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AI Review & Reputation Management for Auto Repair

Automated review monitoring, response generation, and reputation tracking for an auto repair shop.

Rating improvement

4.2 → 4.7 stars

Tools
Google Reviews APIGPT-4Slackn8n

The Client's Problem

My Approach

The Workflow Breakdown

1

Google Business Profile and Yelp API polling every 15 minutes across 4 locations 2. GPT-4 sentiment classification with topic extraction (service, pricing, wait, staff) 3. Response drafting engine trained on shop's voice: never defensive, always solution-first 4. SMS approval gate for negative reviews before any response goes live 5. Weekly location scorecard comparing rating, volume, sentiment, and response rate

Results & Impact

  • Average Google rating improved from 3.9 stars across locations to 4.6 stars within 5 months
  • Review response rate went from ~40% (when owner remembered) to 97% within 24 hours
  • Negative review response time dropped from 11 days average to under 2 hours
  • Unanswered negative reviews went from 5-8 per month to zero since deployment
  • Owner time on reviews dropped from 3-4 hrs/week (inconsistent) to 20 min reviewing flagged negatives
  • Estimated revenue from improved rating: +$6,800/month (BrightLocal formula)

Technical Highlights