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Why Online Marketers Are Rethinking Their Yelp Strategy

13 Comments 08 August 2012 by

Merchants have historically been wary of Yelp reviews — and for good reason. Yelpers have tended to be snarky and more focused on humor than accuracy. But there are changes coming at the end of 2012 that are likely to make many marketing pros reevaluate their relationship to the user-generated reviews site...

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