So as residents of Central Florida I’m sure we’re all looking for “the best deals” and special offers from area restaurants and businesses. Along with the most up-to-date news and information. I know I am, anyway. So I started thinking about one of the best ways to do this, and it became very evident to me: Twitter.
It’s one of the biggest digital trends right now, and there are many local businesses that offer insight, deals, and discounts via Twitter – you just have to know where to find them. So I thought I’d put together a list of some of the ones I’ve found. So here goes:
RESTAURANTS
- Crooked Bayou: @CrookedBayou
- Cuba Libre: @Cuba_Libre
- Dandelion Communitea Cafe: @DandelionCafe
- FinnHenry’s: @FINNHENRYS
- Greens and Grille: @greensandgrille
- Ichiban: @orlandoichiban
- Jazzy Dog Cafe: @JazzyDogCafe
- Mt. Dora Sushi: @MtDoraSushi
- NYPD Pizzeria: @NYPDPizzeria
- Park Plaza Garden: @ParkPlazaGarden
- Pizzeria Del-Dio: @deldiopizza
- Taverna Opa: @TavernaOpa
- The Harp & Celt: @TheCeltPub
- Samba Room: @samba_orlando
- Season’s 52: @Seasons52Wine
- Seito Sushi: @SeitoSushi
- Stardust Video & Coffee: @stardustie
- Tavern On The Lake: @TavernOnTheLake
- The Black Olive: @TheBlackOlive
- Tijuana Flats: @TijuanaFlats
- Urban Flats: @UrbanFlatsWine
- Wall Street Plaza: @wallstplaza
BARS & CLUBS
- AKA Lounge: @AKALounge
- Backbooth: @Backbooth
- Cleo’s: @cleosorlando
- Club Element: @ClubElementOrl
- Club Firestone: @ClubFirestone
- Dragon Room: @DragonRoom
- Eden Bar: @EdenBar
- FinnHenry’s: @FINNHENRYS
- ICEBAR Orlando: @IcebarOrlando
- Independent Bar: @IndependentBar
- McRaney’s Tavern: @mcraneystavern
- Sky 60: @skysixty
- The Harp & Celt: @TheCeltPub
- The Social: @SocialOrlando
- Wall Street Plaza: @wallstplaza
- Will’s Pub: @willspub
BUSINESSES
- Bright House Networks: @BHNInsider
- Capricci Ricci Salon: @Capricciricci
- Coalition for the Homeless: @cfl_homeless
- Colonial Photo & Hobby: @ColonialPhoto
- Dinosaur World: @DinosaurWorld
- Economic Development Commission: @MetroOrlandoEDC
- Florida’s Blood Centers: @FLBloodCenters
- Kennedy Space Center: @kennedysc
- Kernel Encore: @KernelEncore
- Kissimmee CVB: @KissHeartofFL
- Massage Envy (SoDo): @MassageEnvy0724
- O-Cartz: @ocartz
- Orange County Library System: @oclslibrary
- Orlando Business Journal: @OBJUpdate
- Orlando Harley-Davidson: @OrlandoHarley
- Orlando Magazine: @OrlandoMag
- Planet Digital: @planetdigital
- Pure Aveda Salonspa: @pureaveda
- Redi Pedi Pedicab: @Pedicab
- Relative Creative: @orlandoprint (Orlando Printing & Graphic Design)
- Rock For Hunger: @rockforhunger
- Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce: @SeminoleChamber
- The Athlete’s Foot: @TAFOrlando
- Track Shack: @TrackShack
- United Arts of Central Florida: @UnitedArts
NEWS/INFORMATION/MEDIA
- Metromix Orlando: @MetromixOrlando
- Mix 105.1: @mix1051
- Orlando Magazine: @OrlandoMag
- Orlando Sentinel: @orlandosentinel
- Orlando Weekly: @OrlandoWeekly
- Real Radio 104.1: @RealRadio1041
- RELEVANT Magazine: @RELEVANTMag
- Telemundo Orlando: @telemundo_wtmo
- The Daily City: @thedailycity
- WFTV Channel 9: @WFTV
- XL 106.7: @xl1067
ENTERTAINMENT
- Central Florida Zoo: @Centralflzoo
- Enzian Theater @EnzianTheater
- Orlando Ballet: @OrlandoBallet
- Orlando Broadway: @OrlandoBroadway
- Orlando Museum of Art: @OMAOrlando
- Plaza Cinema Cafe: @plazacinemacafe
- The Orange County Regional History Center: @HistoryCtr_CFL
- Thee Dollhouse: @DollhouseORL
- UCF Arena: @UCFArena
SPORTS & RECREATION
- Golf Week: @Collegegolf
- Orlando Magic: @Orlando_Magic
- Orlando Predators: @ORLPredators
- The Athlete’s Foot: @TAFOrlando
- Track Shack: @TrackShack
- UCF Football: @UCFfootball
TOURISM & RESORTS
- Arabian Nights: @arabiannightsfl
- Crowne Plaza Downtown Orlando: @CrownePlazaDwtn
- Disney Parks: @DisneyParks
- Fantasy of Flight: @fantasyofflight
- Gatorland: @Gatorland
- Gaylord Palms: @GaylordPalms
- Hilton Universal: @HiltonUniversal
- Nickelodeon Hotel: @NickHotel
- Orange County Convention Center: @OCCC
- Orlando Attractions Magazine: @attractions
- SeaWorld/Shamu: @shamu
- Titanic Experience: @TitanicOrlando
- Universal Orlando Resort: @universalresort
- Westgate Resorts: @WestgateResorts
- Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort: @BonnetCreek
GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS
- American Advertising Federation (AAF): @AAFOrlando
- American Marketing Association (AMA): @amacfl
- doterati: @doterati
- Florida Creatives: @flcreatives
- Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA): @fpraorlando
Here’s an example of how a Twitter profile might be useful to you, showing Massage Envy on Twitter:
As you can see they’re actively engaged with their Followers, and have a nice balance of conversation, promotions, and marketing messages.
Now I know this isn’t everything. In fact, I’m already anticipating missing alot here, but hopefully this has been helpful. If you follow a Central Florida business on Twitter and don’t see it featured here, please feel free to share with us by leaving a comment in this post.
Just came by to say, I’m the “@Jubilance1922″ that’s at the top of that screen shot you took for @MassageEnvy0724
They are really great at interacting with their followers, they are one of the better companies to follow on Twitter.
Thanks for the list!
@Jubilance Cool! Thanks for stopping by.
Yeah, I enjoy following Massage Envy, and think they are a great example of how a company should use Twitter.
Great list. But please add us Orlando Attractions Magazine to the list: @attractions
@Matt How could I have forgotten you guys?! Ack – sorry about that.
Added….
Thanks. You can see who we’re following for some more. I don’t see @disneyparks on your list either.
But the most important one is missing… What’s your Twitter name? I searched @akaorlando but it’s not that.
@Matt LOL! Yeah, mine’s @Social_Citizen. I’m always getting heat for it not being anywhere near my “real” name, but I’ve had the handle for nearly three years.
Excellent list, @Social_Citizen.
@klynn Thanks, and I appreciate your input as well. I know it’s a long post, and that I’ve missed a bunch, but hopefully folks will find it useful.
Downtown Orlando based company that does computer, software and IT services for business … @skysoftinc