Warning: Use These Social Media Triggers at Your Own Risk

Posted on the 24 May 2012 by Maria Snyder @MariaConsulting

Social media triggers to engage your audience are necessary.

Warning, these call to action triggers may create dialog and cause you to have a conversation – gasp!

Then your customer will stop ignoring you – oh my.

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  • How are you?
  • Guess what I saw!
  • Mondays are the worst, you’ll never believe what happened at the store/shop…!
  • Our widgets were in stock yesterday, so many sold FAST – you need to get on the wait list now, leave your order below!
  • Order now while there is still time to get [product]
  • How would you solve this [aggravating] problem?
  • Contest alert, first three to respond get [free coffee/coupons/discounts]
  • I urge you to call now, this won’t last long!
  • Social media scare alert, did you see that freak post?
  • Find out more about our unannounced sale, post your question below
  • Learn more about the secret deal, inquire today
  • Vote below, pick [example A] or [example B] which one is better?
  • Review our product, get more free!
  • Digg this, you’ll be glad you’re cool like us
  • Tom Cruise was here, he’s bringing Angelina back tomorrow!
  • Join our happy customers, tell us why you keep coming back?
  • Take the opportunity, post a photo of you and I together
  • Post a funny face photo of you in our store/shop
  • Giveaway for the first 10 to answer this…?

There are so many triggers and I can’t give them all away, or did I…oh my gasp!