First Check-In at Yelp HQ in SF
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Are we friends on Yelp ? Do you write reviews? Are you doing the 100 reviews challenge this year? Do you check-in? I checked into the Yelp headquarters for the first time this week. I was a Yelp Elite for seven years but am no longer one as I'm not a business owner. It is definitely much different being on the other side. I am responsible with responding to all of our reviews, marketing and advertising on the site. I visited the HQ for an introduction to Yelp Reservations, formerly SeatMe. I realized that an old colleague and now fellow Event Planner was there after I checked in on Facebook. I hear, " Bern ?!?" The pretty lady in a yellow dress had a few managers with her from a restaurant along The Embarcadero. The presentation was interesting and the marketing panel of other industry professionals was informative. The event was mostly full but it was pretty long. If I ever went back to school, not sure I'd be able to sit still that long. Their offi