spring clean yo twitter

speaking of mashable, they had a helpful guide today for spring cleaning.

click here for the guide to dropping lame tweeting bitches.

@DC_Nation twitter contest

dc comics is using social media in an exciting way finally. the company started a blog (the source), joined twitter (@DC_NATION) and became active on facebook last year.

this year, they have breaking news, con panel updates and this week, a twitter contest.

twitter users tweet an answer to a question and the first five correct answers win a signed copy of flash #1 by geoff johns (!!!). today's question was the secret identities of the flash's rogues. it had alot of responses, too!

successful comic book marketing is hard to come by due to the very niche market. i love dc's use of social media marketing and wish i could have used the current social media marketing tactics in my capstone class since their social media last year was lacking!

twitter search tips

for starters, i am obsessed with breaking tweets chicago. well, chicago now really in general.

i became more obsessed when this article was published today about Twitter search. lately, I have been using Twitter searches at work to find potential followers who are unaware of the EC Twitter account. i didn't even know all of this and now i can utilize it.

i highly recommend reading the above article! be a twitter pro.

twitter & facebook coupons & deals

i ran across this article today about facebook and twitter deals and coupons while i was at work. at my entertainment cruises marketing internship, we have been doing the same push using our twitter account and multiple facebook accounts for each city.

the latest initiative is most easily described in the below paragraph:

EXCLUSIVE FACEBOOK PROMO! For $5 get Lakefront Speedboat Ride tickets aboard Seadog from 8/3-8/7 between the hours of 10am-1pm. You MUST be a fan of EC-Chicago and RSVP for the date of your choice to get on the list. Don’t miss out on this great offer!

i'm hoping it is a success and spreads out virally through the twitterverse as well as the fb-verse.

in regards to the article, this quote really exemplifies my feelings towards the entire idea of using social media to cause a viral outreach amongst followers while also making a personal identity for the company:

“We really are using it as a true engagement tool,” said Alicia Thompson, Popeyes vice president of communications and public relations. “It’s a way for us to build the brand and to keep top of mind awareness with our consumers by giving the brand a face and a personality.”

you can't have social media without some interaction...

more amazing trueblood advertising

the twitter accounts for the trueblood characters and news are up and running.

here is the list to follow them:

www.twitter.com/truebloodhbo
www.twitter.com/bontempsgossip

i don't know if these are real or fan created. i am leaning more towards fan created...actually, i'm not sure if bon temps gossip is real either. i say yes due to the branding in the top left corner. the below don't have that:

www.twtter.com/merlottesbar
www.twitter.com/vampirebill
www.twitter.com/taramaethornton
www.twitter.com/jasonBT
www.twitter.com/sookiebontemps
www.twitter.com/bontempsbugle

they update often and keep it interesting. it can only get better if there is a contest to be a cameo vampire.