1 00:00:00.225 --> 00:00:00.765 Hey everyone. 2 00:00:00.765 --> 00:00:01.805 Alison Berger here. 3 00:00:01.905 --> 00:00:04.365 I'm at the B2B Finance Expo in Las Vegas. 4 00:00:04.745 --> 00:00:07.165 Now I'm joined with Evan Harrison of Trustpilot. 5 00:00:07.505 --> 00:00:08.805 Why are we trusting your pilot? 6 00:00:09.425 --> 00:00:11.085 So, Trustpilot, we're here today 7 00:00:11.085 --> 00:00:13.085 because we're trying to get companies to collect 8 00:00:13.085 --> 00:00:15.165 and leverage reviews on our platform, just like we've done 9 00:00:15.165 --> 00:00:16.925 for so many of the sponsors here today at the DE 10 00:00:16.925 --> 00:00:18.005 Bank B2B Finance Expo. 11 00:00:18.395 --> 00:00:21.085 Amazing. You just jumped right into it for me. 12 00:00:21.435 --> 00:00:23.685 Yeah, no. So we've been in the space for a while. 13 00:00:23.865 --> 00:00:25.445 We are a online review platform 14 00:00:25.505 --> 00:00:28.645 and essentially kind of like Rapid and Capita and LCF 15 00:00:28.645 --> 00:00:29.765 and a lot of the other sponsors here. 16 00:00:30.065 --> 00:00:32.405 We help businesses collect and leverage reviews 17 00:00:32.405 --> 00:00:34.365 and not only help more people trust your business, 18 00:00:34.365 --> 00:00:36.205 but help you to grow and improve as well. And 19 00:00:36.205 --> 00:00:38.165 Reviews are so important in today's world. 20 00:00:38.345 --> 00:00:39.765 Oh, absolutely. Talking to a lot 21 00:00:39.765 --> 00:00:42.125 of people at the event today, everyone knows who we are, 22 00:00:42.185 --> 00:00:45.205 but also it's because in the world of commercial lending, 23 00:00:45.425 --> 00:00:46.445 um, you gotta be trusted 24 00:00:46.545 --> 00:00:48.525 and you gotta have the voice of the consumer to hear, 25 00:00:48.705 --> 00:00:49.805 you know, when you're making a decision. 26 00:00:50.385 --> 00:00:52.965 And how, how do people have that trust? 27 00:00:53.025 --> 00:00:54.605 You know, like how do we convince them 28 00:00:54.605 --> 00:00:57.325 that these reviews are legitimate and this is believable? 29 00:00:57.965 --> 00:00:59.205 Absolutely. So Trustpilot, 30 00:00:59.205 --> 00:01:00.645 what makes it stand out a little bit is 31 00:01:00.645 --> 00:01:02.085 that it's a really highly trafficked site. 32 00:01:02.115 --> 00:01:03.285 It's in the top 1% 33 00:01:03.285 --> 00:01:05.525 of most traffic sites in the top 200 in the us. 34 00:01:05.785 --> 00:01:07.685 And essentially every time you go on Google 35 00:01:07.705 --> 00:01:09.125 and type in company plus reviews, 36 00:01:09.255 --> 00:01:10.965 trust probably be the first thing that's popping up there. 37 00:01:10.985 --> 00:01:13.805 And that's gonna be the thing that most merchants typically, 38 00:01:13.805 --> 00:01:15.125 or anyone in commercial lending, 39 00:01:15.155 --> 00:01:16.445 they'll see trust pile first 40 00:01:16.445 --> 00:01:17.685 and that's how they know they trust it. 41 00:01:18.225 --> 00:01:20.525 And who's coming to you? The lenders and brokers. 42 00:01:20.665 --> 00:01:22.165 Um, so yeah, both sides really. 43 00:01:22.185 --> 00:01:23.885 For the brokers it's more so you're talking 44 00:01:23.905 --> 00:01:25.045 to the merchants directly 45 00:01:25.045 --> 00:01:26.205 and they're the ones who really wanna 46 00:01:26.355 --> 00:01:27.565 push people toward trust piles. 47 00:01:27.565 --> 00:01:29.325 They can trust their reviews, but for the lenders as well, 48 00:01:29.325 --> 00:01:32.325 when it comes to trying to grow out, um, you know, a funder, 49 00:01:32.445 --> 00:01:34.445 a funding company, you gotta have reviews 50 00:01:34.445 --> 00:01:36.005 and you gotta have the voice of the consumer there. 51 00:01:36.065 --> 00:01:37.525 So both sides really have been coming. 52 00:01:38.105 --> 00:01:39.125 And what are you looking forward 53 00:01:39.125 --> 00:01:40.445 to most this week at the expo? 54 00:01:40.845 --> 00:01:43.005 I think really just, um, talking to our existing clients, 55 00:01:43.065 --> 00:01:44.445 but also trying to meet new people 56 00:01:44.505 --> 00:01:46.525 and try to educate them on Trustpilot. 57 00:01:46.525 --> 00:01:47.885 The reception's been pretty good so far, 58 00:01:47.985 --> 00:01:50.165 so yeah, just trying to keep it up. Amazing. 59 00:01:50.165 --> 00:01:51.245 You're doing a great job. 60 00:01:51.415 --> 00:01:53.485 Appreciate it. Thank you. It's my first one of these. 61 00:01:53.505 --> 00:01:54.725 So hopefully, uh, first of many, 62 00:01:54.815 --> 00:01:55.965 First of many is right. 63 00:01:55.965 --> 00:01:57.605 Well, thank you for spending some time with me 64 00:01:57.825 --> 00:02:00.205 and there's still more to come to from the B2B Finance, 65 00:02:00.315 --> 00:02:01.485 finance Expo.