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Foursquare Evolves From Gamification To Recommendation – But Why?

SocMed Sean

Of all the location-based social networks out there, Foursquare certainly has been the one to outlast the competition. I didn’t say “Foursquare has beaten the competition” or “Foursquare has succeed”…I just said they outlasted the competition. Notice how I chose my words carefully.

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5 Tips: How Brands Can Use Foursquare to Grow

Mindjumpers

Tweet More and more people are using Foursquare to check in and share their location. If you wish to use foursquare as a marketing channel for your brand, here is a list of things you can do when starting on Foursquare: 1. Claim you place on foursquare. Grow your business with foursquare “Specials!”

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Foursquare Teams Up with American Express

Mindjumpers

According to the Wall Street Journal , Foursquare has partnered with American Express to offer discounts for shoppers who use Foursquare. It will work like this: AmEx customers can register their cards in Foursquare to get access to special offers. Mobile is future.

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Foursquare in Context

Social Media Marketing

If you're a regular user of services like Twitter or Foursquare , you've undoubtedly been met with skeptics and naysayers who wonder aloud, "Why would I want to tell anyone what I'm having for lunch?" Or if it's at a restaurant that's offering a discount of 50% off all sandwich orders? As if 15 million of them didn't already know.

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Foursquare Needs Term Limits For Mayors

Firebelly

I’ve been on a bit of a Foursquare sabbatical lately. Reflective of my internal struggle with the place for intrinsic benefits (I want to interact with the brand and be the mayor of places like my favorite coffee shop) versus extrinsic benefits (being bribed to check in with discounts/specials or being at the top of my leader board).

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How Broadway uses Foursquare

Firebelly

And when I go, I want everyone in my social media world to know what I’m seeing, so I always take a minute before the curtain opens to check in via Foursquare. For shows targeting the 20-something set of theatre-goers, like Broadway’s runaway hit Book of Mormon , promotions on Foursquare are most fitting. Traveling Shows.

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Zarco 66 Pumping Out Foursquare Deals

Freelance Social Media

You’ll be going there that early in the day because if you are one of the first five people to check in to a Zarco 66 on Foursquare, you will get ten cents off per gallon of gas that you purchase. . Not many better ways to entice customers to your gas station than giving discounts on an expensive necessity like gas. ShareThis.