LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Oct 16, 2014) - In the wake of media attention on Yelp surrounding the backlash from small business owners towards the review-based social platform, marketing and customer retention agency Chatterbox published an infographic providing small business owners with tips for managing and influencing their brand reputation online -- specifically on Yelp, one of the most popular online-review platforms. The timely infographic was immediately picked up by entrepreneur.com and inc.com.
The "When Yelp Attacks" infographic outlines the substantial benefits to a business of having better reviews; how to approach negative reviews and why it needs to be done; and of course how to efficiently build and leverage good reviews. Kamron Karington, Founder of Chatterbox, emphasized that "one of the primary goals of Chatterbox360.com is to help small business owners take control of their online reputation and build a precious collection of loyal customers."
The dust-up started when a few small business owners accused Yelp of extortion. Yelp recently successfully defended the lawsuit. A more humorous form of "rebellion," totally independent from the lawsuit, is the restaurant owner in San Francisco who has made a point to build the "worst" reputation on Yelp.
Chatterbox decided to weigh in on the debate from a neutral standpoint. Giving Yelp the benefit of the doubt that they're not deceptively modifying a business's organic reviews, Karington says, "Disgruntled and difficult customers, along with the real, but unfortunate bad customer experience, are both unavoidable parts of doing business." As the infographic explains -- people expect to see a mix of good and bad reviews, and are suspicious when they do not. Ironically a handful of bad reviews actually make the good ones more believable.
Customer driven review sites have become a primary source of revenue for local businesses. Chatterbox360.com's customer loyalty program incorporates powerful review site-tools which make it easier to manage and improve a brand's online reputation.
Please share your thoughts in our comments section. See original infographic here: http://chatterbox360.com/when-yelp-attacks/
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Chatterbox is a marketing and customer retention agency that builds customer engagement platforms tailor-made for each individual business. Its program makes it easy for clients' customers to join, and runs the marketing and promotions automatically. This includes monthly email promotions, birthday club, surveys, fundraisers, boosting social chatter, driving a steady stream of positive online reviews -- even bringing back "lost" customers.
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