This document proposes several ideas for using social media to connect businesses and customers. It suggests that repair businesses could tweet when they need parts to see if local dealers have them. It also proposes that small local businesses and artists could use Facebook or Twitter to advertise products to local store owners. Additionally, it recommends that retailers could tweet requests for items not in stock to see if other nearby locations have them. Finally, it posits that any businesses could tweet offers for discounts or services in exchange for deals from other companies.
1. New
Social
Media
Ideas
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Solution
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Idea
2. New
Social
Media
Ideas
Repair
Services(Auto,
Tech,
Equipment,ect)
Many
times
parts
need
to
be
ordered
for
repair
and
can
take
days
or
weeks
to
be
delivered
Repair
Business
can
tweet
the
part
they
need
and
business
and
dealers
in
the
area
that
have
the
part
can
respond.
This
gives
the
local
business
more
opportunity
to
sell
their
product
and
allows
the
customer
to
get
their
item
repaired
quickly.
Small
Business
Local
Artists,
Manufacturers,
Home
Business
can't
find
venues
to
sell
their
product
If
they
use
Facebook
or
Twitter
to
post
their
items
store
owners
that
are
following
them
might
find
local
products
they
want
to
sell
in
their
stores
Retail
Stores
If
a
customer
can't
find
what
they
want
Stores
that
don’t
have
a
specific
item
in
their
store
can
tweet
the
size
and
type
and
see
if
other
locations
in
the
area
have
what
the
customer
wants
This
could
also
include
stores
that
sell
many
types
of
product
from
many
manufacturers.
For
example
if
I
wanted
a
pair
Lee
Jeans
from
Sears
but
they
didn’t
have
what
I
wanted,
I
could
post
“Lee
Jeans,
Size
32x32”
on
the
Lee
Jeans
twitter
page
and
they
might
tell
me
where
I
could
find
what
I
am
looking
for.
Any
Business
Business
can
use
twitter
for
a
service
swap
of
some
kind.
Company
A
can
tweet
a
"30%
discount
to
for
a
product
or
service"
if
company
B
will
give
their
services
at
a
decreased
price.
For
example,
a
paper
supplier
could
tweet
"
we
will
offer
a
30%
to
a
web
service
provider
who
will
offer
us
web
service
for
40%
less"
then
a
service
provider
would
take
their
offer
or
counter
offer.
By
making
this
deal
displayed
socialally
other
companies
can
check
their
twitter
feed
and
see
the
deal
that
was
made
and
make
a
simlar
deal
with
one
of
those
companies.
