1) Increased Brand Awareness Not only does Foursquare offer another means of being found by your potential customers, but many Foursquare users share their check-ins on Facebook and/or Twitter, exposing your brand to their entire social networks. 2) Implicit Recommendations from Friends When people check in at your business, that is an implied recommendation that […]
Location-Based Social Media
One of the hottest trends for local business marketing is using Location-Based Social Media (LBS). Smart phone penetration is increasing at rapid rate, and more and more people are using their smart phones to find information nearby using the GPS built in to their smart phone. Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp and Facebook Places are Location-Based Social […]
Location Based Social Media for Your Business
Join Changescape Web and the St. Charles Chamber of Commenrce for our monthly Social Media Seminar for April – focusing totally on the new and exciting world of Location Based Social Media sites. Imagine having your customers share their experiences with their friends on Facebook! Whenever they come to your place of business, they can […]
Localizing the Social Web – 1,000,000 check-ins per day
There have been several services with smart phone apps release over the last year that encourages people to discover their community and to reward them for doing so. These services allow people to check-in with their phones using their location such as at restaurants, shops, events, baseball games, etc., and to earn points or rewards […]