Black Friday is notoriously the biggest shopping day of the year and social media will not be excluded as a participant. But how is social media promoting it? Black Friday ads, Black Friday sales, Black Friday shopping! Are you shopping your tweets? Tweeting your shopping?
All you have to do is search "Black Friday" and you will see all the websites that are collecting sales information to become your personal Black Friday clearing house. However, websites are not the only way you can learn about the special deals. In fact, they might not even be the best way.
The best way to find some of the Black Friday deals might just be through Facebook and Twitter.
Many storeslike Staples and Walmart have been leaking their Black Friday deals over Twitter and Facebook for days, getting their friends and followers primed for shopping deal bonanzas.
If you search #blackfriday you will find an unending stream of tweets about deals and savings you can find online and in stores. There is even a twitter account that is streaming Black Friday deals from all over the web and the twitterverse, @blackfriday.
If you do a search on Facebook for Black Friday you will not only find some pages that are listing sales but you will see what Black Friday posts your friends are making. This is actually a great way to see what deals your friends are sharing and what deals the pages you like are offering,
Many pages have been posting Black Friday deals, but because of the newsfeed optimization, or the time you get on your facebook, there are posts you might be missing. Do a search for Black Friday and see what your friends and the pages you like have been offering.
If you are up for a shopping excursion, this may be the best way to find the best deals that are actually relevant to you.
Of course, outside of access to really cool deals, this is a great opportunity as a business to expand your reach and test your marketing. Offering deals to Twitter and Facebook fans is a great way to grow your network and test the efficacy of your reach.
...and if you didn't do it for Black Friday you still have time for Cyber Monday!