Staff Reporters
Jan 13, 2011

Foursquare revamps its business offering

GLOBAL - Foursquare, the location-based social networking service, is targeting brands and local businesses by revamping its business pages with a renewed focus as it faces tough competition from Facebook Places.

Foursquare revamps its business pages.
Foursquare revamps its business pages.

The New York-based social networking company, which launched in 2009, was a pioneer in location-based 'checking-in' to receive rewards and deals.

The new 'Foursquare for business' pages have separate guidance for brands and venue owners, including a detailed walk-through guide for businesses about how they can claim check-in venues.

The new pages explain how venue owners can effectively run and track campaigns on its merchant platform. It teaches brands how to create pages and utilise its badges-rewards system to drive consumer engagement.

Foursquare also includes links to, and examples of, brands' pages, such as Louis Vuitton, Red Bull and Havaianas, which are already using the business service.

In August 2010, Facebook launched Places, its own geolocation tool for users to 'check-in' at locations. It is widely dubbed "the Foursquare killer".

This article was first published on Brand Republic.

Source:
Campaign Asia

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