Sandy Springs, GA is Named Most Customer-Friendly Town in America
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2016--
Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP), the company that connects consumers with great
local businesses, is announcing the inaugural Bizzie Awards celebrating
the most customer-friendly small businesses and communities in America.
The Bizzie Awards recognize the best of the best, including local towns
and the top 25 local businesses who go above and beyond to serve their
customers on Yelp.
“For twelve years, consumers have been coming to Yelp to find
outstanding local businesses,” said Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and
CEO of Yelp. "For business owners, we know that engaging with Yelp is a
great way to delight past and future customers. The Bizzie Awards
recognize those businesses that make the most of Yelp and its free tools
to connect with clients on and offline."
To determine Bizzie Award winners, Yelp assessed businesses of all types
and measured them based on their proactive approach to customer
engagement online with Yelp, including sharing information with
customers about their business history, specialties and service
offerings. Another key factor in determining these businesses is their
engagement with customers on Yelp via review responses, messaging and
other tools that help business owners directly connect with customers.
Yelp examined its trove of data to highlight the cities with the highest
concentration of businesses that meet the same criteria in providing
outstanding customer service. Following are the top 10 U.S. cities where
local businesses go above and beyond to serve their customers online and
off:
Cities of Distinction
1. Sandy
Springs, GA
2. Fargo,
ND
3. Scottsdale,
AZ
4. Overland
Park, KS
5. Centennial,
CO
6. Naperville,
IL
7. Irvine,
CA
8. Stamford,
CT
9. Broken
Arrow, OK
10. Huntsville,
AL
The 2016 Bizzie Award winners for individual businesses across the U.S.
are:
Backstreet
Grill in Albuquerque, NM
P&M
Orange Street Market in New Haven, CT
California
Smog Center in Los Alamitos, CA
Jefe’s
Taco Shop in Las Vegas, NV
Beverly
Hills Cardiology in Los Angeles, CA
The
Clubhouse in New Hyde Park, NY
Great
American Cleaners in El Cerrito, CA
Hidden
Grounds Coffee in New Brunswick, NJ
Head
Candy in Cherry Hill, NJ
Innovative
Express Care in Chicago, IL
Allen’s
Flower Market in Reseda, CA
Industry
Tavern in Atlanta, GA
Jesamondo
in Natick, MA
CM
Hurt, body art & adornment in Garden Grove, CA
Sukho
Thai in Bellevue, WA
Benny’s
Tacos & Chicken Rotisserie - Westchester in Los Angeles, CA
Z
Optical in Staten Island, NY
Georgetown
Valet in Washington, DC
Shenaniganz
in Rockwall, TX
Wharf
Master’s Inn in Point Arena, CA
Golden
Optometric Group in West Covina, CA
Ovation
Bistro & Bar in Davenport, FL
Tom’s
Thumb Fresh Market in Scottsdale, AZ
Firm
Body Evolution in West Hollywood, CA
Nichols
Pizza-N-Grill in Los Osos, CA
The Bizzie Awards will be an annual program to celebrate businesses that
use Yelp to maximize their service offering for - and connection to -
customers, online and off.
About Yelp
Yelp
Inc. (NYSE: YELP) connects people with great local businesses. Yelp
was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities
have taken root in major metros across 32 countries. By the end of Q1
2016, Yelpers had written approximately 102 million rich, local reviews,
making Yelp the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything
from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Approximately
21 million unique devices* accessed Yelp via the Yelp app, approximately
69 million unique visitors visited Yelp via mobile web** and
approximately 77 million unique visitors visited Yelp via desktop*** on
a monthly average basis during the Q1 2016. For more information, please
visit http://www.yelp.com
or send an email to press@yelp.com.
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Source: Yelp Inc.
Yelp Inc.
Hannah Cheesman
press@yelp.com