Using Facebook to market your business

[finalround]

I'm just curious if anyone here uses Facebook to market their business in any way like offering specials, etc.

[GreenDragonfly]

Some do. I think it is getting more popular to use FB for business although I know that many people also like to use Linkedin specifically for business related topics.

[jayasus]

I was at Being Social '10 yesterday and they said Facebook may be the backbone for other tools in the future it becomes really dominant. At the moment we don't use Facebook for marketing specifically but proven brands do.

[hjoshua]

I posted a Facebook marketing idea that works well. You can find the thread here:

viewtopic.php?f=32&t=7119&start=100

[ThatsTheRub]

I use it several times a week. Take a look at www.facebook.com/thatstherub. This has been very successful in recent weeks tied in with Twitter when appointments open up and need last minute fills...not always, but enough times to make me know we're doing something right.

[Lucas&LucasLLC]

I'm using FB for marketing more of what I am known for... helpful links and niceties. Feel free to see what we do with it.

• Link: http://www.facebook.com/lucasandlucasllc

I like it. It keeps our clients updated. I mainly use it if I have something that may have changed with the office (times availiable, open appts., etc.) and things (usually links) I want to share. I try to keep it pretty light and easy. Not too many politics or "selling". Every once in a while I'll suggest that someone "like" our page, write a review, read a review, or consider buying a gift certificate.

I have found that our clients like the FB page, and even though they don't respond often, they do read it. When I post my remaining appointments for a week, I will generally fill a few. Sometimes people will remark they want an appointment on the page itself, but they know they still have to call to actually "get" the appointment.

Hope this helps.

[JLWmassage]

I use my page all the time

www.facebook.com/deeprelief

I just started offering Sweepstakes on my page as a way to get more fans

[TheMassageCoupon]

I'm just curious if anyone here uses Facebook to market their business in any way like offering specials, etc.

Using websites like FB can be useful, especially in its beginning days as you've been established before anyone else. Take the risk on new stuff like this. FB is not new, but noticed someone advising not to until it matures. Why not be a part of the maturing process as you can reap many benefits from this.

Always remember on stuff like FB, you must always keep fresh and new content on it as Information fizzles out rapidly.

I use FB for a massage college and it works out for exposure purposes as well as a balanced wheel if you have links pointing to your main massage website.

[katamay]

I just read a great article about this, actually!

http://writingabluestreak.com/2011/05/i ... -business/

Kat

[BeckyMeza]

Hi Everyone,

SpaBooker is a web based business management software that has direct integration with FaceBook. You can create specials and promote them right through the software with an online booking link for your customers to book an appointment in real time. They will see your post right on their Facebook wall and on your business page.

This is a great way to get customers to book an appointment and have the special applied right away. And a great way to get your appointment books filled!

Here is an example:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Park-Aven ... 5629473362

If you think this would be a great value to your marketing efforts with Facebook and you are interested in seeing how this works, please feel free to contact me and I would love to help you with your business needs.

Kind Regards,
Becky Meza
212-924-6800 Ext. 500
becky.meza@gramercyone.com

[JLWmassage]

I just came across RaffleCopter http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/ it is a free way to run a contest by asking people to comment on your blog posts and it is link to your facbook fan page/twitter feed