{"id":19251,"date":"2016-08-02T00:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=19251"},"modified":"2016-08-02T00:29:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:29:56","slug":"can-you-spot-the-fake-yelp-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/can-you-spot-the-fake-yelp-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN YOU SPOT THE FAKE &#8220;YELP&#8221; REVIEW(S)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.danoday.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19254\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fake-yelp-reviews.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Yelp Reviews\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s pretty easy to tell when a Yelp review is phony \u2014 a plant by or on behalf of the business owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The secret?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Just look for the ones that read like bad <a href=\"http:\/\/stfi.re\/ojkbvdl\">radio commercials <\/a>written by station <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*<\/strong><\/span>account executives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*<\/strong><\/span>Not all station reps are bad at commercial copywriting. But most are, in large part because they&#8217;ve never had any real training in how to craft an effective spot.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Plus, of course, demands of clients, pressures from management, etc.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here are four &#8220;reviews&#8221; for two different companies that offer DVD duplication services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">At least one of the four is a fake. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Can you spot the fake(s)?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">CONTENDER #1 (2 reviews for Company A)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A-1<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">COMPANY A is one of the most profound groups of professionals in the business. Their insight and attention to detail was surprisingly pleasant. They handled my project as if it was personally their very own, and I knew I could rely on them to get the job done in excellent fashion. That type of dependability is rare in any industry. They were active listeners, and engaged in what I was trying to accomplish, making the experience uncomplicated and effortless. I highly recommend the sterling service that COMPANY A produces and I will definitely be taking advantage of their products again in the near future!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Dan Comments:<\/strong><\/span> A-1 is a bogus review. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I had just finished writing explanations of why each individual line clearly is fake when I realized: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Not only is that review fake; it&#8217;s a <em>generic<\/em> fake review, written so it can be used by virtually any business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">COMPANY A handled a cd project for my company and we were very pleased with the experience. We were helped on the phone by Judy, Jill and Barbara who were available by phone &#8211; live &#8211; to answer our questions and walk us through the process. The workflow via their website and e-mail for getting our graphic materials and release documentation to COMPANY A was easy and effective. The results were perfect; cd&#8217;s well mastered and duplicated and graphic packaging well printed. Our customer was delighted. We will be back with more work. We are highly satisfied.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Dan Comments:<\/strong><\/span> No real customer would name all three employees who at times answer the phone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Don&#8217;t believe me? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Okay, how many times have <strong>you<\/strong> recommended a business by raving about 3 employees, by name, simply for being willing to answer your questions over the phone?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8220;The workflow via their website and e-mail for getting our graphic materials and release documentation to COMPANY A was easy and effective.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Huh? &#8220;The workflow via their website&#8230;?&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A real person would&#8217;ve said, &#8220;You do it all through their website, and it&#8217;s pretty easy.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8220;The results were perfect; cd&#8217;s well mastered and duplicated and graphic packaging well printed.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Think about that. The &#8220;customer&#8221; is raving about the fact that the company they hired to master, duplicate and package their CDs&#8230;mastered, duplicated and packaged their CDs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8220;We will be back with more work&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Translation: &#8220;Here&#8217;s our subtle suggestion that you bring <em>your<\/em> work to our&#8230;uh, to this company.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">CONTENDER #2 (2 reviews for Company B)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">B-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">I found COMPANY B online in search of a DVD manufacturer. I was happily surprised to discover that they not only offer DVD duplication, but also packaging and printing options to really make a company&#8217;s vision become reality. We ordered just 100 DVDs from COMPANY B and every single one is BEAUTIFUL! The quality is spectacular and the customer service was everything I would expect from a business. David primarily helped me through the entire process, but other members of the COMPANY B team were invaluable along the way. They even shipped the DVDs to our company address!!! Thank you COMPANY B, we will be coming back for more DVDs soon, I promise.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Dan Comments:<\/strong><\/span> That fake blurb is written <strong>exactly<\/strong> as a radio station account executive would write a terrible radio commercial. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Not only do they offer&#8230;!&#8221;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Packaging and printing options&#8221;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8220;&#8230;to really make a company&#8217;s vision become a reality.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Really? <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Hey, Bob, you had your DVDs duplicated by COMPANY B. How were they to work with?&#8221;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Well, Stan, every single DVD they made for us is BEAUTIFUL. I was afraid I wouldn&#8217;t be able to find a business that could make our company&#8217;s vision a reality; thank GOD for COMPANY B.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>&#8220;The quality was spectacular.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Really?? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The contents of the DVD might have been spectacular. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The graphics might&#8217;ve been spectacular. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But the quality of the DVD duplication was spectacular? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I don&#8217;t think so. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">B-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">I will definitely be taking all of my future DVD projects to David and COMPANY B Duplication. They were beyond helpful during every step of the production process. No other companies could beat COMPANY B&#8217;s fast turnaround and fair prices. The DVDs are perfect, I&#8217;m so pleased!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace; font-size: 14pt;\">===================<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Dan Comments:<\/strong><\/span> This one is real. It sounds like an enthusiastically satisfied customer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I do find two of those words suspicious:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Fair prices.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Customers refer to a business&#8217; &#8220;good prices.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I&#8217;ve never heard a human describe a company&#8217;s prices as &#8220;fair.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But the review isn&#8217;t &#8220;over the top&#8221; enough to fit the &#8220;phony&#8221; category.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Summing Up<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A-1, A-2 and B-1 clearly are phony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Despite my &#8220;fair prices&#8221; reservation, I&#8217;m willing to give B-2 the doubt as the only one of these four reviews that isn&#8217;t bogus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s a Question for You.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Did you notice words, phrases or sentences that immediately told you, &#8220;This is fake&#8221;?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Yes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">How many commercials are airing on your radio station right now that rely on equally &#8220;obviously bogus&#8221; dialogues?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s pretty easy to tell when a Yelp review is phony \u2014 a plant by or on behalf of the business owner. 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