Yesterday I joined the ranks of #TeamYanny. That is, the part of the population that hears “Yanny” in the sound clip now dividing the Internet. As of May 17, 2018, the original post on Twitter is up to 184,000 likes and 78,000 retweets. This viral controversy is reminiscent of the “Is the dress black and […]
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Five Blocks has been a proud sponsor of the Sohn Investment Conference since 2014 On Monday April 23rd the top minds in hedge fund investing will gather in Lincoln Center for the annual Sohn investment conference. The conference is a forum aimed at raising funds to further initiatives to cure pediatric cancer. The sharing of […]
Google has a new problem, in addition to all of their recent lawsuits and penalty fines. Edelman released the 2018 edition of their Trust Barometer. One of the casualties of the continued trend of fake news and disinformation is search, as illustrated by the graph below: Simply put, people don’t trust the search engines as […]
Veteran communication and reputation strategist Howard Opinsky has been named President of Five Blocks, a fast-growing digital reputation consulting and technology firm. Howard will provide strategic counsel to clients and lead the company’s growth and expansion as more corporations and high-profile individuals seek innovative solutions to build, promote, and defend their digital reputations. Five Blocks […]
Recently, Five Blocks CEO Sam Michelson spoke with Communications Match about what brands can do to manage their Digital Reputation. In this interview, Sam discusses: How do you define Reputation Management in a world of digital? What should brands do to manage their digital reputation? What does success look like and how do you achieve […]