Reputation Resolutions
Reputation Resolutions
★★★★★Trusted by 5,000+ clients since 2013

For Marketing & Communications Leaders

Reputation Content Strategy:Content Built to Outrank the Negatives

When the first page for your brand or your name is thin, off message, or led by a result you would rather not lead with, the answer is better content. We plan, write and structure authoritative pages and articles built to rank, to outrank what should not be on top, and to be cited in AI answers.

Rank. Suppress. Win AI.

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Quick Overview
See what ranks, and what AI cites, for your name. Free.
We review what ranks for your brand or your name, what AI assistants answer and which sources they cite, and where authoritative content is missing, then send you a written read of what to publish first. Free, with no obligation. The content plan, each page and article, outreach and reporting are quoted in writing with named deliverables before work starts, and only if you choose them.
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  • Suppression is a content problem. A result you would rather not lead with moves down only when stronger, more relevant pages earn the places above it. That takes a plan, not a pile of posts.
  • What we build. A written content plan, owned authority pages, sourced articles and bylines, and third-party outreach, each structured to rank for your name and be cited by AI.
  • You approve it, we report it. Every piece is approved by you before it is published, and we report what ranks and what AI assistants cite against a starting baseline.

What is reputation content strategy?

The short answer

Reputation content strategy is the deliberate planning, creation and optimization of authoritative content, owned and earned, engineered to rank for your name or brand and to shape your first page of search. Its two jobs are suppression (outranking a result you would rather not lead with, so stronger pages hold the places above it) and authority (making the accurate, well-sourced story the most visible one). Increasingly it also shapes AI: the same authoritative, well-structured content that ranks in Google is what ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews tend to cite when they answer questions about you.

How we help you own your first page

The problem: most brands and leaders publish plenty, and very little of it shows up when someone searches their name. The first page is a mix of a home page, a few profiles, a directory listing and, sometimes, one critical article or forum thread that outranks everything the company has written. Because the first results absorb most of the attention, that one link keeps defining you to every buyer, journalist and candidate who looks. The same gap hurts anyone with no real footprint, because when nothing authoritative exists, Google and AI engines describe you from whatever thin sources they can find. Content built to be quoted by AI assistants is the subject of our answer engine optimization services. For how the labels differ, see AEO vs GEO vs SEO. When the content carries a named leader's point of view rather than a brand's, it becomes executive thought leadership, which we run as a separate program.

The solution: we map what currently ranks for your name and the questions people ask about you, decide which results to reinforce and which to outrank, and write a content plan that names each asset, the query it answers, who approves it and the order it is built in. Then we produce it: optimized profiles, about and leadership pages, answer pages for the questions buyers ask, sourced articles and bylines, and outreach for third-party coverage. You compete on merit with real, credible, well-sourced content. When one specific result is the priority, our search suppression service applies the same method to that result, scoped in writing.

The outcome: a first page that tells the accurate story, and content that AI assistants can find, understand and cite. We baseline what ranks and what the assistants say at the start, then report movement in plain language: how much of the first page is yours, where the target result sits, and which sources AI answers cite. We publish on a planned cadence and reinforce what is working. For brands whose customers gather on Reddit, the plan can include a Reddit marketing strategy built on disclosed answers and AMA planning rather than promotion.

If you want to plan PR alongside this content, our press release template and PR plan template tools are a place to start.

Why Content Strategy Works

Can't remove it? Outrank it with content that earns the top spots

The first page is where the decision happens

Most people do not look far past the first results for a name. What holds those places shapes the impression, which is why the plan is built around specific queries and specific positions rather than general visibility.

Outranking is earned

A result moves down when stronger, more relevant pages earn the places above it. Suppression through authoritative content works on merit, and it builds a first page that holds up over time.

Authority beats volume

Search engines reward credible, well-sourced, useful content, not keyword-stuffed filler. Fewer, stronger assets, each with a clear job, do more than a high volume of posts nobody reads.

The same content feeds AI answers

Authoritative, clearly structured content that ranks in search is what AI answer engines tend to pull from. A content strategy built for your first page is also the groundwork for accurate AI answers.

