GetGlue: A New Community May Revolutionize Online Marketing

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Technology
From http://portagemedia.com 5070 days ago

BizSugar member and regular contributor Jeremiah Staes has this interesting perspective on a new social media community that may transform online marketing for small business as completely and significantly as Facebook and Foursquare. Read his overview of GetGlue, a site that organizes people not around their friends and relationships or around locations they frequent but around common interests. How could such a community help your business locate new customers or partners in the future?

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Written by ShawnHessinger
5070 days ago

Understandable, Duncan. Imagine how difficult it might have been a few years ago to imagine the business applications of a Facebook or a Foursquare. What value could there possibly be (beyond socializing) in identifying and connecting with people who know you and those who know them? Similarly what is the value of figuring out who frequents the same places you frequent? In both cases marketers now understand the value quite well. In the case of GetGlue, imagine you have a target audience consisting of people who all enjoy the same TV show, the same music or have other similar interests. Where online might you now expect to find these people all gathered together? Or where might you do simple market research for a product or service aimed at people sharing a particular interest online? Get it?

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Written by businessavante
5070 days ago

That makes a lot of sense, Shawn! There are Still businesses that don't get FaceBook, let alone a few years ago. Maybe it'd be good to get in on the ground floor.

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Written by businessavante
5070 days ago

Interesting, Shawn - I need help w/the business application. The definition in the article says: "What is GetGlue.com? It's a service that helps you find new favorite TV shows, movies, music, and more based on your friend's taste." Is GetGlue's business angle in the "make it real conferences"?- I couldn't quite make it out.

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