Extole gives social advocates reason to 'share'

Against that backdrop, a three-year-old innovation company called Extole has created what it calls a social marketing service with a very simple mission: It rewards your company's most vocal advocates within social networks simply for saying what they are already saying.

Using Extole, companies can reward clients who share their messages or talk about them within social networks just as Twitter, Facebook or via more traditional forums just as email or blogs. These rewards can be very specific, just as a $15 coupon for a future purchase or discounts.

Typically, Extole charges a standard subscription based on the volume of business in other words being driving through its clients' brand advocates, Bandlow said.

Heather Clancy has written for United Press International, ZDNet, Entrepreneur, Fortune Small Business, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. She holds a degree from McGill University. She is based in New Jersey.

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