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Brand profiles on foursquare


Brands can offer tips to Foursquare users through their profile pages

UPDATE (2/1/10): This list is no longer being actively maintained. Brands are being added faster than I can keep up. For the most current list, please visit our friends at foursquarebrands.com.

A number of brands are offering tips to users on foursquare, but unless they’re one of the big brands featured at the bottom of foursquare’s site, their profiles can be difficult to find. To make it easier, we’ve compiled a list of all the brands you can “follow” on foursquare.

If you follow a brand, you’ll receive pop up tips each time you check in at or near a venue where the brand has left tips. Their most recent tips are listed on their profile page; from there, you can add their tips to your to-do list for future reference.

We’ll try to keep this list updated as we learn of more brands coming on board. If you know of any we’ve missed, please let us know in the comments.

Media

Clothing

Tourism/Travel

Education

Sports

Other

SXSW 2010

Changelog

  • 12/10/10: Added San Diego’s Bowl Games
  • 11/16/10: Added University of Louisville; MoMA; HighSnobiety; SUNY Oswego; University of Alberta; Boutiqued; Teen Vogue; Volcom Entertainment; Südwest Presse; Sony Ericsson; Jamba Juice; La Biennale di Venezia; University of Lincoln; Nashville Predators; Catraca Livre; 86 Project; RadioShack; Liberty University; Missouri State University. Updated: Bing; Dora; Expendables; Flavorpill; How to Make it in America; IFC; Time Out Chicago; Time Out NY; Valentine’s Day Movie; Havaianas; DonQ Rum; Cornell University. Foursquare now requires that all branded profiles have an associated Twitter account to avoid conflict with the vanity URLs users now receive. These brands either changed vanity URLs to comply or lost them altogether when foursquare made the switch. Thanks to @iagomega for the corrections.
  • 11/5/10: Added Hershey Harrisburg; HUGO BOSS; Oakland Cemetery; Florida State
  • 11/2/10: Added Philadelphia Magazine; Queensland; Racked; Rentonista; Rice University; Robert Morris University; Sailing Spoken Here; Screenscape; Skymall; Slacker Radio; Sony Ericsson Tennis; Soul Train; Style.com; Tallahassee Democrat; Team CoCo; Telegraph; Daily Show; Colbert Report; Magnificent Mile; Journal News/LoHud.com; The Source; The Tennesseean; Theory; Time Out Melbourne; Times Colonist; Touchdown Rundown; Travel OK; University of Southern California; Utrechts Uitburo; University of Wisconsin; Virginia Commonwealth University; Visit Brasil; Visit Tuscany; VoiceStreet; Walgreens; Washington Redskins; Windows Live Photo Gallery; Bloomingdale’s; Boston University; Buzzfeed; Cal; Clube do Assinante O Globo; Colorado; Colorado College; Cornell College; Crunch Gym; Downtown Boulder; Eater; Ecomagination; EDP24; eHow; Ellen Degeneres; ExtraTV; Fashism; Finger Lakes Wine Country; FMX; Four Points by Sheraton; Frommer’s; FYE; Gourmet Live; GQ; Graphic.ly; H&M; Hilton Grand Vacations; IHRA; inStyle; Intel WiMAX; Jeep; Jones Magazine; KLM Surprise; Laurentian University; Livestrong; LogoTV; Lord & Taylor; Loyola; Lufthansa; Lululemon Athletica; Madewell; Metro.co.uk; METROrail; Michelin Guides; Minnesota Wild; Monster Energy Supercross; NASA; National Post; NCAA; NHL; NJ.com; Northeastern University; Northern Illinois University; NOWNESS; University of Oregon; Original Penguin; Oscar de la Renta; University of Oklahoma; Pace University; Pee-wee Herman; People Magazine; BBC Radio 1; Blogher; Aloft Hotels; Arenacross; Algonquin Hotel; Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam
  • 8/20/10: Added Umbro; Green Shoelace Group; Advertising Week; William & Mary; University of Nebraska; University of Michigan; Texas Tech; Duke Chronicle; Arizona State; Standard Hotels; Visit Indiana; Welcome to Yorkshire; Style.com; Jones Magazine; Crain’s New York; Epicurious
  • 8/4/10: Added GoGo Inflight Internet
  • 7/31/10: Added TBD DC; Kids Club Thirteen
  • 7/30/10: Added Baltimore Sun; Marquette University; Hotel Chatter
  • 7/21/10: Added iVillage; Tanteo Tequila
  • 7/16/10: Added Sears Chef Challenge; AZ Central; Cooking Channel; Time Out Sydney
  • 7/13/10: Added Cornell; KIIS FM

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  1. #1 by Lucy Ubalde on July 7, 2010 - 11:34 am

    Hi all,
    In clothing category, there should be actually 2 links for Havaianas as US (the one you put) is doing one, and as Havaianas Europe is running a very different concept via http://foursquare.com/user/havaianaseurope
    You’ll be then able to discover places all over Europe and get free advantages on the online store!
    Cheers,
    Lucy.

