You need a Facebook Application.
It's great that Topps, UpperDeck and other card manufacturers have joined the Facebook tribes. Their fan pages are OK - they aren't at the level of Red Bull or Dunkin' Donuts. Both of them have been recognized for having killer facebook fan pages.
However, the Upper Deck page has more than 800 fans and there seems to be a lot of interaction. The Topps fan page is new and has around 100.
But we need more.
The fan page is great for getting the message out and talking to your customers, but let's interact some. I want a facebook application!
The card companies need to look beyond the fan page and navigation ads.
How about an interactive application that allows you to put any photo you have on your facebook page into your own trading card? This would be similar to the Topps My Trading Card page. You could:
- create your own set
- add it to your profile
- make it your avatar and
- order it directly from the facebook application.
Why not add yourself to the background of the photo like Topps did with the George W. Bush and Derek Jeter card?
Facebook fan pages were great in 2009. In 2010, we need to step it up and see some facebook applications.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Dear Topps and Upper Deck: You Need More than a Fan Page
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Couldn't agree more. Going forward a solid Facebook presence is going to be as critical as a website. Sports cards company's are slowly learning to go where their fans are. We just kicked off a baseball card/baseball show and we are fully utilizing social media. Love to hear what you think and where we could improve. www.openingdaycards.com
@Chris Andrew - Thanks for the link. I've actually been following you guys too.
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