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Tips on how to use Twitter if you're a business

Freelance Social Media

Hashtags are used to organize and spread information on Twitter. When tweeting this promotion it would be good to use a popular Kansas basketball hashtag like #kubball and #lawrence. When tweeting this promotion it would be good to use a popular Kansas basketball hashtag like #kubball and #lawrence.

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6 Ways Web Check-ins Can Benefit Your Brand

Convince & Convert

Whether it’s big players like Foursquare inking a new loyalty rewards program with Pepsi, or niche developers like Untappd , addressing the beer drinking vertical with a mobile application that let’s you spread the word about the particular brew you are sipping upon, check-ins are on fire. Tie Video to Written Content.

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How to Fix a “Broken Brand” with Social

Convince & Convert

The tags give the wearer a discount on merchandise and refreshments, plus it puts a whole lot of blue back in the stands. They were playing the Buffalo Sabres, and if a fan wearing a Sabres jersey asked for a cupcake, James jokingly told them they couldn’t have a cupcake unless they tweeted with the hashtag #gobolts.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Over the last several years we’ve gamified checking in ( Foursquare ), eating and drinking ( Foodspotting ), investing in human beings ( Empire Avenue ), and many other categories. Leveraging the “On Hold” Experience. Rewards for Using Self-Service Channels. Want to save your organization precious “human CSR capital?”

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Over the last several years we’ve gamified checking in ( Foursquare ), eating and drinking ( Foodspotting ), investing in human beings ( Empire Avenue ), and many other categories. Leveraging the “On Hold” Experience. Rewards for Using Self-Service Channels. Want to save your organization precious “human CSR capital?”

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Is Foursquare everywhere?

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Is Foursquare everywhere? by Justin on June 2, 2010 Foursquare recently announced that they were gaining 15,000 users a day. Along the way I decided to check in on Foursquare each time we stopped.

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How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study

Viper Chill

On the back of a recent $50M investment, FiveStars has a concept that isn’t too far removed from Groupon but done in a way that Foursquare really should have taken advantage of. You download their app and it shows you businesses local to you that offer rewards and discounts for eating there. The only problem?