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Re: [Contest] 12 DAYS of GIVEAWAYS As far as I know yes. You can make all the stupid facebook posts private so only you can see them and then delete them after your are done. |
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| But TSI realizes wall spam is a good way to really annoy people right? My friend experimented with facebook ads (you know the ones on the right) and he was getting strangers asking him to remove them from "his list". There was no list, it was a facebook ad. |
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Because all modern companies are up with all the social media outlets. TSI wants to be current. Looks like they got a new marketing team/company to do their site and trivial media. Remember their previous 2 sites?
They are just tying to be current. And sadly that equates to fb and twitter these days. |
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BrettDPremium
join:2009-12-26
Ottawa, ON | reply to graniterock
I am surprised people see FB ads. I didn't even know FB had ads for a long time. But I use Firefox browser with Adblock+, BetterPrivacy, FlashBlock and a few great plugins that just... make all that noise all go away! |
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said by Booger :Looks like they got a new marketing team/company to do their site and trivial media. Tina Furlan, Director of Marketing and Communications
tfurlan@teksavvy.com
I believe she is also responsible for the InfusionSoft mailing list. |
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 nanookPremium,MVM
join:2007-12-02
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| reply to Booger
said by Booger :They are just tying to be current. And sadly that equates to fb and twitter these days. I get that. But it shouldn't be an either/or situation with new media.
When the web and e-mail became common, successful companies made those an option. They didn't stop interacting with their customers by phone, snail mail and bricks&mortar. (Some tried but most of those failed.)
Note to TSI's social media mavens: FB especially presents even stronger reasons for being optional because of concerns over privacy and intrusion. I used to have a FB account but didn't use it much. I had my privacy settings down very tight. Nevertheless FB kept sending me incessant e-mails with all sorts of nonsense like "friend" requests from people who were clearly spammers to subtle and not-so-subtle hints to "get back into Facebook." I got so fed up I deleted the account. I'm not going to create a new one just for TSI's convenience. |
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 HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
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said by WhaleOilBee:I see more and more reputable companies asking me to 'like" them on FB. Prizes and rewards are based on doing that. Personally, I think it's a pathetic, needy sounding marketing strategy. If there was a "hate you" function on FB ( is there? ) I might just be tempted to get a FB account just to "hate" the lot of them.
Yep... That kind of stuff ticks me off... Shame to see TSI going down this path with their marketing...
Oh well. Other factors will determine if end up staying a customer long term anyway, not some silly FB only contest...
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F**K THE NHL. Go Blue Jays 2013!!!
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quidnunc
join:2011-03-03
Richmond Hill, ON | reply to HiVolt
Re: [Contest] 12 DAYS of GIVEAWAYS it's a giveaway, but it's also a promotion. pretty simple. you enter the contest in exchange for some advertising on your wall. i don't know what the big deal is |
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| It is a big deal, seriously I wouldn't risk my privacy for some prize. It isn't worth it. Both facebook and twitter restrict information! I thought Teksavvy is fighting for net neutrality in fact they are not really. |
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 TSI MarcPremium,VIP
join:2006-06-23
Chatham, ON
kudos:14 | WOW. I hadn't even noticed this thread.
Well, I think I'm about good to call it a year.
Happy holidays all.
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| reply to TSI Marc
Re: [Contest] 12 DAYS of GIVEAWAYS said by TSI Marc:WOW. I hadn't even noticed this thread.
Well, I think I'm about good to call it a year.
Happy holidays all.
Sometimes I'm critical... but it's because I care and want to see TSI succeed. I hope the holidays are a restful one Marc! I think it's been a tough year. |
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koreybReplace the CRTC NOW
join:2005-01-08
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said by CrazyCanuckz :It is a big deal, seriously I wouldn't risk my privacy for some prize. It isn't worth it. Both facebook and twitter restrict information! I thought Teksavvy is fighting for net neutrality in fact they are not really.
Wow... Well simple answer... Don't agree... Don't take part.. Its as simple as that... This thread is rediculously long for something so stupid..  |
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nanookPremium,MVM
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| said by graniterock:Sometimes I'm critical... but it's because I care and want to see TSI succeed. 
I hope the holidays are a restful one Marc!
said by koreyb:Wow... Well simple answer... Don't agree... Don't take part.. Its as simple as that... This thread is rediculously long for something so stupid.. The points many of us are trying to make here include:
- If TekSavvy wants to reach out to customers, whether for a contest or to keep us apprised of more pressing issues, Facebook and Twitter won't do it for many of us.
- Although this is a bit of a digression, posting announcements on the DSLReports TekSavvy forum won't reach the vast majority of TekSavvy's customers either. I know lots of TekSavvy customers who don't even know this forum exists, let alone who monitor it.
- E-mail, perhaps with links to web pages and/or blogs, remains the single most universal and reliable means of communications from TekSavvy to its customer base. Unfortunately it's also the one TekSavvy seems to use the least. |
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Bhruic
join:2002-11-27
Toronto, ON
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| said by nanook:- If TekSavvy wants to reach out to customers, whether for a contest or to keep us apprised of more pressing issues, Facebook and Twitter won't do it for many of us.
It's not for customers. Anyone can participate in the contest, whether they have TSI internet or not. All they have to do is like the page, pop in an email address and they are in. If you don't want to participate, that's your call, no one is making you, or making you have a Facebook page, but that's the way they've decided to run the contest. |
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nanookPremium,MVM
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| said by Bhruic:If you don't want to participate, that's your call, no one is making you, or making you have a Facebook page, but that's the way they've decided to run the contest. I could care less about contests. The concern that I'm trying to pass to TekSavvy is that they not rely on Facebook, Twitter, etc. as their main or sole means of communicating important stuff to their customers. That's all. |
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Bhruic
join:2002-11-27
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| said by nanook:I could care less about contests. The concern that I'm trying to pass to TekSavvy is that they not rely on Facebook, Twitter, etc. as their main or sole means of communicating important stuff to their customers. That's all.
And where is the example of them doing that? And why bring it up in a contest thread? I mean, in what I quoted, you specifically state "whether for a contest", which gave the impression you do care about contests.
Personally, I don't want TSI to be only communicating via Facebook/Twitter either, but I haven't seen them doing that. All I've seen them do is only do a contest on Facebook, which since it's not for customers only, doesn't seem like it's a problem. |
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nanookPremium,MVM
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| said by Bhruic:I mean, in what I quoted, you specifically state "whether for a contest", which gave the impression you do care about contests. The full quote, with context, is "whether for a contest or to keep us apprised of more pressing issues..." makes it clear that I don't care about contests. The concern I'm trying to express to TekSavvy is that they not extend this beyond contests and other such trivia to more important stuff. It's also meant to point out that if TekSavvy wants to include all of their customers in a promotion, Facebook and Twitter alone won't accomplish that.
Personally, I don't want TSI to be only communicating via Facebook/Twitter either
That leaves out a lot of customers who don't participate here. I'd hate to see that practice extended to Facebook and Twitter. Many other posters on this thread have expressed similar concerns so it's not just me.
As for other companies doing this sort of stuff, lately several I deal with have offered discounts and promotions restricted to registered FB users, thus excluding me and many others like me. It's a trend that I don't want to see adopted by TekSavvy, which is why I expressed my concern, and nothing more. |
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Congrats to the first sketchy winner of the contest! (who looks like they made multiple accounts just to enter) |
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