by James Eling | Apr 3, 2016 | Booking, Dimmi, opentable, Respak, tripadvisor
Skift is reporting that Priceline, the owner of OpenTable, may be looking to acquire TripAdvisor. Dennis Schall writes that Priceline has talked about it’s unappreciated competitive moat, and an acquisition of TripAdvisor would make a big statement and widen...
by James Eling | Mar 21, 2016 | Dimmi, Reviews, tripadvisor
I received an email this week from Tripadvisor encouraging reviews to be written about Restaurants that I have never visited. Tripadvisor fake reviews create a lot of stress for Restaurant owners, with many not knowing how to respond to them. It is also a big concern...
by James Eling | Oct 2, 2015 | Delivery Hero, Dimmi, Menulog, Online Ordering, online reviews, Zomato
Hospitality Magazine is reporting that this week Zomato Australia launched their online ordering app. What does it mean for your Restaurant? The article claims that Zomato has launched in Melbourne with 400 Restaurants using the services, which they are expecting to...
by Marketing 4 Restaurants | Sep 9, 2015 | Dimmi, Open Table, Respak, Uncategorised
The WSJ is reporting that table management software and BookaRestaurant.com company, AS Digital has been purchased by Pricline Group owned OpenTable. Open Table, which employed CEO Lisa Hasen in January this year, has yet to start operation in Australia which is...
by James Eling | Jul 3, 2015 | Booking, Dimmi, quandoo, tripadvisor, Zomato
An article in Startup Daily today, has announced the entrance of yet another Restaurant Booking system into Australia, Qandoo, an online booking company out of Germany. They evidently launched in Sydney last week with 50 customers. What is the Quandoo Business Model?...
by James Eling | May 22, 2015 | Dimmi, Eatability
It has just been announced that Eatability will shut down on the 30th of June. The site has seen a decrease in traffic over the last 3 years. Optus, owners of the website have stated that they intend to focus in other areas. The review website business has a...