{"id":32226,"date":"2017-12-08T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=32226"},"modified":"2017-12-08T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:55:30","slug":"are-these-overlooked-factors-affecting-your-companys-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=32226","title":{"rendered":"Are These Overlooked Factors Affecting Your Company\u2019s Reputation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8211; Contributed content &#8211; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>8 December 2017. You can spend many years making sure that your company has a positive reputation. You can do all the right things; deliver great customer service, have innovative ideas, position yourself at the forefront of your industry, and so on. Alas, sometimes it\u2019s not what we do that has the biggest influence &#8211; it\u2019s what we don\u2019t do. Below, we take a look at some of the commonly overlooked issues that can cause your company problems, even if you\u2019re not aware of them!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32227\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/marketing-man-person-communication-362\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32227\" src=\"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CanString_Gratisography_Pexels.jpg\" alt=\"Can and string communication\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CanString_Gratisography_Pexels.jpg 500w, https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CanString_Gratisography_Pexels-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CanString_Gratisography_Pexels-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CanString_Gratisography_Pexels-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Gratisography, Pexels.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>No conscience<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the same world that we used to live in. Today, things are much more open, and as such companies face a level of scrutiny that simply wouldn\u2019t have been possible in the past. Research shows that customers are asking more of the businesses they\u2019re spending their money with. If a company has been shown to have bad practices, then your customers will turn away &#8211; and they\u2019re unlikely to come back anytime soon. Check that you\u2019re doing things ethically, such as by showing consideration for the environment, a fair policy when it comes to hiring, and the like.<\/p>\n<p><b>Saying one thing, looking another <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your branding is everything when it comes to your business. Alas, many companies fall into the trap of presenting themselves as one thing, but then don\u2019t back it up with their actions. You need to ensure that all aspects of your business operations are in line with the message you want to world to receive. Take your office. If it\u2019s stuffy, boring, or unclean, then people will have a negative impression of your business &#8211; despite what your website says. Solicit <a href=\"https:\/\/jan-pro.com\/industries-we-serve\/\">commercial cleaning services<\/a>, liven up the office atmosphere, and make sure your reception area presents the right image. With that done, you\u2019ll be able to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.<\/p>\n<p><b>Focusing only on the big stuff <\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to get carried away with the aspects of your business that are the real money makers. However, if you\u2019re forever focusing your attention on the big details, then what\u2019s going on with the smaller details? You might create a situation whereby the top end of the pyramid is watertight, but where the foundations are shaky. In business, you should try to ensure that every detail is as strong as possible because you can\u2019t predict what people will be looking at.<\/p>\n<p><b>Off the clock gossip<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We know that it\u2019s hard to maintain a professional attitude at all times when you\u2019re at work. It\u2019s next to impossible to have the same attitude when you\u2019re off the clock! However, when you\u2019re a business owner, you always need to be in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.4colorprint.com\/3-tips-for-success-in-off-the-clock-and-informal-networking\">networking mode<\/a>.\u201d If you\u2019re acting unprofessionally, then it might just come back to haunt your business.<\/p>\n<p><b>Too big to fail<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finally, remember that it\u2019s important to stay humble. It\u2019s easy to <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=31812\">get carried away with success<\/a>, but you never know what\u2019s coming up ahead in the future. If you think you\u2019re too big to fail, then you\u2019ll be in for a nasty shock if profits begin to slump. Always acting like you need every customer will ensure you keep your standards high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a look at some of the commonly overlooked issues that can cause your company problems, even if you\u2019re not aware of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[132],"class_list":["post-32226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-contributed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32228,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32226\/revisions\/32228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}