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Are We Making Our Fans Work Too Hard?

Convince & Convert

First of all, every fast food location with a FourSquare Mayor reward is combining location-based technology with tangible rewards. There are 550 million Facebook members, four million FourSquare users, and in the digital loyalty game you already have players like Loopt and Shopkicks offering well-executed solutions.

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Social Media Is Growing Up: You Can Stop Copying the Cool Kids Now

Bare Feet Studios

My partner @Shane sent me a link today “ Why They Stopped Using Foursquare &# by David Berkowitz. It summarizes a number of my social media friends and peers who have weaned themselves off this geo-location social network also known as a check-in service. But enough about Groupon! This is happening too.

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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. Fantasy Dashboard: The Customer vs. the CSR.

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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. Fantasy Dashboard: The Customer vs. the CSR.

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. At least it is for me.

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Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy | social media case.

Convince & Convert

Opportunities Via Geography Recently, I was in downtown Flagstaff (where I live) and used Foursquare to check-in at a local restaurant. Named One of Arizona’s Top 25 Restaurants by Arizona Highways Magazine, show this message for a discount on an appetizer.&# That’s the Opportunity Economy at work. Thanks Jay! Thanks Jay!

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Succeeding on the social Web requires daily participation. Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time.