My firm Five Blocks offers digital reputation management services and often our clients engage us as one would an exterminator or a locksmith – to help them solve a very specific measurable problem. In order to retain our clients far beyond the original reason they hired us we employ the following tactics. 1) HOLISTIC APPROACH: […]
When I was in 8th grade we lived in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. At the time, there was outfit called Community Boating that held classes for kids and taught them to be sailors on their summer vacation. Kids would show up in the morning and sign up for a class and after some […]
In early June my colleague Yakir Hyman and I had the opportunity once again to participate as sponsors in the Sohn Conference in Hong Kong presented by the Karen Leung Foundation. The Sohn Conference is a high-end NY-based investment conference that attracts the top minds in investment to share specific recommendations on investment with all […]
Here’s the deal. When you come late to the party – like really late – you should do one of these: 1) Ride in on a motorcycle 2) Bring some good booze If you don’t do either of these – or something else that sets you apart or provides enormous value – you’re not going […]
As we work with more Fortune 100 companies in various industries, we have decided to study the entire Fortune 100 to learn about what Google tends to rank as well (Wikipedia ranks at#1 for more than half of the CEO’s of Fortune 100 companies!) as well as the type of content, social media, and corporate […]
At synagogue (shul) yesterday there were two Bar Mitzvahs – and after each of the boys had their “aliyah” the boys were showered (pelted?) with candies. Fun stuff!
This is what Google returns when you type “your reputation is” the one that really sums it up for me is the last one “Your reputation is what Google says it is.” I was speaking with a journalist yesterday who confirmed what I believed was true. If a Google search brings up some issue, it […]
Five Blocks Inc. a leading US-based Online Reputation Management company reported today that it has briefed clients and business partners regarding the release of classified WikiLeaks materials pertaining to its clients.
I was recently speaking with a colleague who also runs a small office and we were talking about what food we provide for our staff. He said his staff had been buying doughnuts and had now branched out into breakfast tacos! Five Blocks provides a light lunch – or rather we have a fridge with […]
This past Sunday afternoon Barry Schwartz hosted a mini-SMX in Jerusalem, Israel. A short, relaxed version of SMX. Nice event – loved that it was so close to our office! It was good seeing my friends and colleagues from various places in Israel who made their way through the mountains to Jerusalem on what turned out to be a beautiful springlike day!