Blabberbug’s Facebook application allows your customers to send your offers and coupons to their friends right on Facebook! Beyond sending the offers and blabbing about your business, they can publish the action in their activity feed on their Facebook page so all their friends can see. That’s truly viral marketing.

We started Blabberbug with a focus on restaurants. Naturally, they have low loyalty and a high rate of business foot traffic. Despite the restaurant focus, the principle of Blabberbug works for almost any business. Here are some ideas for offers by industry.

Word of mouth is the best form of advertising and we all know it. Some think word of mouth is an enigma that only scientists can figure out. Not true.

Word of mouth marketing starts from the inside and works out. Good experiences with a brand will cause word of mouth. Giving people a reason and a platform to tell others about your business amplifies the potential and the return. That’s what Blabberbug, forward to a friend options, and other loyalty programs can do for you.

First let me apologize for taking so long in between posts. A lot has been happening at home base here at Blabberbug. With that out of the way, here’s an update.

1. Arooga’s is becoming the first true case study for Blabberbug.com. They have been simply adding links to the bottom of their email blasts and seeing some great results. With their first blast they saw over 15 blabs to over 40 other people. Those are huge numbers when you consider traditional coupon methods have seen only a few trickle in the front door.

2. We are actively seeking venture capital to build onto Blabberbug, create a sales team and start to heavily advertise and market the company.

So, that’s the quick update. Keep an eye out for future updates sooner than later!

Blabberbug was featured today on NPR / WITF here in Pennsylvania. You can hear two clips on the WITF site.

eMarketer’s latest study shows that although online coupons account for only a small percentage of coupon marketing efforts, they are redeemed for full value 13% more than normal coupons who only had a redemption rate of 1%.

Read the full article at eMarketer.com

President of Blabberbug, Joseph Szala, just posted a new article on FohBoh.com.

5 must-haves for restaurant web marketing on FohBoh

Enjoy!

We are live and kicking in week three of our launch. We have officially signed up the following Blabberbugs:

Mitrani At Home
http://mitrani.blabberbug.com

Tinder Box (Camp Hill, PA)
http://tinderbox.blabberbug.com

Arooga’s
http://aroogas.blabberbug.com

Cafe Atlantis
http://cafeatlantis.blabberbug.com

Check out their deals and start blabbin!

As a business owner, you know that word of mouth marketing is the most powerful form of marketing you can engage. The problem is, how to spark it in your patrons.

Enter Blabberbug.

Yes, you can cancel anytime you want which makes Blabberbug pretty risk-free. When you cancel, Blabberbug will disable your account within 48 hours. All blabs to date will be billed upon cancellation.