How to Use Twitter

There are already loads of companies using Twitter to “market” themselves in cyberspace, even Greggs, the makers of pies, pasties and other pastry items has got in on the act, tweeting for the very first time today!

I would have been none the wiser had it not been for @katebevan who found herself being followed  (stalked?) by the bakery. Her response made me snort my coffee:

@greggsthebaker actually, I loathe Greggs for selling disgusting crap that makes people fat. No idea why you’re following me! But welcome.

After tweeting Kate, I’ve worked out that @greggsthebaker must be using the Twitter search, as Kate tweeted to me

“I suspect it’s because I said Keira Knightley should eat a few pies a while back.”

So there you go, if you too want to be followed by Greggs, all you need to do is tweet “Sausage Rolls”, “Pasties” or “Chicken and Mushroom Pies” and you’ve got another follower under your belt – take note!

UPDATE – whoever has briefed the the Greggs Tweetmaster obviously forgot to say Twitter is all about building relationships! Here’s the rest of Kate and Greggs tweets:

Over to @greggsthebaker first

@katebevan we have healthy options too: http://is.gd/uiBz. So you think you’re too good for greggs eh? Snob.

Here’s Kate again:

@greggsthebaker God, how old are you, five? And if you can’t take the rough&tumble of the internet, don’t play with the big kids.

And then @greggsthebaker

@katebevan you started it.

Surely, this can’t be the REAL Greggs!

Further update still: It seems there are TWO Greggs in Twitterspace – @greggsthebaker (the rude one) and @greggsthebakers (who seems to be the legit one).

photo credit: whiteafrican

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