CityVoter: Using Voting To Get 2+ Mil Members – with Josh Walker
How do you grow your site’s membership without blowing tons of money on marketing?
Josh Walker came up with a clever idea that I think you can learn a lot from. Listen to this interview to see how he used voting (and smart partnerships with well-known media outlets) to make CityVoter into a directory of local businesses that has over 2 million members.
Josh Walker is the founder of CityVoter which helps local media companies and national brands develop “best of” competitions in cities across the U.S. The company uses social media and point-of-sale viral marketing to ignite contests where businesses compete to be named the best. CityVoter’s “best of” programs have proven to drive significant engagement for leading media and consumer brands such as: SF Chronicle, Office Depot, VH1, and NBC’s Biggest Loser. (bio via CrunchBase)
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