Business uses

Here are some great ways you can use Nearby Tweets as a business.

Monitor buzz about your business

As a business, it's important to know what your customers are thinking and saying about you. On Twitter, weeding through all the accounts to find what you're looking for can take forever. Just enter your business name in Nearby Tweets's keyword search and see what comes up. As a marketer, I can tell you it is extremely important that you address as many comments as possible. It is likely that doing so will result in a loyal customer base.

Monitor buzz about your market

Same idea as above but more broad. Expand your search with Nearby Tweets's keyword search to include your products or competitors. For example, a pizza shop could search "pizza" to find locals tweeting about pizza. Does someone have better pizza than you, or deals that are attracting attention?

Connect with your customers

Of course this is a biggie. Truly listen and respond to your customers. Why not connect with your customers and establish loyalty to the point where your customer base becomes a subculture like Harley Davidson's customer base? It's possible. Try coordinating regular branded events promoting the cul

Run and monitor Twitter-based promotions

Why not offer coupons on Twitter that are only available to local twitters that you found on Nearby Tweets? Or coordinate retail sales? That may get you attention and followers on Twitter. Monitor the local Twitter buzz with about your promotion with Nearby Tweets. It's so easy. Use Nearby Tweets's keyword search to search for your latest coupon code. Are locals tweeting about it?

Crisis management

If the unexpected happens, effective crisis management becomes a company's #1 tool for survival. With Nearby Tweets, companies will find it easy to monitor buzz during a crisis and provide immediate feedback.

Those are just some of the great ways businesses can use Nearby Tweets. Got any more ideas? E-mail me how you use Nearby Tweets and I may include it on the list!

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