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Want to take you campaign to the next level? Introducing... Twibbon ‘Custom Campaigns’.

Since July 2009, you wonderful Twibboners have been rocking the social networking space by creating awesome Twibbon campaigns for charities, music you like, brands you worship, sports, communities...you name it, it’s on Twibbon.

For some time we’ve been considering what could give more value to those who want to get the most out of their campaigns, after working really successfully with a few partners like @ITV and @JustGiving.

We racked our brains and came up with an amazing ‘Custom Campaigns’ package that will help campaigns succeed, at a budget that won’t break marketing budgets: $99. That’s a flat fee. Forever. But what, I hear you ask, does that get you? I’m glad you asked:

Automatically build a quality following 

After joining your Twibbon, supporters automatically follow your Twitter account. This is fantastic engagement with users who have already committed to your brand with a Twibbon. We tell your supporters this before they join the campaign so they’re on board!

Customise the viral message

The most awesomely viral component of a Twibbon campaign is the message supporters automatically emit when they wear the Twibbon on Facebook or Twitter. Usually this is set to default but you can tailor it to optimise your specific campaign! Imagine the possibilities... 

Get loads of Facebook Fans

Your Custom Campaign site promotes your campaign’s or organisation’s Facebook fan page across all your campaign pages. Fans, followers, what more do you need?! Conquer the world’s two most important social networking websites in one go! 

Increase site traffic

After joining, your supporters are redirected to the page of your choice, whether it’s to a campaign micro-site, registration page, or a page where they can donate to a cause. We’ve seen a really impressive conversion rate in case studies. Why? Because users have already connected your campaign with a Twibbon of course! And don’t worry, your supporters are made aware of this beforehand too.

Oh, and payment is really secure. We take Mastercard or VISA. Check out full pricing details.

We still offer awesome packages to partners with bigger budgets (and bigger imaginations!), like multiple Twibbons on one page, total branding, our marketing support, manual reporting and monitoring...among other things! If that sounds like you get in touch by emailing us.

We look forward to more of you getting into Custom Campaigns. Let us know how it goes!

Thanks,

The Twibbon Team

We’re teaming up with the lovely people at ITV and asking telly fans to put their remotes to the side for a second to show their support on Twitter and Facebook for their favourite soaps in the biggest event of the year!

To vote for either one, all you need to do is click on the relevant Twibbon, wear it with pride on your social networking profiles – there are different versions for Twitter and Facebook – and you’ll be taken to the voting page straight away!

If you’d like to vote in the Awards but don’t want to wear a Twibbon simply click here.

As well as the much-prized ‘Best British Soap’ category, you’ll notice that loads of your favourite actors and actresses are up for awesome awards like ‘Villain of the Year’, and they can’t win without your support! So get voting and spread the word:

Emmerdale Twitter Twibbon
Emmerdale Facebook Twibbon

Corrie Twitter Twibbon
Corrie Facebook Twibbon

Date for your diaries - Catch the Awards on Saturday 8th May on ITV1 and see the difference your vote made!

While the Haitian recovery is still in its embryonic stages after two massive earthquakes last month, the world woke up to  yet more devastating news over the weekend that Chile had suffered a similar natural disaster on 27^th February.

The epicentre of the quake hit just near the coastal towns of Curanipe and Pelluhue, with powerful aftershocks affecting the South American country’s coastline. Around 70 miles away from the centre of the shock, the city of Concepcion was devastated with collapsed buildings and flipped cars littering the streets.

While rescue attempts are underway, another serious consequence of this infrastructure-shattering disaster has been the onset of looting and violence, which have been met with military intervention.

International pledges are already underway, with the total economic damage estimated to exceed $15 billion (£10 billion). You can donate securely through Google Checkout here: http://www.google.com/relief/chileearthquake/, where they have also set up a ‘Person Finder’ application allowing for users to post information on missing people.

Please wear this Twibbon to show your support for the Chilean people:

http://twibbon.com/join/Chile-Earthquake

There’s so much for you to keep up with here at Twibbon, we just couldn’t resist telling you all about the top Twibbons over the last month or so. If you’d like to add any, please do so in the handy comments box below!

 And they called it Puppy Love...

 You might have heard that we’ve teamed up with the wonderful @DogsTrust, who look after and re-home so many of our four legged pals. We’ve been doing our best to help them hit their Valentine’s Day Appeal target of £1,000, and we’re happy to say they’ve done it! In fact, you great people are continuing to put your money where your Twibbons are and help this brilliant charity. They’re up to a fantastic 1,970 supporters now - but they could always use more!

Please get the Twibbon and donate.

 And if you’d like to partner with us so that we can help you meet your goals and generate followers, donations and/or buzz, please get in touch.

 Band of Merry Men (and Women!)

