Customer reviews are crucial to your local ranking in Google Places. I’ve found that the average #1 ranking has 33% more customer reviews than the average #7.
Need Google reviews?In particular, “Google reviews” (reviews written directly on your Google Places page) have become even more important than ones written through third-party sites, like Yelp and CitySearch. Since July 2011, Google has shown only your Google reviews to customers who see your Google Places listing.
online reputation management is very crucial these days.