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Facebook for Business Tip #5: Offers, Discounts & Deals

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I discussed this in more detail in a March 2010 post called Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They’re Looking For Discounts. In fact, it’s the number one reason they’ll “Like&# a Facebook page.

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Ball Memorial Hospital's Facebook Nightmare

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FOX 59 News in Indianapolis reported on the story and the Facebook wall comments escalated even further. Posted by: JamesBurnes | August 04, 2010 at 11:43 AM James thank you so much for your comment. Posted by: Chadrichards | August 11, 2010 at 03:41 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.

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Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They're Looking For Discounts

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I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. And here it is. The number one reason people "fan" businesses on Facebook? To receive discounts and promotions. This may be disappointing to those who thought, "Gee, its gotta be because they like us.

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Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy)

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This report from Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate also explored why people become fans in the first place. 51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend.

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The Top 3 Social Media iPhone Apps

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Earlier this year, Facebook said it “had 665 million active users each day on average in March, up 26 percent from a year earlier, and 751 million using Facebook from a mobile device each month, up 54 percent,” Yahoo News reported. Instagram launched in 2010 and just recently added the video sharing feature this past summer.

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Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500

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19% of the 2009 Fortune 500 is podcasting, a three percent increase over the 2008 study 31% are incorporating online video into their blog sites, a 10% increase over 2008 A full copy of the 17 page report can be downloaded on the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth website.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

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Your LinkedIn company page gets listed in Google’s and LinkedIn’s search engines, allows others to follow your company’s updates, gives you a place to promote services and products and even reports analytics. Alas, so was 2010. Here’s a quick guide to help you get started. How to Build the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2011 Edition.