Yelp Announces First Ever Bizzie Awards Celebrating Small Businesses
August 02 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Sandy Springs, GA is Named Most
Customer-Friendly Town in America
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, GA2. Fargo, ND3. Scottsdale, AZ4. Overland
Park, KS5. Centennial, CO6. Naperville, IL7. Irvine, CA8. Stamford,
CT9. Broken Arrow, OK10. Huntsville, AL
The 2016 Bizzie Award winners for individual businesses across
the U.S. are:
Backstreet Grill in Albuquerque, NMP&M
Orange Street Market in New Haven, CTCalifornia Smog Center in Los
Alamitos, CAJefe’s Taco Shop in Las Vegas, NVBeverly Hills
Cardiology in Los Angeles, CAThe Clubhouse in New Hyde Park,
NYGreat American Cleaners in El Cerrito, CAHidden Grounds Coffee in
New Brunswick, NJHead Candy in Cherry Hill, NJInnovative Express
Care in Chicago, ILAllen’s Flower Market in Reseda, CAIndustry
Tavern in Atlanta, GAJesamondo in Natick, MACM Hurt, body art &
adornment in Garden Grove, CASukho Thai in Bellevue, WABenny’s
Tacos & Chicken Rotisserie - Westchester in Los Angeles, CAZ
Optical in Staten Island, NYGeorgetown Valet in Washington,
DCShenaniganz in Rockwall, TXWharf Master’s Inn in Point Arena,
CAGolden Optometric Group in West Covina, CAOvation Bistro &
Bar in Davenport, FLTom’s Thumb Fresh Market in Scottsdale, AZFirm
Body Evolution in West Hollywood, CANichols 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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