Recommendations to others considering Birdeye:
The training is well worth the time! Use the reports as they tell a great story, and give you ideas on how to improve or modify things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Before we started using Birdeye, our General Managers and front desk staff rarely made it a priority to ask for reviews, no matter how often we encouraged them. Since investing in this software, the owner now expects everyone to use it consistently. Collecting reviews regularly has not only strengthened our reputation, but has also helped us stay competitive—especially during slower times. We’re hopeful that the positive feedback we’ve built up will encourage new prospects to choose our business. In fact, one of our locations made it a priority to increase their reviews last year, and they had a great year, compared to the last 5 years! They now understand how great reviews help prospects make their final decision.
From the Admin area, I can monitor which of our 11 shops are sending out emails, but I still struggle to get them to consistently request customers’ email addresses. I think this would improve our chances of receiving more reviews. Even with my monthly reminders, only two shops reliably ask for email addresses. The others say customers worry about getting too many emails, even though I explain that Birdeye only sends a single reminder if a review hasn’t been left. I keep wondering whether adding some “helper text” in the email reminder—reassuring customers they’ll only receive one email—might make a difference. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone tried using helper text for this purpose, or has it been considered?
I like the 'reports' feature so I can compare the 11 shops and share the reports monthly with the team.
Our leadership and customer service team at Birdeye always share great tips and recommendations whenever I reach out. They’re fantastic—very responsive and genuinely helpful. If I ask, they’ll send follow-up emails with screenshots and they always offer to set up a call if I need more clarification.
The AI responses are outstanding. I use them and tweak them as needed, but when I’m dealing with “brain fog,” they’re especially helpful and give me a variety of options, which I really appreciate. I love having choices for responses that can be professional, more detailed, comical, and so on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.