While it may not happen in a single 140-character line, Twitter opens the door for connecting with potential clients, building relationships, finding new employees and satisfying cravings for water cooler chats, all of which can lead to opportunities. Both new and not-so-new Twitter users often ask how businesses can benefit from the service. These stories illustrate how Twitter makes it possible without doing any icky hard selling.
The key to landing clients through Twitter is to build relationships with the right audience. Jon Phillips of Spyre Studios has many followers who are small business owners, freelancers, designers and developers. “Being active on Twitter, replying to people and retweeting helps a lot. Also I’ve been included on many lists of ‘Tweeple to follow if you’re into…’ which has made my followers count increase significantly. It’s like a vote of confidence from the owners of those blogs,” says Phillips. More..............
How one local coffee shop used twitter to increase his clientele.
That is a very inspiring story. Twitter is being used as a marketing ... WOW..what a success story.
When J.R. Cohen, Operations Manager for CoffeeGroundz (@coffeegroundz) Cafe in Houston, Texas first heard about Twitter from one of his customers, he was puzzled but intrigued. Today, he credits Twitter with almost doubling his clientele and with opening his eyes to a whole new way to build Community. More...
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