Who It Is For

Built for the person who owns the brand's search results

Marketing leaders

Your team publishes regularly, but the branded search results and the AI answers about your company still do not say what you want buyers to hear.

Communications and PR leads

One critical article or thread sits high for the company or the CEO's name, and you need a sustained, credible answer to it rather than a one-time statement.

Founders and executives

Your own name returns too little, or the wrong thing, and you want a plan for what to publish and where, with someone accountable for writing it.

What We Build

Content engineered to rank and be cited

Search and AI content audit

A written baseline: what ranks for your name and brand queries, what AI assistants answer and which sources they cite, and where an authoritative page is missing.

Content plan and editorial calendar

A plan that names each asset, the query it is built for, the source material, the approver and the publishing order, so you can see the whole program before any of it is written.

Owned authority assets

Optimized profiles, about and leadership pages, answer pages and owned properties that rank for your name and anchor your first page.

Authoritative articles & bylines

Long-form, sourced content and bylines that establish expertise, are fact-checked with your subject experts, and give AI assistants accurate material to cite.

Earned & third-party placements

Outreach for credible third-party coverage, the independent signals that carry the most trust.

Suppression campaigns

A focused set of content and optimization built to outrank one specific result, with the target and the measures agreed in writing.

Entity & GEO structure

Consistent, structured information about you across profiles, bios and schema, so search and AI engines identify the right entity and cite accurate sources when someone asks about you.

Measurement & ranking reporting

We track what ranks for your name, how much of the first page is yours, and which sources AI answers cite, so progress is visible in plain language and the plan adjusts to what is moving.

The Process

How a content strategy engagement works

  1. 01

    Free audit & target mapping

    Know the targets.

    We map your current first page and the AI answers about you, identify the results to reinforce or outrank, and send you a written read of what to publish first. You pay nothing at this stage.

  2. 02

    Content plan and written scope

    Nothing vague.

    We write the plan: each asset, its query, its approver and its order. You see the deliverables and the quote in writing before any work is billed.

  3. 03

    Build owned authority

    Own the base.

    We create and optimize the owned pages and profiles that anchor your presence, working from interviews with your subject experts. You approve each one before it goes live.

  4. 04

    Create & place authority content

    Planned cadence.

    We write sourced articles and pursue third-party coverage on a planned editorial cadence rather than in one burst, because steady, credible output is what holds up over time.

  5. 05

    Measure & reinforce

    Hold the gains.

    We report movement on the target results, how much of the first page is yours, and what AI answers cite, then reinforce the content that is working.

See what ranks for your name, free.

A free content audit with a written read of what to publish first. No obligation.

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Typical Timelines

What happens, in order

Every name is different, so your written scope sets the schedule for each deliverable. This is the order the work runs in.

First
Audit and content plan

The written baseline and the plan that names every asset. Nothing is written until you have seen the whole program.

Next
Owned assets

Profiles and owned pages are within our control and yours, so they are scheduled in your scope and are usually the first things to change what ranks.

Ongoing
Articles and outreach

Published on the cadence in your plan, alongside outreach for third-party coverage.

Sustained work
Outranking a stubborn result

A well-established result takes steady, credible publishing. We report its position against the baseline at every reporting point.

AI Search & LLMs

What ChatGPT & Google AI Overviews say about you or your brand

More people now read an AI answer before they ever click a result. For you or your brand, that answer is the new first impression. If it repeats an old complaint, a false claim, or a competitor's talking point, it shapes the decision before you even know the conversation happened.

AI assistantanswering
What should I know about you or your brand?
Sourcesold complaintforum threadyour authoritative sources ✓

The answer is assembled from sources. We change the sources.

Engines we monitorChatGPTGoogle AI OverviewsGeminiPerplexityClaude

AI answers trace back to what ranks

Google says its AI Overviews are grounded in its core Search ranking, and ChatGPT and Perplexity cite what is indexed and authoritative. So what AI says about you is not random, it comes from sources you can actually influence.

We audit what AI says today

We prompt ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews the way real people ask about you, document every answer, and trace each claim back to the source feeding it.

We fix what we can control

We correct the facts on the pages and profiles you control, strengthen accurate authoritative content, and align your verified entity data, so as the models re-read the web their answers have the right facts to draw from.

