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Monday Mailbag: Best Practices for Launching an Impactful Sweepstakes

Jack — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:04:47 +0000

The Monday Mailbag is a new feature where we dig through customer support tickets and frequently asked questions to deliver video “answers” and tutorials to help North Social customers create successful programs with our apps.

North Social’s Sweepstakes app is a powerful tool that enables brands to push out promotions and giveaways from free small pizza to cruise tickets. No matter what the budget or goal, the Sweepstakes app provides flexible and intuitive content management making launching your sweeps a breeze.

Motorcycle apparel brand Urban Rider used North Social’s Sweestakes app to jump start their Facebook Fan Page; tripling their fan count in the space of 9 hours and ultimately boosting their fan base from 200 fans to over 2,000.

Check out this video to get an inside look at Urban Riders winning strategy!

Monday Mailbag: Giving Your Facebook Fans VIP Access with North Social’s Video Premier App

Shannon — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:26:05 +0000

North Social’s Video Premier App is perfect for debuting a special video on your Facebook Page. It’s a great way to give your fans a sense of VIP access to relevant video content.

Whether it’s a music video, a demonstration, or a sneak peek, the Video Premier app allows you to integrate any YouTube video into your Facebook page.

Take a look at how Wonderwall (the official celebrity destination of MSN) uses the Video Premier app to give their Fans exclusive access to celebrity interviews!

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Monday Mailbag: Best Practices for the RSS Feed App

Lauren — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:42:12 +0000

North Social’s RSS Feed App is a great way to stream your blog’s content through your Facebook Page. It makes it easier for your Fans to see what you’ve got to say.

LA Car Connection has done a great job utilizing all the features of the app to really make the blog a part of their cohesive Facebook Page unit. They’ve used the Fan Gate feature on the app to draw visitors in – check out this case study to see how they integrate their blog into their Facebook page…

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Monday Mailbag: Helpful Tips for the North Social Video Channel App

Elspeth — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:16 +0000

Our Video Channel app gives everyone a chance to showcase their wares: whether they’re interviews, music videos, performances, or instructional demos. Anyone and everyone wants to jump on board for the chance to show-off, from musicians to coffee brewers; restaurants to sports teams. Problem is, if you’re too busy futzing with the back-end of this crafty app you can’t get back to shooting your sweet vids. Check out this instructional video for some time-saving, sanity-preserving help!

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Monday Mailbag: Vermont Country Store Uncovers The Treasure of Facebook Sweepstakes

Mike Johnson — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:19:28 +0000

The North Social Sweepstakes app is one of our most popular apps as large companies and small businesses are seeing well-run sweepstakes truly help to drive Facebook likes for their pages. Due to the popularity of the app, we field lots of calls around best practices of running successful sweepstakes. The Vermont Country Store in Weston, Vermont prides itself on being “Purveyors of the Practical and Hard to Find since 1946″. Not only are these guys purveyors of some really cool stuff in their store, they’re also suppliers of some top notch social media marketing. Check out how they’ve structured their gift card sweepstakes in the video below:

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