{"id":6999,"date":"2014-11-06T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it?p=6999&#038;preview_id=6999"},"modified":"2026-04-21T05:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:15:39","slug":"twitter-holiday-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/twitter-holiday-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Ways to Prepare Twitter Now to Drive Holiday Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Learn how to optimize Twitter to get the most out of your Holiday promotions.<br \/>\nTime to Read: [est_time]<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_Holiday_Prep_Check_List\"><\/span>Twitter Holiday Prep Check List<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(<a title=\"Social Media Minute: Tech Talk Thursday\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/category\/social-media-minute\/tech-talk-thursday\/\">#TechTalkThursday<\/a>) Pressed for time? Let&#8217;s face it. You&#8217;re busy. And, I assume, you&#8217;ll get busier as the Holidays approach. Just in time for the holidays, we put together a list of things you can do right now to prep Twitter\u00a0to get more customers, retweets and referrals. With a few smart social media marketing tweaks, dlvr.it will help you grow your business while you focus on serving customers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"middle\">1.\u00a0Quickly and Easily\u00a0Pre-Schedule\u00a0Special Offers<\/h3>\n<p>Before it get&#8217;s too busy, create a list of special offers to share with your Twitter followers. <a title=\"How to post photos to your social networks\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200402874-How-to-post-photos-to-your-social-networks\" target=\"_blank\">Dlvr.it&#8217;s Direct Post feature<\/a> makes it easy to pre-schedule promotions today that can be trickled out over the holidays. Upload as many promotions as you need and don&#8217;t forget to include photos and images. There are no limits to\u00a0the number of promotions you can create.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7209 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/direct-post-feature-dlvrit.png\" alt=\"Pre-schedule Tweets with dlvr.it\" width=\"760\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/direct-post-feature-dlvrit.png 760w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/direct-post-feature-dlvrit-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Keep Followers Engaged with a Drip Marketing Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>Stay top of mind with your customers this Holiday season. Whether you have time to catch a breath and create long form content or need to send a quick photo between serving customers, <a title=\"Introducing Q \u2013 A Smart New Scheduling Tool to Keep Fans and Followers Active\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/introducing-q-a-smart-new-scheduling-tool-to-keep-fans-and-followers-active\/\" target=\"_blank\">Q delivers your promotions<\/a> when your customers are most active. Easily <a title=\"Can I email content to Q?\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200403104-Can-I-email-content-to-Q-\" target=\"_blank\">email content to Twitter<\/a> right from your smart phone or tablet. Use your content or share useful tips from other publishers with dlvr.it&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Find content anywhere. Queue it up or share instantly\" href=\"http:\/\/dlvr.it\/pages\/extension.php\">browser add-on.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/create-drip-marketing-campaign-with-q-dvrlit-blog.png\" alt=\"An optimized schedule improves tweet engagement \" width=\"760\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/create-drip-marketing-campaign-with-q-dvrlit-blog.png 760w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/create-drip-marketing-campaign-with-q-dvrlit-blog-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Improve Reach by Automatically Adding Hashtags\u00a0to Tweets<\/h3>\n<p>Improve your reach across Twitter. <a title=\"Three Pro Tips on using #Hashtags to Increase Social Engagement (Infographic)\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/08\/three-pro-tips-on-using-hastags-to-increase-social-engagement-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hashtags are a powerful marketing tool<\/a> to expose your promotions\u00a0to new audiences on Twitter. \u00a0When auto-hashtags are enabled, dlvr.it will include your RSS items&#8217; category tags as hashtags and automatically insert your content into relevant conversations across Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/automatically-add-hashtags-to-tweets-dlvrit-blog.png\" alt=\"Improve reach across social media with hashtags\" width=\"729\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/automatically-add-hashtags-to-tweets-dlvrit-blog.png 729w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/automatically-add-hashtags-to-tweets-dlvrit-blog-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Bonus: Share Pins on Twitter<\/h3>\n<p>Created a Pinterest board? <a title=\"Automatically Post Photos from Instagram, Pinterest, RSS and more\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2014\/07\/automatically-post-photos-from-instagram-pinterest-rss-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Share it on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Remember to Measure and\u00a0Optimize<\/h3>\n<p>Loyal, repeat customers are the meat and potatoes that sustain your business. New customers help it to grow and expand. Your social media marketing efforts need to cover all bases from getting found, to converting interested consumers, to keeping loyal customers.\u00a0Use the <a title=\"How do I read my dlvr.it stats dashboard?\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200402434-How-do-I-read-my-dlvr-it-stats-dashboard-\" target=\"_blank\">stats\u00a0dashboard<\/a> to understand what\u2019s working so you can optimize your campaigns to get even better results. <a title=\"How do I add Google Analytics Tracking Links to my posts?\" href=\"http:\/\/support.dlvr.it\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/200402264-How-do-I-add-Google-Analytics-Tracking-Links-to-my-posts-\" target=\"_blank\">Enable all your dlvr.it routes with Google Analytics.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/dashboard.sample-e1415225462827.png\" alt=\"Measure the impact of Tweets\" width=\"760\" height=\"855\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s your turn. 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