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Eric Rodriguez
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  • San Francisco, CA
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  • Copilot
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Eric Rodriguez liked Eli Chait's blog post How to avoid being a Groupon horror story
Jul 25, 2012
Eric Rodriguez liked Heather Turner's blog post Restaurants, front of the house, How To Deal With Customer Complaints
Mar 30, 2012
Sarah and Eric Rodriguez are now friends
Mar 20, 2012

Non-Operator
David Rothschild commented on Eric Rodriguez's blog post Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?
"Great discussion. Every guest needs to be treated with respect. This includes the coupon user. As managers we can't permit "half-hearted hospitality". If the restaurant didn't wish to participate they shouldn't have signed…"
Mar 15, 2012
Eric Rodriguez liked Chris Leo's blog post Case Study: Restaurants, Yelp!, Facebook, Twitter & Critics
Mar 13, 2012
Eric Rodriguez commented on Eric Rodriguez's blog post Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?
"Emerald, Thank you for sharing that story - that's definitely a factor that (for brevity) I didn't include in the post. It's definitely significant. You should warn your client - the last two weeks are usually even more crazy than…"
Mar 13, 2012
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Alyson Mar, RD commented on Eric Rodriguez's blog post Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?
"Thank you for bringing light to this subject Eric.   Deal sites are getting better about protecting both the restaurants and their wait staff by adding conditions like required reservations for redemption and the automatic…"
Mar 8, 2012
Emerald Reilly commented on Eric Rodriguez's blog post Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?
"Great blog, Eric! Recently, one of my restaurant client's Yelp page was inundated with negative reviews after they offered their first Groupon, mostly because they weren't prepared for the amount of people who bought the deal. I…"
Mar 8, 2012
Eric Rodriguez commented on Magnus Hultberg's blog post Social customer service works – a story about turning unhappy customers into fans
"Thanks for sharing, Magnus. I think you're right on. I'd highlight a key piece of your post being about having the right attitude: 1. Taking responsibility and recognizing that at the end of the day, if the customer is unhappy,…"
Mar 8, 2012
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Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?

In September 2011, Boston University and Harvard students released a study suggesting that running a Groupon promotion lowers a merchant’s Yelp rating. Their finding left us wondering two things: why does this relationship exist, and what, if anything, can restaurants do to minimize these negative effects? To address this, we researched why by analyzing 736 Yelp restaurant reviews across 75 restaurants where the…See More
Mar 8, 2012

Profile Information

Title
Co-Founder
Company
Copilot
Website
http://www.launchcopilot.com
Twitter Handle
copilot
Which Restaurant Segment best describes my company
Fine Dining
Which department at the restaurant corporate office
Not Applicable
What is your profession
Advertising / PR
Interests
Consulting, Making Friends, Networking, Other
Biography
I graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Business Administration and Economics. I worked at Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco for two years. I now work for Copilot.
Years in the Industry
3

Eric Rodriguez's Blog

Why do Daily Deal Customers Leave Harsher Yelp Reviews?

Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:30am 7 Comments

In September 2011, Boston University and Harvard students released a study suggesting that running a Groupon promotion lowers a merchant’s Yelp rating.

 

Their finding left us wondering two things: why does this relationship exist, and what, if anything, can restaurants do to minimize these negative effects? To address this, we researched why by analyzing 736 Yelp…

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Yelponomics: What Really Drives Yelp Reservations

Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:00am 2 Comments

Restaurants understand the growing importance of Yelp, but effectively managing it can be a challenge. I set out to study what really moves the needle on Yelp so business operators can prioritize their efforts accordingly. I compared online reservation volume over time from Yelp.com for 35 restaurants with different Yelp profile characteristics. The data spans 3 cities and comes from the ever-growing Eat Metrics dataset of 2,100,000 pageviews and almost 50,000 online…

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At 5:33am on March 22, 2011,
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Marcus Guiliano
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Congratulations on joining FohBoh! This is a wonderful online restaurant community with lots of great postings. Enjoy the site and keep active with pictures, comments and postings.

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