There are several ways that consumers can save money via social media.
But as a business, do you know the tools that are available to promote events, specials and post coupons?
From using Flickr to Twitter specials, organizations are cuing into where their audiences hang out, and some companies are getting extremely creative.
Punch Pizza based in St. Paul, MN not only has a photo stream on Flickr, but they create timely coupons and post them on their stream. When the Vikings lost the game to take them to the Super Bowl, Punch responded. They emailed, facebooked and tweeted a coupon for a FREE pizza coupon on Flickr. That’s right. They photostreamed a coupon for a free pizza. Oh, and you could print the coupon or show it on your phone or laptop.
Wondering how you can create an online coupon that expires? Well, look no more. Twtqpon.com lets you create a coupon that links to their site and your special. So tweet it, update your fan page status or blog it to your audience. It’s easy, fast and free.
Promoting an event or organizing a large RSVP list can be difficult and unorganized. Well, with Eventbrite you can create custom event pages, sell tickets, manage the attendee lists and more all through this site. They even have a feature that allows attendees to help spread the word on their social media sites of choice. One of the largest Social Media Breakfast groups in the nation (Minneapolis/St. Paul) uses this site to manage their attendee list.
You created a well designed promotion. Why not post it in various places like Flickr or your Facebook Fan Page photo album? With all that time spent on marketing, design and boundaries you might as well expand your audience!
What are you using to help promote events and specials?
