By now some of you have heard about Foursquare. In a nutshell, it is a way for people with smart phones to “check-in” at locations using their phones. By doing so they can earn a badge, share a tip about the business with friends or even become the mayor of a business location or an entire city by having the most check-ins.
The advantage for marketers and savvy businesses is that they can offer promotions to foursquare users to encourage them to visit a local business and check-in. There have been reported super-star successes by restaurants holding Foursquare events and promos. In addition it was reported that Foursquare gained over 100k users in one weeks time at SXSW. Even though the amount of users is exploding the amount of businesses making offers has not taken off as of yet, not in Orange County at least. You can encourage your locals retailers and restaurants to join Foursquare for free and direct them to this page to set up a promotion.
Here are the local Orange County retailers and restaurants currently offering promotions on Foursquare:
Cafe West
123 W Amerigie
Fullerton, CA 92832
Offer: Buy any sandwich or panini, and receive any 16 oz. Organic Iced Tea for free when you check in on Foursquare!!
Fatburger
401 Newport Center Dr
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 759-9030
3021 Michelson Dr.
at Jamboree
Irvine, CA 92612
On Twitter: @fatburger
Offer: Pssst. Check in here at this Fatburger on Foursquare to unlock a special menu code!
(I checked with the Mayor of Fatburger Irvine @MoganB, to see what this special menu code was and he said that he didn’t receive any details yet, might be a glitch with the new Foursquare release?)
Geisha House
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 564-0350
On Twitter: @dgoc
Offer: Free edammame appetizer when you check in and purchase any hot or cold entree from our menu. Limit of one free edammame per table/party.
House of Blues Anaheim
Downtown Disney
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 778-2583
On Twitter: @HOBAnaheim
Offer: If you are the mayor of HOB Anaheim, snag a free pair of tix to any of our “local band” shows – Detour or Rick Ortiz Presents. Just contact us via our FB page or Twitter to get hooked up! <3
The Alley Restaurant & Bar
at PCH & Superior
Newport Beach, California 92663
(949) 646-9126
On Twitter: @AlleyNB
Offer: 10% off restaurant dining with checkin. Free Dessert for dethroning the mayor! Add a tip or to-do, and get a AlleyRally card for $2 drinks.
If you have any more to add I encourage you to add the details in the comments section below.
