Yelp

Yelp is a business directory service and crowd-sourced review forum, and a public company of the same name that is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company develops, hosts and markets the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publish crowd-sourced reviews about businesses.

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Yelp: Roughly 98K US SMBs Permanently Closed Amid Pandemic
Yelp: Roughly 98K US SMBs Permanently Closed Amid Pandemic
September 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

While some types of businesses have adapted and survived amid the pandemic-triggered economic crisis, restaurants and retailers have especially struggled. Yelp’s new “Local Economic Impact...

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More Main Street SMBs Face Permanent Closures
More Main Street SMBs Face Permanent Closures
July 22, 2020  |  SMBs

It would be much easier to name all the segments not hit hard by COVID-19 and the subsequent economic chaos it has unleashed than it would be...

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Visa’s SMB Hub Launches With 20 Partners Including PayPal, Yelp and Freshbooks
Visa’s SMB Hub Launches With 20 Partners Including PayPal, Yelp and Freshbooks
June 24, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has launched an online resource for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) designed to assist entrepreneurs expand their businesses and build stronger customer relationships, the...

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Deep Dive: The Importance Of Fighting Fake Restaurant Reviews And Social Media Fraud
Deep Dive: The Importance Of Fighting Fake Restaurant Reviews And Social Media Fraud
June 16, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Social media engagement plays a central role in modern restaurants’ daily business, with eateries using platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to advertise new menu...

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How Fake Reviews Undermine Restaurants’ COVID-19 Responses
How Fake Reviews Undermine Restaurants’ COVID-19 Responses
June 15, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

A third of consumers refuse to order from a restaurant that rates less than four stars on online review websites. Too often, unfortunately, reviews listed...

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New Yelp Feature Helps Local Businesses Promote Digital Offerings
New Yelp Feature Helps Local Businesses Promote Digital Offerings
May 04, 2020  |  Retail

As businesses struggle to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, Yelp is extending a helping hand with the implementation of a tab to spotlight companies’...

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Yelp To Lay Off Or Furlough 2,100 As Local Businesses Struggle With COVID-19
Yelp To Lay Off Or Furlough 2,100 As Local Businesses Struggle With COVID-19
April 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the coronavirus has severely disrupted local businesses that need to stop or cut spending on its offerings, Yelp will lay off 1,000 staffers and furlough about...

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GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To offer a quick and easy way for independent businesses to begin fundraisers and take donations via their Yelp pages, Yelp has teamed with social...

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Yelp Offers $25M In Free Ads To Coronavirus-Hit Restaurants, Bars
Yelp Offers $25M In Free Ads To Coronavirus-Hit Restaurants, Bars
March 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As restaurants struggle to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, Yelp says it will offer $25 million in relief to support independently owned restaurants. “To...

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