Brandjacker videos impact the online reputation of 80% of the Top 100 direct sellers. Is your company affected?
Google made several major changes last year that have significantly affected direct selling companies’ YouTube video rankings, particularly in relation to those pesky “brandjacker” videos. You know, the ones that rank #2 or 3 on Google for your company name and distract your field’s prospects with words like “scam” and “leads.”
These videos, mostly created by online internet marketers, are designed specifically to re-direct keyword traffic (and resulting revenue) away from your company’s web page and toward unrelated, often bogus “sales systems” — or even your competitors.
Momentum Factor is currently conducting two research projects on YouTube rankings to determine how to outrank what are lovingly referred to as the “cockroaches” of the internet.
The first is looking at the top results for clients’ brands on YouTube and comparing different ranking factors to see which have the highest correlation. The second is applying various techniques on some low-ranked videos to see which have the most impact, in both the short-term and the long-term.
Brandjacker videos are a major problem and Momentum Factor is working proactively to do everything to combat them for this industry and our clients. So far, it’s been pretty tough. As soon as we have results from our research, we’ll provide specific recommendations in our client newsletter.
For more information on Momentum Factor’s online reputation management service, BrandDefense™, and to learn how our team can help your company, contact us today!
