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Digital consulting & comm tech. Proven expertise in digital reputation management, search result curation, crisis. We work w/ Fortune 500 brands & individuals.

New York, NY
Joined December 2010
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Five Blocks' CEO, Sam Michelson, takes to the stage to discuss managing your online reputation. #TheIndieSummit @5blocks
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Here are a few best practices we’ve developed in advising some of the world’s top companies to optimize their employer brand online. Read more: hubs.li/Q015dr3X0 Written by @SamMichelson of @5blocks
Online Reputation Management (ORM) for Fortune 1000 CEOs isn't about positive vs negative. It's about control vs chaos. If the first page of your Google results is packed with positive articles, you should be very worried.
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.@5Blocks data shows that over the past couple of days there has been a significant dip in @Crunchbase search ranking for individuals and companies. Most of the pages we checked had been de-indexed by Google. @rustybrick
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"It sounds counterintuitive, but you can go into a disagreement and look at it as a positive exercise." f-st.co/HjlWfx6
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Location, Location, Location: Why It Matters To Google (And Your Company's Reputation) hubs.li/H0HfrTW0 Written by @SamMichelson of @5blocks
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Contextual links in featured snippets may present new opportunities and risks by @geochingu ow.ly/nm7y102xj1P
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Five Blocks retweeted
If you're not doing SEO on your brand name and branded queries that could be a huge mistake (ie: ensuring what shows up is favorable, accurate, delightful, up to date etc). Interesting survey 👇🏻 - so far almost 50% of people Google a brand when they first discover it.
when u discover a new brand do you go to their ...
26%company website
45%google it
26%their instagram account
3%another social network
10,873 votes • Final results
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#Israel-#US firm @5blocks works with PR firms to manage companies' reputation online, according to founder, @SamMichelson
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Five Blocks retweeted
#Google's ”People also ask” (PAA) box format is great at satisfying user's queries... Miriam Hirschman of @5blocks explains how you can leverage Google's PAA to reach your potential audience more effectively. ow.ly/yYW750AzFai #googlesearch #SEO
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Hey @rustybrick! My @5blocks colleagues and I noticed a sudden change overnight where the main LinkedIn subdomain was suddenly deindexed by Google! See the screenshots below which show the indexation and how visibility dropped for Fortune 500 CEOs.
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Five Blocks retweeted
Google is often the best way to measure your PR efforts #PRNEWS @SamMichelson
I am excited to be participating together with several @5blocks colleagues in #ourcrowdconference in Jerusalem. As a self-funded tech & services company we are interested in learning about what we should be doing to prepare for potential acquisition! #jerusalem
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What does video have to do with your Online Reputation Strategy? Forbes included us in a recent piece! forbes.com/sites/forbesagenc… #reputation
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Five Blocks retweeted
Replying to @Cision
@Cision @prsany @PRNews PR people and followers, call or meet with me @5blocks #reputationmanagement to get the real story on how it will affect you and your clients #RealNews
How google’s #BERT SEO update will impact content & search via @PRNews: fal.cn/3518B
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This is new (spotted previously in testing): Google's replaced the iconic magnifying glass 🔍 on the search bar with the word "Search" It's even language customized. CC @rustybrick
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Google knowledge panel theft done by @aroth26 seroundtable.com/google-know…
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