Yelp news and trends

Online Review Firm Yelp Sees 13% Hike in Net Revenue for Q2
Earnings // August 03, 2023

Yelp Inc. has delivered a record-breaking performance for its second quarter results released Thursday (Aug. 3).  According to their earnings report, the online business reviews company saw their net revenue increase by 13% year over year in the second quarter to reach a high of $337 million....

Torch Dental Secures $28M to Digitize Dental Supply Chain
Healthcare // July 17, 2023

Dental supply provider Torch Dental announced a $28 million Series B round with the goal to digitize the billion-dollar dental supply chain. Bringing its total funding to $40 million, the new investment will help dental practices across the United States streamline and digitize their supply order and...

Yelp Hoping LLMs and AI can Boost Its Search Features
artificial intelligence // April 25, 2023

Yelp is the latest tech company hitching its wagon to the artificial intelligence star. The business director and review forum on Tuesday (April 25) rolled out a series of new features, including new search capabilities using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs). “Leveraging...

Apple’s Business Connect May Be at Disadvantage vs Google and Yelp
Apple // January 11, 2023

In the battle over business listings, Apple is going head-to-head with Google and Yelp. But the new Apple business tool, announced Wednesday (Jan. 11) — free though it is — may have a disadvantage right out of the gate. As reported, the new Business Connect...

Interviews & Exclusives
Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms

August 10, 2018
Though normally the firm behind the review, today (Aug. 10) was Yelp‘s turn to solicit investor reviews as it reported its Q2 earnings. The reviews were good — very good, in fact. Yelp’s share jumped 29 percent following a big beat on earnings. The firm reported earnings of 12 cents per share when Wall Street […]

Why Deals Don’t Drive Loyalty

October 27, 2017
The selling point for Cheers was never the food; it was the fact that everybody knew your name. Talking the loyalty talk doesn’t inspire consumers to stick with a brand....

Yelp’s Push To Build Relevant, Rewarding Commerce

September 19, 2017
Since it was founded nearly 13 years ago, the Yelp review site has ascended to the rare place among firms where its name has become a synonym of what it...

Yelp’s Year Of ‘Big’

August 17, 2016
There is no arguing that online reviews aren’t important in the digital age.  Depending on which figures you fancy, between 65 percent and 90 percent of consumers check online reviews before they shop and...

Quick Reads
Yelp Unveils AI-Powered Business Summaries

January 30, 2024
Online business review forum Yelp has added more (artificial intelligence) AI-powered search tools. “For years, we’ve leveraged AI to help reduce consumers’ decision paralysis — from spotlighting the most popular dishes and drinks, to using LLMs (large language models) to power review highlights for more nuanced searches,” the company said Tuesday (Jan. 30) in a news release. […]

Online Review Firm Yelp Sees 13% Hike in Net Revenue for Q2

August 03, 2023
Yelp Inc. has delivered a record-breaking performance for its second quarter results released Thursday (Aug. 3).  According to their earnings report, the online business reviews company saw their net revenue increase by...

Torch Dental Secures $28M to Digitize Dental Supply Chain

July 17, 2023
Dental supply provider Torch Dental announced a $28 million Series B round with the goal to digitize the billion-dollar dental supply chain. Bringing its total funding to $40 million, the new investment...

Yelp Hoping LLMs and AI can Boost Its Search Features

April 25, 2023
Yelp is the latest tech company hitching its wagon to the artificial intelligence star. The business director and review forum on Tuesday (April 25) rolled out a series of new...