1. Foursquare is a fun, new, social network that provides a 100% free set of tools to help you find new customers and keep your best ones coming back.
2. It is a simple, inexpensive, way to for businesses to participate in social media.
3. Foursquare allows businesses to create coupons and loyalty reward programs that are fun, and encourage repeat business.
4. As users check-in to your business, they are advertising your brand to their friends on their social networks. You don’t pay a nickel for this free Internet air time. That’s free advertising!
5. Your business will be listed on the Minot.Me website and Facebook tab. More free advertising and awareness.
6. Minot.Me is a simple, low-cost way to generate buzz for your business.
7. By supporting the Minot business community online, you will help increase awareness for the city of Minot in a positive way. This will be great for local business, local shoppers, and even for tourists.
8. The Minot.Me program is cutting edge, and leading the way in both North Dakota and the country. Your participation will help Minot further itself as one of the states most innovative cities.
9. It’s just fun. Foursquare is fun for both the business owner and the participant.
10. Minot.Me will help your customers know that you care. According to John Coe in The Fundamentals of Business To Business Sales and Marketing, "68% of long-term customers stop buying because they just don't feel loved." Special deals and credit on Foursquare will help them feel loved.
11. The Minot CVB is providing a FREE Foursquare Check-In Kit and training seminar to all businesses participating in the Minot.Me program. You just can’t beat free social media training!
