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ORM Glossary

Essential Reputation Management Terms

A quick-reference guide to the language of online reputation management.

SERP

Search Engine Results Page — the page Google shows when you search for something.

Suppression

Pushing negative content to page 2+ of Google so it is rarely seen.

Entity Authority Stacking

Building multiple high-DA positive profiles that dominate page 1 for your name.

Review Velocity

The rate at which new reviews accumulate on a platform — used to detect fake review spikes.

Share of Search

The percentage of search results on your page 1 that are positive, neutral, or negative.

AI Overview

Google's AI-generated summary shown above search results — increasingly important for brand perception.

De-indexing

Removing a page from Google's index so it cannot appear in search results.

White-Hat ORM

Reputation management using only ethical, legal, and Google-compliant methods.

Crisis PR

Rapid response communications strategy for managing a public reputation emergency.

Online Defamation

False statements published online that damage a person or brand's reputation — potentially legally actionable.

Mugshot Sites

Websites that publish arrest records and booking photos, often used for extortion.

Publisher Outreach

Contacting the owner of a website to request removal of damaging content.

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