PromoJam
| Industry | Social media marketing |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2009 |
| Founder | Matt MacNaughton and Amanda MacNaughton |
| Headquarters | Venice, California , United States |
PromoJam is a social media marketing technology platform for businesses to build, launch and track promotions that reach new customers on the popular social networks. PromoJam utilizes word-of-mouth marketing and peer to peer recommendations to help drive customer acquisition.[citation needed]
History[edit]
PromoJam is a social media marketing technology founded in June, 2009. PromoJam was developed to help brands maximize their online visibility and social media reach through social media promotions.[1] PromoJam originated as a Twitter-only promotion builder platform, and has since expanded its service to include Facebook, MySpace and Tumblr social network integrations.[2][3] In 2011, PromoJam released PromoJam-GO!, a mobile social media marketing platform that utilizes QR codes to engage offline and online consumers.[4][5]
Service[edit]
There are two service levels — PromoJam Do It Yourself, which runs Twitter promotions, and PromoJam Enterprise, which runs promotions across a variety of social media networks.[6]
To date, PromoJam has reached over 80 million social network users.[7]
Company[edit]
PromoJam is developed and owned by parent company, CultureJam, Inc. and is based out of Venice, California. CultureJam was founded by Matt MacNaughton and Amanda MacNaughton in 2008.[8] PromoJam received $1.2m fund in a Series A round by Golden Seeds in March 2012.[9][10]
Further reading[edit]
- Cohen, Jackie (20 April 2012). "How PromoJam Stacks Up As A Facebook Apps PMD". AllFacebook. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- "Twitter insists it won't abandon developers"
References[edit]
- ^ "Building brands through Twitter". Business Review USA. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Social Media Platform". Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Interscope Records and Culture Jam Labs launch application promojam for fans to promote music inspired by More than a Game". PR Newswire. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Ogasawara, Todd (8 September 2011). "PromoJam Social QR Code Scan To Give T-shirts". SocialTimes. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Lazar, Shira (12 April 2012). "Why Pete Wentz Cares About the Future of Music, Social Media and Election 2012 (VIDEO)". The Blog. Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Learn More about PromoJam" Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. PromoJam Tumblr. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Customer acquisition through Twitter".
- ^ "The Visionaries behind PromoJam share the success of their new social media marketing tool" Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Business Review USA. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "PromoJam Receives $1.2m for Social Media Platform". MrWeb. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Kuo, Benjamin F. (29 March 2012). "Interview with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton, PromoJam". SocialTech.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.