Earlier today, we told you about American Express’ deal with Twitter. It allows consumers to buy things on Twitter using their American Express card with the mere tweet of a hashtag (after connecting your card, of course).
Sounds like a great idea, huh? We wonder if Twitter sent Chirpify a thank you card for it?
We're kicking off our upcoming June Social Media Marketing Boot Camp session with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here.
You can chat live tonight with Chauncey Billups, Guard for the LA Clippers during halftime of the San Antonio #Spurs versus the Oklahoma City #Thunder. It’s a big game for both sides: A ‘must win’ for the Thunder and a chance to continue a ridiculous winning streak (20 games so far) for the Spurs.
The live chat is part of a video series from American Express, called Inside the Dream, focusing on Team USA and highlighting extraordinary moments in USA Basketball.
And joining him for the chat is popular actor, director and comedian Micheal Rapaport.
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Twitter held a #Twitter4Brands event during Internet Week New York, a week-long festival that started in 2008 and has become a wildly popular venue for all things digital.
Not surprisingly, Twitter’s event attracted marketers from more than 250 leading agencies and brand and #Twitter4Brands trended nationally on Twitter.
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As we mentioned last week, Twitter hashtags appear to be taking over the world – and this is just another proof point. American Express, the credit card giant that partnered with Twitter last month to bring self-serv ads (promoted accounts and promoted tweets) to select businesses, is now skillfully using (and growing) its significant Twitter presence as its base for automating special offers for cardmembers via #hashtags.
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Businesses eligible to access Twitter’s self-serve advertising platform will be notified by American Express today. Why is the notification coming from American Express and not Twitter? As we reported last month, the credit card company has landed an exclusive deal with Twitter – at least for the product’s initial rollout.
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American Express cardholders can sync their card to their Twitter account for deals and discounts at their favorite stores – and millions have already taken advantage of the new partnership in just the first five days of the campaign.
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Who doesn’t love a good deal? Twitter and American Express have partnered to offer special deals, discounts and coupons in 140-characters or less.
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