    • #2 by Chris Thompson on July 7, 2010 - 12:52 pm

      This is only the brands that have official foursquare brand profiles that can be followed, not “friended.”

  2. #3 by Craig on July 7, 2010 - 11:44 am

    Awesome list! Thanks sooooo much!

  3. #4 by Brittany on July 7, 2010 - 12:51 pm

    Hey,

    Great post! Do you know how a company can get a “brand” account instead of just a “user” account? Is this something you have to pay for? I work for a worldwide travel company and we are very interested in building our brand via foursquare.

    Thanks!
    Brittany

    • #5 by Chris Thompson on July 7, 2010 - 12:56 pm

      No, you’ll need to contact foursquare for that. My understanding is that some have been free while others have been paid.

    • #6 by Ana on July 7, 2010 - 1:28 pm

      I’ve tried contacting Foursquare about that and after a month, no answers.

  4. #7 by twj on July 8, 2010 - 3:26 pm

    I haven’t checked into venues in about a month that are brand sponsored (TLC, History Channel to name a few) from my Droid. Do venue tips pop up for the Android version of the foursquare app? I’ve never noticed them.

  5. #8 by Joe on July 8, 2010 - 6:26 pm

    Your link to LA Phil goes to the following link, NWF.

    • #9 by Chris Thompson on July 8, 2010 - 7:29 pm

      Good catch. It’s fixed now.

  6. #10 by @AdNys on July 11, 2010 - 3:57 am

    Howdy. Nice, helpful list. Under Other — or in a new Beverage category — you should add http://foursquare.com/user/redbull … fast approaching 2k Friends.

  7. #11 by Matt on July 14, 2010 - 8:46 am

    Here are a couple of pages for news media in Alabama:

    The Huntsville Times – http://foursquare.com/user/hsvtimes

    The Anniston Star – http://foursquare.com/user/-1048153

    And in Tennessee:

    the Chatanooga Times Free Press – http://foursquare.com/user/timesfreepress

    • #12 by Chris Thompson on July 14, 2010 - 8:56 am

      Thanks. I’ll be putting together a list of some of these “non-followable” profiles soon.

  8. #15 by Jake on July 14, 2010 - 4:17 pm

    Hilton Grand Vacations Suites also has a page. They will be rolling out a check-in special soon too.
    http://foursquare.com/user/hiltongrandvac

  9. #16 by Kevin Norman on July 21, 2010 - 4:46 pm

    Awesome list – thanks for providing this and the continuous updates!

  10. #17 by Jo Chan on August 4, 2010 - 6:16 pm

    Check out http://www.foursquare.com/StandardHotels!

    The Standard hotels are anything but! Four Standard hotels in three cities, New York, Miami, and LA leaves a lot of room for eating, dancing, and playing – So while you’re checking in – virtually or for real – and exploring make sure to share some tips!

  11. #18 by JR on August 31, 2010 - 9:33 pm

    Heads up, Chris! I’ve finally convinced University of Southern California to start the process of claiming their venues. I’m working on helping them to get branded now. I made sure to forward them a link to your article regarding foursquare for colleges and universities. Any other tips?

    • #19 by Chris Thompson on August 31, 2010 - 9:37 pm

      Thanks for the heads up!

  12. #20 by Justin on September 13, 2010 - 8:25 am

    any update?

  13. #21 by Natasha on September 28, 2010 - 5:53 pm

    Another one: http://foursquare.com/graphicly
    And they mention badges :)

    PS: Does anyone else have a problem with How to Make it in America referencing inactive badges on their brand page? Strikes me as a bit of false advertising or a bait-and-switch :|

    Cheers

  14. #22 by Jake on October 4, 2010 - 11:47 am

    Hi-
    Just a heads up but Hilton Grand Vacations is now a branded page. Check it out – http://www.foursquare.com/HiltonGrandVac

  15. #23 by Cal on October 25, 2010 - 5:43 pm

    UC Berkeley has a branded page at http://foursquare.com/cal

    Visitors to Cal can earn the university-specific Foursquare badges.

  16. #24 by Nate on October 27, 2010 - 7:38 am

    Add The Ohio State University to the school list. Please!!!!

