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Round 2 | Twitter Tourney \u00a0 Legendary Whitetails\u00a0vs.\u00a0ShortStack Winner:\u00a0Legendary...","datePublished":"2014-02-28","dateModified":"2018-12-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Social-Media.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Social-Media.jpg","height":827,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/americas-most-social-small-businesses-face-off\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":948,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"*UPDATE*\u00a0– March 6, 2014Legendary Whitetails Advances to the Elite Eight!Round 2 | Twitter Tourney\u00a0Legendary Whitetails\u00a0vs.\u00a0ShortStackWinner:\u00a0Legendary WhitetailsIt’s evident that Legendary Whitetails, or @DeerGear, has one of the most engaged, supportive and loyal fan bases out there. Every tweet that the brand sends into the Twittersphere gains a great deal of traction and triggers rounds of conversation. DeerGear uses many clever hashtags that appeal directly to its target market (the brand sells whitetail hunting apparel), such as #WeAreLegendary, #YouMightBeFromTheCity, #EatVenison and #TraditionTuesday.This hunter\u2019s haven speaks well to its audience, and through the course of this competition has received tremendous support from its Twitter followers, who are singing the company’s praises in 140 characters. The brand does an effective job of utilizing giveaways, engaging in friendly banter with its followers and responding to issues or inquiries promptly \u2014 and we’re also impressed with the custom-designed Twitter background, profile photo and cover photo, which adds an aesthetic appeal to the page.The challenger, @ShortStackLab, is very attentive when it comes to curating a page that will hold value for its intended audience \u2014 marketers and other companies looking to capitalize on social. ShortStack links to external marketing sources and to its own blog Socially Stacked, and makes a point to respond to followers\u2019 queries and comments. We’re particularly impressed with ShortStack’s sportsmanlike efforts in offering to feature Legendary Whitetails\u2019 mobile applications on the ShortStack blog \u2014 true sportsmanship right there. We’ve got to give them a nod of appreciation at taking the challenge as it’s intended: a friendly competition.The challenger, @ShortStackLab, is very attentive when it comes to curating a page that will hold value for its intended audience \u2014 marketers and other companies looking to capitalize on social. ShortStack links to external marketing sources and to its own blog\u00a0Socially Stacked, and makes a point to respond to followers\u2019 queries and comments. We’re particularly impressed with ShortStack’s sportsmanlike efforts in\u00a0offering to feature\u00a0Legendary Whitetails\u2019 mobile applications on the ShortStack blog \u2014 true sportsmanship right there. We’ve got to give them a nod of appreciation at taking the challenge as it’s intended: a friendly competition.Ultimately, Legendary Whitetails wins this one with its large audience, unique brand voice and enthusiastic follower engagement.>\u00a0Follow the Contest\u00a0HERE\u00a0<*UPDATE*\u00a0– March 3, 2014Legendary Whitetails Advances to the Sweet Sixteen!\u00a0Round 1 | Facebook Face-Off\u00a0Legendary Whitetails\u00a0vs.\u00a0Cake, Hope, and LoveWinner:\u00a0Legendary WhitetailsIn the first round, Legendary Whitetails proved an engaging presence on Facebook. With a full-time social media manager, the company speaks directly to its audience, challenging fans to prove why they are\u00a0#legendary. Legendary Whitetails personalizes its page with custom, branded photo memes that resonate with its fan base, strengthening the bond between brand and audience.Cake, Hope, and Love creates camaraderie among a smaller (albeit loyal) audience and interacts with customers in a very down-to-earth, colloquial manner. They post pictures of their deliciously creative cake products \u2014 we can only imagine these mouthwatering images lure sweet-toothed fans in the door.Ultimately, Legendary Whitetails takes the cake with its audience of a whopping 870,600+ fans and high levels of engagement.>\u00a0Follow the Contest\u00a0HERE\u00a0<*February 28, 2014*Earlier in February, Mashable challenged small businesses all over the country to tell them why they deserve the title. After receiving a flood of submissions from businesses across a variety of industries, they vetted the entrants by dissecting their social presences, consumer engagement, short responses and company size and revenue numbers (not every small business stays small forever).Now, They’re excited to announce their selections \u2014 32 small businesses that are killing it on social. They’re tweeting up a storm, Facebooking from sunrise to sundown and pinning and Instagramming like you wouldn’t believe.>\u00a0Follow the Contest\u00a0HERE\u00a0<"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/americas-most-social-small-businesses-face-off\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"America’s Most Social Small Businesses Face-Off"}}]}]