What is Five Blocks?
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Five Blocks is a digital reputation management firm that uses proprietary technology and senior advisory to shape how companies and executives appear across Google, Wikipedia, and AI engines.
Five Blocks is a digital reputation management firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York. We work with Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, law firms, public affairs firms, and high-profile individuals across five continents.
The three layers of the modern reputation stack
Our work spans the three layers that together shape what people learn about a company before they ever click a link:
- Google search and SERP features, tracked at scale through our IMPACT™ platform.
- Wikipedia and Wikidata, where we do disclosed conflict-of-interest (COI) editing on behalf of clients.
- AI answer engines: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Google AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode, which increasingly mediate first impressions.
Our methodology: Track / Analyze / Impact
We diagnose the current state with data, identify the sources actually shaping perception, then intervene at those sources rather than at the visible layer.
Last reviewed: 19/05/2026