Everyone’s favourite historic Nottinghamshire-based rebel, Robin Hood, is the subject of one of this month’s most popular Twibbons and it’s all down to the concept of a revolutionary new tax being floated in the UK.

Lots of people have gotten behind the iconic green mask to show their support for a bill that some claim could contribute to easing many of the country’s domestic and international concerns simply by taxing banks.

 Wear the Twibbon here.

Super Saints

 The biggest domestic sporting event in the world – the Superbowl – was held between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts on February 7^th. Both teams made a lot of noise on social networking sites, but it was the triumphant Louisiana side that took home the coveted trophy on the day.

 This Saints Twibbon was worn with pride by many who supported them.

 What’ll make it big in the next month? You tell us!

Thanks for using Twibbon,

The Twibbon Team x

It’s official; since launching in July, over one million supporters have now worn Twibbons on social networks to represent the causes, movements and brands that they connect with.

Born out of the simple notion of helping users make more enduring and visual statements online using their profile pictures, campaigns such as the IE6 Must Die initiative, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World AIDS Day and, most recently, the ongoing Haitian disaster have resulted in tens of thousands of social networking enthusiasts donning flags, ribbons and symbols for important causes.

More than 26,000 causes have also been created, the most popular seeing a staggering 90,000 supporters wearing pink breast cancer ribbons on Twitter and Facebook in October alone.

It’s amazing to break the one million mark. We’re going to continue with this incredible momentum over the coming year and introduce some big new features that will enhance Twibbon’s position as a hub for causes and campaigns online. We’d like to thank all the passionate people who have got us this far and hope you’ll join us on the next part of this extraordinary journey. There’s still so much to do.

Some of our first users will recall the stripped down initial version of the service, with no ‘Trends’, ‘Leagues’ or even categories to break causes into. Since then we’ve come on leaps and bounds, won some prestigious awards, and developed a customisation service to brands who want a fuller Twibbon experience.

UPDATE: Mashable have already picked up on this milestone, and have written a very nice article on the subject: http://mashable.com/2010/01/20/twibbon-one-million/

Thanks,

The Twibbon Team

Hello Happy Twibboners!

Today we thought we'd do a joint blog post on a couple of the features Twibbon.com offers that you may not have heard of.

The first is the ‘Leagues‘ function. This is where teams from the NFL to the Premiership, from Formula One racing to the MLB and many more compete for your affection! Check them out by following the links at the bottom of this blog! And for a full explanation of the feature check out our video walkthrough here:

This second video will walk you through ‘Twibutes'. A Twibute is a mosaic-like reward for gaining twibbon fame! Twibbon.com will make a collage of all of your supporters at certain landmark points (50, 100, 250, 500 etc.) Check out the video:

Here are the two links to each page. Firstly, the 'Leagues'

http://twibbon.com/leagues

And the Twibutes:

http://twibbon.com/twibute

A lot of the great features on Twibbon.com have come from user suggestions. If you've got an idea of a function you'd like to see on Twibbon.com then just click the "Feedback" button on the left hand side of the screen or email us at support@twibbon.com

Here at Twibbon Towers we hope you had a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

Thanks

The Twibbon Team

We’ve listened to all your brilliant suggestions from our feedback page and one of the most popular ideas was to introduce a function that would allow users to move Twibbons around your profile picture.

So here you will find a step-by-step guide on how to do it! Before we start we’ve just outlined the four stages to adding a Twibbon to your profile picture (avatar):

1)    Log in to Twibbon through Twitter

2)    Find a Cause you want to Support and click on it

3)    Position the Twibbon where you want (outlined below)

4)    Click the big blue “Show my Support Now!” button

So, onto to the guide to becoming a pro Twibbon positioner.

1.     Navigate to the Twibbon homepage.

2.     Sign in using Twitter by clicking the link at the top of the page.

3.    Take a look around the Twibbon homepage to find a twibbon that takes your fancy. After you have clicked on it you will be shown that causes join page. This is where you can start to move the Twibbon around your avatar. (Remember you must be signed in BEFORE you try to add a twibbon in order to be allowed to preview and position)

The box highlighted in green shows where the Positioning tool is. All you have to do is to click and drag the Twibbon to it’s desired location and then let go! It couldn’t be simpler! Do be careful not to put it too close to the edges of your avatar – or even off it altogether – as Twibbon.com will then realign it at its default location or occasionally it can distort your profile picture!

4.    Once you’ve got it in the perfect position, click the big blue “Show my Support Now!” button (highlighted in red above).

And for those of you who like learning in video you can check out our Youtube clip on how to preview and position here:

One thing to be careful of is that you will only be able to position each Twibbon once. Once you have completed the adding of the Twibbon you won’t be able to re-position it…so think carefully!

Happy twibboning!

The Twibbon Team