For years the complaints about Yelp’s “sales” tactics have been heard. Maybe I am just not paying attention but I thought that had gone away to some extent. Now with Yelp going public and all the positive vibes flying around about the company as an investment it may get even harder to find the reality. [...]
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Yelp recently launched an aggressive telemarketing effort to get more advertisers on its site. Yet, a few business owners feel Yelp's own telemarketers have gone too far. Some business owners are now giving Yelp negative reviews for... Read Post
Yelp is again in the news for extortionate sales practices alledged by small business owners (see More Complaints About Yelp Business Practices, Now In Chicago, and Is Yelp Committing Extortion?), but this time they are headed for c... Read Post
The Yelp story is like a fire in a peat bog: it doesn't go away, even when it looks like the flames are completely gone. The newest chapter is based on allegations by Chicago store owners [via DCSmitty]: [from Chicago... Read Post