FourSquare is popping up across major cities. Load it on your mobile, go to your favourite hang out, “check in” and start collecting virtual points. Its cool, it’s fun, and it’s a huge opportunity to for businesses to lure and attract customers.
Business Usage
Coupons
Businesses in the States are offering coupons and deals when FourSquare users check in., just show the server your mobile device screen that displays the deal.
Secret Coupons
Consumers are being lured in the US by businesses offering secret coupons via foursquare. When a user is about to check in, there will be a drop down that says “Special Nearby”, encouraging them to head to a certain business, check in and unlock the secret code.
Raffles
Businesses can offer raffles to consumers who check into their venue – and we all like free stuff don’t we?
To Do Lists
Businesses are creating to do list for users that visit their venue, these lists can engage your customer even further.
Specials
As customers check into your venue – encourage them with Coupons.
In the future?
Maybe we will see “Groupons” for groups of people that check in together!
Maybe we will see “Groupons” for groups of people that check in together!
Have fun FourSquaring – is that a word?
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Additional Notes:
FourSquare is encouraging businesses to tap into this app. http://foursquare.com/businesses/
According to TwitterCounter (www.twittercounter.com) @foursquare has 19,363 followers.
Stuart Crawford’s Blog on FourSquare http://stuart.calgarybloggers.ca/
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