. You know what, I think this is one of the difficult challenges an entrepreneur will face. In my point of view,as much as possible, I do not want to step in to other’s shoes and degrade or humiliate them of any way. But if it happens to us because of those socially irresponsible entrepreneurs, it’s definitely hard to react on the current situation.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:28:48 +0000

This is a great topic and the show was informative on the subject. I think some of the best advice he offered was to “take the high road” when it comes to such things. Because when it’s all said and done, I think the person who keeps their integrity is the real winner any way you slice it.

By: bizsugar.com

bizsugar.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:37:41 +0000

Fending Off Competitor Smear Campaigns…

If your competitors begin making negative attacks against your small business, do you have the resources necessary to stop the damage? Sometimes, as small business owners, we hate to admit it but it happens. Competitors conduct smear campaigns and they…

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:02 +0000

Good advice Jay. This is a real concern for anyone doing business online. You want to give your customers a chance to speak their mind but some people are taking advantage of that. You never know if it’s a true complaint or not. I learned a lot from this interview.