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9 Myths about Yelp. Insider Guide to Yelp for Business Success

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 6:00 PM - Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM (PT)

San Francisco, CA

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Regular Ended $25.00 $2.37
At the Door Ended $30.00 $2.64
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Event Details

 

QUESTION:

Ever wonder why your awesome Yelp reviews disappear?

DILEMMA:

Yelp seems like a big black box. You feel like Yelp people are manipulating these reviews... or are they really?

SOLUTION:

Connect, meet and learn from Yelp insider.  Come behind the curtain and learn about 9 Myths about Yelp. Understand how you can leverage this popular tool for your business and stop your awesome reviews from disappearing.

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9 Myths about Yelp...Can this be for real?

Myth # 1: To rank highly in Yelp search results, businesses have to buy advertising

Myth #2: Advertisers get to manipulate their reviews

Myth #3: Yelp salespeople manipulate reviews for prospective advertisers

Myth #4: Yelp removes positive reviews from businesses its staff does not like

Myth #5: Yelp salespeople harass business owners by calling incessantly

Myth #6: Reviewers on Yelp are very young

Myth #7: Yelp reviewers get sued regularly by business owners

Myth #8: Yelp was created to allow whining and complaining about businesses

Myth #9: Business owners have no voice on Yelp

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Agenda

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.  Registration & Networking

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Myths about Yelp. Insider Guide to Yelp for Business Success

                             Luther Lowe, Yelp Business Outreach Manager

       7:45 - 8:15 p.m.  Questions & Answers           

8:15 - 9:00 p.m  30-second Company Introduction

 

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Who Will You Meet?

Luther Lowe, Yelp Business Outreach Manager

Luther joined Yelp in February 2008 and serves as the Business Outreach Manager. In this role, he works to educate local business owners about the valuable role they play on Yelp. He meets often with business owners across the country and works closely with the different divisions within Yelp to develop and execute products and best practices that further speak to the needs of local businesses. Previously, Luther worked as a Special Assistant to retired 4-star General Wesley Clark.

Yelp is the leading social media platform specifically dedicated to connecting people with great local businesses. With over 27 million monthly unique visitors and 8 million reviews, it is the leading local review website in the U.S.


Plus Over 100 local entrepreneurs and the following delegates from Asia

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Cost:

  • $20 - First 25 Entrepreneur
  • $25 - Regular (Not the First 25 of course...)
  • $30 - At the Door

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For media inquiries, please contact Luanne Teoh (luanne@biztechday.com)

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    * All charges are 100% refundable 2 days before the event day.
    * You must notify us in email to request a refund.
    * Refund request received after the event date will not be eligible.
    * You can contact us anytime by emailing us luanne@biztechday.com