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Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

kyco — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:04:38 -0000

http://www.YourFreeiPhone.c...

i think the link speaks for itself people

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Lisa Cox — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:57:04 -0000

I think that these types of campaigns are intentionally misleading, because they catch your impulsive attention by offering you something you want, and then slowly they tell you how it isn't exactly what you want. I never even touch these kinds of offers because I'v been burned before for not reading the fine print and I'm so sure it will happen again...But... I LOVE free stuff... plain and simple, so instead of these too good to be true offers, I play the probability game and sign up for contests and sweepstakes. I just downloaded the Billeo toolbar and completed the registration process all in under a minute (http://bit.ly/pi5Lt). It's a password and bill payment manager thingy that I actually started using. All you marketers out there, and you know who you are, try openly and honestly offering something useful (which you imply in your communications) with minimum commitment and watch how people start saying nice things about you (:

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

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Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Brandon — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:24:28 -0000

Since square space is a company that is just starting up (and very fast at doing so by the way) we should give them congratulations for another smart business decision, which is why they are so successful.

Sure the average person would see this as misleading, but as a entrepreneur i judge them as a company, and this is a very smart move on their part, and i congratulate them.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

tim — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:00:28 -0000

who cares it's a free $199 gift card. why is anyone complaining about free stuff? sell it on ebay if you don't want to use it.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Max — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:15:27 -0000

Great campaign in my eyes. The best part is that you have to follow @squarespace to see if you won.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

arines — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:54:18 -0000

I want to follow this contest too

Hopefully I'm lucky

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Deda — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:45:49 -0000

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Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Chaffro — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:32:47 -0000

Boring. What a waste of time this article was. Is it your job to go around picking holes in the most conviniently placed marketing schemes you can find? Would you honestly ask a small company to part with $15,000 rather than JUST $6,000. I wish I was in a job like yours where $6K looked paltry.

All marketing follows this same route. Do you really think a single wipe of a kitchen towel across a dirty work surface results in a tiny flash of lightning and an immaculately clean kitchen? Duh. There are a lot more deceitful marketing campaigns going on, that border on propoganda; I'd personally like to thanks Squarespace for doing the promo in the first place.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Tom — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:28:02 -0000

Starting June 15th 2009, Trackle giving away one iPhone 3Gs a day, everyday for 14 days.
http://www.trackle.com/abou...

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

SV — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:47:31 -0000

Look at you generating buzz and whatnot...

they've been upfront about it, no biggie.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

annoyed — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:56:37 -0000

Do your research the new ones are going for 199 and the old are going for 99 .. ugh to ignorance

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

jadebabe09 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:45:41 -0000

so do you get a free iphone or not im confused

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Gropus — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:15:29 -0000

Sour grapes! its a great promotion. This is the best you can do, riding their coattails. Pathetic

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Sean Singleton — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:46:42 -0000

"Let's say, instead of giving away $199 "cash" they used that $199 to buy the actual iPhones. It's the same price/cost/amount of money either way. Right?"

They couldn't actually get unactivated phones for $199... They did touch on this in the article, the same amount of unactivated phones would cost nearly $15k

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

john patton — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:42:13 -0000

Right! Just like when the cell phone companies say "free phone" and we bust them on that...oh wait, no we don't.
When you see a commercial for the cellular carrier you current have 2 months into your contract and the commercial advertises a free phone, do you have the same outrage? No, of course not, because you assume that since you just got your phone 2 months ago, you don't qualify for this new promo. Give me a break. This is the same thing.

It should be noted that people COULD use the $199 to start a new contract and therefore satisfy the claims of the promo as well. The internet is full of misguided efforts to correct perceived injustices and this seems to be another.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Scott Sharpe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:25:40 -0000

I don't see anything wrong with it. You'd think most people would either read the FAQ or seek out additional information regarding the contest.

It's great marketing, and I don't see anything deceptive about it.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

speener — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:33:36 -0000

You could buy a second iPhone for the $199. The issue is this crazy idea that people need to upgrade their iPhone every year. WTF? Why should they account for the people out there willing to waste their money on a new iPhone 3GS when their 3G works fine?

One more thing - when Apple says the iPhone is $199 - how misleading is that?

Stop the madness.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Foodie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:59:17 -0000

Where is the page long post on the free nintendo wii voice banner popunder that is much more annoying than trending topics that you claim shouldn't be trending and gives you less?

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:46:10 -0000

It's explicitly marketed as a gift card on the Apple site. Squarespace is marketing it as if they're giving the physical phone to people. It's not the same. At all.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Kyle Matthews — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:31:11 -0000

I don't see what the big deal is... even the "give an iPhone" link on Apple's OWN website just links to a $200 or $300 gift card and then you "simply take this card to any Apple Retail Store and redeem it toward the cost of a new iPhone 3G."

Duh. What are they gonna do, sign everyone up on an AT&T account under their name?

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Beth Logan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:59:49 -0000

I totally agree with Elliot Swan's comment! If it's not deceptive for Apple to say: new 3GS iPhone for $199 (which they already say on their website), how is it false advertising for Squarespace to say that? Honestly, I would have much preferred an in depth post/discussion on the specifics of Squarespace's marketing campaign and the results so far, as this is obviously a pretty brilliant one.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Vegas On Demand — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:42:06 -0000

Go to http://www.VegasOnDemand/Contest - We are giving away a free iPhone plus a $200 gift card!

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Elliot Swan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:05:09 -0000

It's no more deceptive than Apple claiming the price of an iPhone is $199. It's not so much a #squarespace issue as it is an Apple/AT&T issue--Squarespace is simply repeating the Apple advertisements.

Re: Want a Free iPhone From #Squarespace? Read the #FinePrint

Jennifer Suarez — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:56:50 -0000

This part confuses me:
"They appear not to have been able to afford the 30 iPhones give-away campaign"

How do you figure that logic? Let's say, instead of giving away $199 "cash" they used that $199 to buy the actual iPhones. It's the same price/cost/amount of money either way. Right?

Am I missing something?