Facebook opens up Places deals to Aussie brands

Tim Burrowes

August 15, 2011 11:08

Example of a Facebook check-in

Facebook has opened up its Places check-in service to brands with its first four Australian partners announced today.

The initial four participants in the social network’s Check In Deals program are Commonwealth Bank, KFC, Westfield and 7-Eleven.

CommBank’s offer is the most aggresive. The bank is offering the first 2,200 new customers who go into a branch and check in on Facebook Places before opening an account a free double cinema voucher every month for a year.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

Elamira Goldfrapp 15 Aug 11

Must be a bug in the system. I checked in at commbank and they gave me a free large chips…

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Carol Poole 15 Aug 11

I was wondering how long it would take before it was available in Australia. It has been available in the US for quite some time. This will be a useful tool for many business when it is eventually rolled out.

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Simon 15 Aug 11

This is a MUST for small businesses to get into – huge opportunity to reward your best customers.

Simon
http://www.TwoCentsGroup.com.au

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