This document discusses various ways that brands can leverage social media and location-based technologies to better engage with customers and communities. It suggests that brands can capture user-generated content, listen to customers in real time on platforms like Twitter, connect with online fanbases through virtual and real-world experiences, leverage trending places and activities on apps like Foursquare to promote locally, and provide localized information, reviews and opportunities to enrich local communities. The key themes are social data capture, real-time engagement, virtual and real-world connections, hyper-local trends and opportunities, and community-sourced local information.