Subway has a pretty tasty deal with CityVille players. Those who play the popular Facebook game can build a Subway restaurant into their city, in return, Subway gives the player a coupon to be redeemed in-store. When the coupon is used, the player then gets a code for CityVille bonuses. An expert panel discussed this and other ways that brands can build loyalty with fans through Facebook in one of the final events of the AllFacebook Marketing Conference in New York.
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Online-to-offline loyalty program Plink, which rewards its users with Facebook Credits, announced the closing Wednesday of a $3 million series-A funding round from Grotech Ventures.
Online-to-offline loyalty program Plink, which rewards its users with Facebook Credits, reached an agreement with digital gift card company Tango Card that will add several new rewards options for Plink users beginning next month.
A group of angel investors plunked $633,000 into Plink, a Facebook Credits-based loyalty program for national restaurant chains.
Will meals taste better when accompanied by a side of free Facebook Credits? Loyalty program Plink intends to find out, with the help of several national restaurant chains.
