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Social Gaming: The Next Wave? (11 posts)

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1 year, 2 months ago:
Personaly, I believe that Social Gaming is a valuable tool not only to build a fan base, but develop common ground and to open the door towards true interaction with your fans. What do you think?
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Michael Stelzner said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@raywhitlowiii
Ray, we use gaming mechanics here on the Clubs and it clearly works.
The points, the ranks and the leaderboard are all examples of this in action.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
im not into games at all…in fact i have turned off all the stuff like that   that my personal friends   barrage me with…..
is it wrong? i ignore it on here on the CLUBS too…i want to hear what many are posting but i dont care a bit about my score….how would it help my business here in the hoosier state?   i dont think my customers would care ifi were a CLUB ace or not…they are interested in what i can do for THEM…
if i like a page i usually w ant to hear about   what they are about…. in a fast and easy manner…
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1 year, 2 months ago:
It’s also a great way to meet your fanbase, person to person, if you have on site drawings for contests that your company sponsor.
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Michael Stelzner said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@annfurnivall
Facebook is what it is today because of social gaming. Many people have a desire to achieve things, see what folks are saying about them, see how many friends they have (or fans or followers).
It brings a level of fun to an otherwise dry landscape.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
im sure thats right….but probably not with my fans… mainly upscale women homeowners with furniture and decorating needs…
is it really a dry landscape? its not for me and i dont do games at all….
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1 year, 2 months ago:
Ann, are you first interacting with your fans and not selling to your fanbase? Through interaction, you will know far more than any survey or marketing study.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
thats for sure on the interaction…. facebook is   great for us… mostly we sold   to them first , many   from a long time age and then they joined our page……….but we do have lots of new folks who   havent been here yet but hope to be… we are local and dont   sell online, so our efforts have been mostly face to face within the store…
here we are …. http://www.facebook.com/greenoakantiques
……..they talk about our f acebook in the store..we invite them to join ..at the start of our facebook page .we also sent invites to our   3500 email database…. …we have 2300 fans with no games, no contests, few ads,on the page we dont even ask for likes or to ask friends for likes….
s…we do ask them to join in the store, on our reciepts and in our   emails…and on our website….
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1 year, 2 months ago:
Ann, that’s cool what you are doing with your customers. Most companies make the mistake that out of desperation to build a fan base quickly they do a email blast to all in their database, which most times includes unhappy campers from the past, who in turn vent on line.Keep doing what you are doing and stay the course to develop your relationships.I would though suggest you placing a coupon on your page and possibly a link to Yelp.com, only if you already have some reviews there.More than happy to help and you want more ideas go to the sites listed on my profile for additional ideas.
Ray
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
thanks ray…our data base is happy, not full of unhappy campers,,,.that would l be bad and sad…….our data base is great, its from people who have actually   spent money with us,,, a few have been on it for over 20 yrs…. many   for over 10…we connect with it monthly and   4 times a yr for our events…
…. we are on yelp…and we dont do contests..we have grown without them and i hate to rock the boat….we do venture into coupons a bit but they have been a dud for the most part….where would you put one? andd for what?
.. i do   try to engage them tho…they like pictures and   questions….but mostly i just try and show inventory and sell on the facebook page….
ive had a hard time learning all this and now   the timeline might be coming!!! learning curve
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Cynthia Hernandez said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I’ve designed some simple interactive games designed to educate consumers about brands. These proved to be successful as they were engaging finding that consumers played often, viral and from a business perspective the objection was met.
Sometimes, people like what appears to be a quick, effortless and to have an entertaining break; if there is a reward or recognition tied to it – that much better.
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