In today’s technology-driven society, it’s vital that positive reviews are received and negative comments are addressed in terms of online reputation management. Maintaining relationships, creating positive public relations content, and reacting to customer feedback online carries as much weight, if not more, than in the physical world. This can be done through blogs, external websites, social media, etc.
Thinking your brand will manage itself and your customers will always be positive and loyal on the internet is just plain naïve. No matter how established an organization is, there will always be someone who feels they were wronged and want to share that with their peers online. Whatever the reason for their negativity, it’s still floating around the internet, alerting others of their feedback and you cannot control that. What you can control is how you respond.