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7 Ways Brands Take Advantage of Facebook Stories

Sprout Social

Facebook Stories is just one of the latest ways to delight your customers with visual content. Facebook brought Stories to the market after the format achieved phenomenal success on Snapchat. Facebook supports 2.23 Just 14 months after launching, Facebook had 150 million active users per day for Stories.

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Are QR Codes Disadvantaging Your Small Business?

Small Business Mavericks

QR codes are really best suited to areas – as a download to a smart phone in the form of deal or coupon, and in print media. A smart phone can scan the code and either store it for later use – for example, to claim a discount or deal – or they can be used as a link to a particular web page on the Internet.

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An Introduction to Instagram

Idaconcpts

Facebook bought the photography service Instagram for about $1 billion. Instagram allows its users to post photos online to several social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. While Instagram was only available on the iPhone and iPad for some time, the service recently released an app for Google Android smart phones.

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An Introduction to Instagram

Idaconcpts

Facebook bought the photography service Instagram for about $1 billion. Instagram allows its users to post photos online to several social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. While Instagram was only available on the iPhone and iPad for some time, the service recently released an app for Google Android smart phones.

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7 Mobile Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

Convince & Convert

Smart retailers (like Target) are recognizing this trend and incentivizing the use of mobile phones within the store with discounts and coupons targeted at mobile users. Many restaurants are doing the same thing by offering a free drink, appetizer or a coupon code to those that check in using Foursquare, Yelp or Facebook.

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When a Picture is Truly Worth 1,000 Words

Convince & Convert

Some of the top location-based services are Facebook Places , foursquare , Gowalla and SCVNGR. With the quality of the cameras on smart phones ever increasing, customers are taking brochure-quality pictures of their food and drink. If somethings on sale, give deeper discounts for best visual depiction of the featured item.

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Foursquare Review: Why You Should Check In

Bill Hartzer

They are then awarded points that can be used towards things on Foursquare, or possibly towards discounts at that venue (ex. While bragging rights are nice, oftentimes the Mayor gets even deeper discounts than the norm, and sometimes really cool free stuff just for participating. 10% off a Starbucks coffee after 2 check ins).