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John Washam

In love with restaurants, food, and customer service. I enjoy making espresso-based drinks. We launched TalkToTheManager in March of 2012 to help you improve your relationship with customers.

https://talktothemanager.com 157 posts
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How Comment Cards Mislead You

Comment cards have multiple problems, but one that dawned on me recently is that most customers will not go through the trouble of filling out a...

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Author image John Washam on comment cards, customer behavior, feedback 06 February 2013 Comments

Chef John Howie Responds to Yelp Reviews on YouTube

In the last year, there have been numerous bad examples of chefs responding with anger to Yelp reviews. But Seattle-area chef John Howie takes a positive...

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Author image John Washam on complaints, customer relations, customer service 10 January 2013 Comments

Introducing our Amazing New Dashboard

For those that are used to our very simple (and disappointing) dashboard, prepare to be delighted. Behold! The new dashboard! By clicking a number on the...

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Author image John Washam on analytics, comments, dashboard, reporting 10 September 2012 Comments

Businesses Conspired for Better Yelp Reviews

Yelp recently busted what it calls a "review-swapping ring," in which partners in a business networking group posted top ratings and glowingly positive reviews of each...

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Author image John Washam on online reviews, yelp 05 September 2012 Comments

11 Things You Didn't Know About Yelp (but Need To)

As a business owner in the service industry, your business has a profile on Yelp, whether you know about it or even want it. Have you...

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Author image John Washam on important, yelp 03 September 2012 Comments

Oregon Dentist Sues Patient for $300,000 for Bad Online Review

Dr. Mo Saleh, dentist, is suing a patient for $300,000, stating that the review his patient, Spencer Bailey, posted on Yelp is costing his business...

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Author image John Washam on lawsuit, legal, online reviews, yelp 02 September 2012 Comments

The Benefits of Providing Customer Service Using Social Media (Infographic)

Providing customer service via Twitter, Facebook and other social media is one of the first steps savvy companies take. Studies show that about 84% of company...

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Author image John Washam on infographic 17 August 2012 Comments

TalkToTheManager Interview on SURF TV

A couple weeks ago we were interviewed by Tim Reha (@timreha) from New Media Synergy at SURF, the startup incubator where we run TalkToTheManager on a...

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Author image John Washam on video 16 August 2012 Comments

Julia Child Remixed: "Keep on Cooking"

In celebration of her 100th birthday, we bring you Julia Child Remixed by John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep, for PBS Digital Studios. Enjoy! "I like to...

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Author image John Washam on cooking, video 15 August 2012 Comments

Video: Actor's Dramatic Reading of Yelp Review

Professional actor Chris Kipiniak puts the full weight of his dynamic gifts behind this interpretation of an online restaurant review. Enjoy!...

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Author image John Washam on funny, video 28 July 2012 Comments
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