We keep checking every engine

AI answers move as models refresh and re-read the web. We monitor each engine and re-check on a schedule, so progress holds and a new bad answer is caught early.

Why We're Different

Reputation content strategy vs. generic content marketing

  • Goal

    Generic Content Marketing

    Traffic and leads from non-branded topics

    Reputation Resolutions

    What people find when they search your name or brand

  • Starting point

    Generic Content Marketing

    A keyword list

    Reputation Resolutions

    A written audit of your first page and AI answers

  • Suppression

    Generic Content Marketing

    Not a concept

    Reputation Resolutions

    Content built to outrank a specific result, target agreed in writing

  • Authority standard

    Generic Content Marketing

    Volume and keyword filler

    Reputation Resolutions

    Sourced, expert-checked content with a clear job

  • AI answers

    Generic Content Marketing

    Not addressed

    Reputation Resolutions

    Structured so AI engines can identify and cite it

  • Approvals

    Generic Content Marketing

    Varies by vendor

    Reputation Resolutions

    Every piece approved by you before it is published

  • Measurement

    Generic Content Marketing

    Traffic and engagement metrics

    Reputation Resolutions

    Share of the first page that is yours, target-result position, and AI citations

  • Cadence

    Generic Content Marketing

    Campaign bursts

    Reputation Resolutions

    A planned editorial cadence, maintained over time

Who runs your case

Senior specialists, no junior handoffs

Reputation Resolutions is run by a world-class team of online reputation management experts. Your work is handled by senior, multidisciplinary specialists: PR and media strategists, SEO and content experts who build your search presence, writers and editors, legal partners for the matters that need them, and AI-search specialists who show you what LLMs like ChatGPT say about you. Your name is treated as if it were their own.

Get Started

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A free, written read of what ranks for your name today, what AI assistants cite, and the content we would publish first.

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Content Strategy FAQs

Reputation Content Strategy, Answered Clearly.

The same straight talk we give every client on their free consultation.

Suppression means building and strengthening accurate, authoritative content so it ranks above a result you would rather not lead with. You compete on merit in search results with real, credible content, and we agree the target and the measures in writing and report against them.

A written audit of what ranks and what AI assistants cite, a content plan that names each asset and the query it is built for, the owned pages and profiles, sourced articles and bylines, outreach for third-party coverage, and reporting. Each is a named deliverable, so you can commission the plan alone and have your own team write, or have us produce all of it.

Our writers and editors draft it from interviews with your subject experts and the source material you provide, and facts are checked with those experts. You name one approver, and legal or compliance review is built into the schedule if you need it. Nothing is published under your name or brand without sign-off.

It depends on how entrenched the result is and how competitive your name is, and we tell you what we see at the audit. Owned assets are usually the first things to change what ranks, and we report the result's position against the baseline as we go.

Yes. AI answer engines build responses from sources they can find and trust. The same well-structured, credible content that ranks in Google is what ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews tend to cite, so a content strategy built for your search results is also groundwork for your AI answers.

It uses SEO, but the goal is different. Generic SEO and content marketing chase traffic from topics. Reputation content strategy is built around a specific outcome, what appears when someone searches your name or brand, and around outranking a specific result where that is the need. The techniques overlap. The objective does not.

Yes, with upkeep. We measure and reinforce over time rather than treating it as one-and-done, because sustained authority is what keeps a suppressed result down.

We track three things against the starting baseline: how much of your first page is yours or accurate, where the specific target result sits, and which sources AI answer engines cite when asked about you. You get that read in plain language, not a vanity traffic dashboard, and the plan adjusts to whatever is moving.

GEO, generative engine optimization, is structuring authoritative, well-sourced content and consistent entity information so AI engines describe and cite you accurately. It uses the same credible content that wins search, plus consistent bios, profiles, and structured data so the engines identify the right entity. We build for it as part of every content strategy.

The audit is free. After it, we quote the initial build and any ongoing publishing separately and in writing, with named deliverables, not an open-ended retainer. The quote depends on how competitive your name is and how much content the plan calls for, so we give you a figure after the audit instead of a generic package price.

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