    • #25 by ayahjon on October 31, 2010 - 11:18 pm

      what kind of badge? a brand new specific badge for cal or just an old university badge we knew before on 4sq?

  17. #26 by Steve on October 29, 2010 - 8:47 pm

    add UMass Dartmouth to the list

  18. #27 by Tommy Blubs on November 2, 2010 - 1:33 am

    I think you should include Boston University.

  19. #28 by Gia on November 8, 2010 - 11:00 am

    How can a college be added to this list? I’d love to chat with someone about the possibility of including Concordia College (http://foursquare.com/venue/7717820) to this list. Please let me know.

  20. #30 by Jeremy on November 8, 2010 - 2:13 pm

    Please Add Armstrong Atlantic State University!!!

  21. #31 by Aron Garza on November 10, 2010 - 11:13 pm

    University of Houston

  22. #32 by Katie on November 19, 2010 - 8:04 pm

    Volcom Entertainment

  23. #33 by Kathy on November 23, 2010 - 2:16 pm

    Why aren’t more Canadian schools in the Education section?

  24. #34 by shahira on November 24, 2010 - 2:28 am

    if college/university is not listed here, how to check in and get the badge?

  25. #35 by Brad Makula on December 7, 2010 - 8:07 pm

    Cleveland State should be listed!!!

    • #36 by Chris Thompson on December 7, 2010 - 8:13 pm

      Do they have a branded profile? If so, let me know and I’ll add it!

  26. #37 by Dane Schmeichel on December 10, 2010 - 1:12 pm

    the brand list is update, i don’t see sony ericsson football brands?

  27. #38 by christina p. on December 20, 2010 - 11:28 pm

    please add SUNY at Buffalo! it would be greatly appreciated!

  28. #39 by Sam Edwards on December 24, 2010 - 10:25 am

    About Foursquare has done a fantastic job of creating this list and this helped us in creating a list to start with. Now we have the most up to date list of brands at http://foursquarebrands.com and you can Follow and UnFollow brands with 1-click!

    AboutFoursquare just wrote an article about our tool here:
    http://aboutfoursquare.com/foursquare-app-highlights-%E2%80%94-december-2010/

    Feel free to let us know questions/comments on the tool at http://twitter.com/HandstandTech

  29. #40 by Gia on January 7, 2011 - 3:55 pm

    You are missing Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
    http://foursquare.com/concordia_mn

  30. #41 by yonsein on January 20, 2011 - 8:56 am

    Please Add #education list Yonsei University !!!
    http://foursquare.com/yonsein

  31. #42 by Steve on January 23, 2011 - 11:19 am

    New college just added: Central Penn in Pennsylvania. They have 3 locations. Harrisburg (Summerdale), Lancaster and the Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem)
    http://www.foursquare.com/centralpenn

  32. #43 by nicole on January 24, 2011 - 10:05 am

    Atlanta should be added to tourism.

    http://www.foursquare.com/visitatlantaga

  33. #44 by Josh M on February 15, 2011 - 10:25 pm

    Realize that this post isn’t being updated, but Arby’s has a foursquare page now!

    http://www.foursquare.com/Arbys

  34. #45 by Ryan on February 16, 2011 - 1:49 pm

    I am just wondering if there are restrictions on people under 21 following alcohol brands- does anyone know anything about this?

    • #46 by Chris Thompson on February 16, 2011 - 1:54 pm

      No, there aren’t any restrictions at this time. My understanding is that they’ve stopped adding brand pages for alcohol-related pages (and even accidentally took down a branded page for a wine region destination organization briefly).

      • #47 by Ryan on February 16, 2011 - 2:28 pm

        So, alcoholic brands aren’t allowed to have a brand page?

      • #48 by Ryan on February 16, 2011 - 2:42 pm

        What about the Heineken Netherlands brand page?

      • #49 by Chris Thompson on February 16, 2011 - 5:01 pm

        To my knowledge, Heineken Netherlands doesn’t have a brand page. Their program is run entirely from their website, I believe.

  35. #50 by finaz on February 18, 2011 - 1:37 pm

    how to unlock PA Groundhog Day ?

  36. #51 by Miles on March 8, 2011 - 3:45 am

    Really useful article – in the ‘other’ category there is now http://foursquare.com/languedocinfo

  37. #52 by Orbis Records on April 22, 2011 - 5:26 pm

    We have a brand page to on Foursquare but we can’t do anything with it. I’m running a small recordlabel and i want to encourage our customers to check-in at the place where they or the dj is playing one of our releases… so… no venue to pin and there is no support what so ever to realize such campaigns. Not sure, but.. they’re missing a lot of possibilities to get some funding! So… we have a brand page but… we’ll that’s pretty much it.

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