UK pub chain deletes Facebook… and Twitter and Instagram
UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced it will delete all its social media accounts. The company runs 900 pubs and bars and will stop publishing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from all of them. Its chairman, Tim Martin, admitted that the move conflicted with conventional wisdom about … Read More
Why did Wetherspoons really shut down its Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? The possible …
Individual pubs also have Facebook and Twitter accounts, which are run with much the same enthusiasm. The Independent's local Wetherspoons, for instance – The William Morris in Hammersmith – has not sent a tweet since 2017, and even then only did so by automatically pulling through a post from … Read …
UK pub chain Wetherspoons’ last call: Just a spoonful of Twitter – let’s pull social media down
So it was with a heavy heart that the outspoken founder Tim Martin told his legions of fans this morning that the chain is shutting its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for all 900 pubs – as well as its head office – with immediate effect. And then he did …
1 in 10 Americans say they have deleted their Facebook accounts – study
The study found 17% said they deleted the Facebook app from their phones, 11% said they deleted it from other devices, and another 9% said they deleted their accounts completely due to concerns regarding privacy. Others in the free format comments said that they would continue to check their … Read …
Why did Wetherspoons really shut down its Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? The possible …
Individual pubs also have Facebook and Twitter accounts, which are run with much the same enthusiasm. The Independent's local Wetherspoons, for instance – The William Morris in Hammersmith – has not sent a tweet since 2017, and even then only did so by automatically pulling through a post from … Read …
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JD Wetherspoon closes all social media accounts
However, the chain has failed to attract much of a following online, with just 44,000 followers on Twitter and 100,000 on Facebook. Much of its activity on social media has been devoted to fending off complaints. Once, it took five years to reply to a Twitter complaint about slow service. …
Why JD Wetherspoon is right to call time on its social media accounts
With no obvious ROI from social media, the channels were used primarily (and indifferently according to a few responses to this announcement) as a customer service platform. We all know what that really means – customer service on social media is basically the channel manager frantically trying to … Read More
UK pub chain Wetherspoons’ last call: Just a spoonful of Twitter – let’s pull social media down
As any 'Spoons aficionado will testify, the main reason to patronise this most functional of drinking houses is for its awesome social media presence. So it was with a heavy heart that the outspoken founder Tim Martin told his legions of fans this morning that the chain is shutting its …
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