2008 Election: Cool Marketing Stuff
In the spirit of the election, we’ve discovered some very cool online marketing tools, applications, and SWAG.
Free stuff on Election Day:
- Starbucks will give you a free 12-ounce coffee. Legally, abiding by election laws, Starbucks cannot offer free coffee to those who voted so they are giving coffee to anyone who asks for it. Tara Darrow of Starbucks says, “To ensure we are in compliance with election law, we are extending our offer to all customers who request a tall brewed coffee. We’re pleased to honor our commitment to communities on this important Election Day. We hope there is a record turnout on Tuesday and look forward to celebrating with our customers over a great cup of coffee.”
- Ben & Jerry’s free scoop of ice cream. Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in each time zone, ice cream shops will hand out single-scoop ice cream cones. Get their early, lines will be longer than the voting lines.
- Krispy Kreme, 85 of its 231 locations in the U.S. will hand out star-shaped, red-white-and-blue sprinkled doughnuts, of course while supplies last. The chain will give out about 200,000 doughnuts.
- Chick-fil-A, 1,400 stores will hand out chicken sandwiches to adults who show proof that they voted, not sure this abides by election laws so I’m assuming it is also while supplies last.
- Hipmamasplace.com, stay at home Moms can sign up and get free or discounted baby sitting services on Election Day. Read this article for details.
Cool stuff on Election Day:
1. A new comparative search tool allows you to compare and analyze anything on the Internet. Appropriately, check out http://www.perspctv.com/ an election comparison between Obama and McCain, it consolidates data across various news, blogs, and social sites.
2. Google Maps – Find my voting location. Google created an app that plugs write into their maps tool allowing visitors to enter their address and then find out where their designated voting location is. Pretty cool.
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