This document provides a 9-step guide to using Foursquare for business marketing purposes. It recommends businesses claim their listing, offer incentives for customer check-ins, reward top customers, add tips and things to do, promote Foursquare through other channels, and track check-in data. Foursquare is a popular location-based social network with over 7 million listed places and 3.4 million users that can help engage customers through game-like interactions.
11. Why Foursquare?With over 3,400,000 users this mobile social network is getting interest around the worldIts game play provides engaging ways to interact with customersFoursquare is supported with native apps for Android, iPhone & BlackberryA quick search on Twitter will show you how popular Foursquare is11
13. Claim your stores on FoursquareClick here to claimBe creative and offer something to your followers and reward MayorsBe fun. Do you want a badge for repeat visitors?13
15. 15Add Tips & To DosYou can now put a Add this to Foursquare button on your website which creates a To Do.But you can also create To Dos and Tips on other venues like hip destinations or must see places.
19. 9step guide to FoursquareClaim your business on FoursquareAdd a prize or incentives for people to visit your shopReward the MayorAdd Tips & To Dos to your storesPut Stickers or Posters in StoreHold a Foursquare Swarm Badge PartyTrack Checkins & TrendsCross promote Foursquare using Twitter, Facebook & your websiteTalk to meFind out more:http://damiensaunders.com/foursquare19
20. How much time does this take?Dont worry!You determine the time you want to spend on Social Media or LOLling around with your customers.YOU CAN SPEND AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES EACH DAYFind out more:http://damiensaunders.com20
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