Most Popular Bail News of 2011
- December 19, 2011
- by AboutBail Staff
Editor's Note: This list was compiled based on AboutBail's social media and website. Stories were chosen based on clicks, views, shares, and comments, and reflect popular bail news within AboutBail's community.Top 5 Tweets of 2011
There's plenty of variety in the top five tweets. New apps, interesting news, and a double dose of bail marketing news round out the list.
1. Getting Arrested Apps
The new trend is apps that alert family members and a bail agent that you've been arrested, and it spiked a lot of interest in the AboutBail community.
Getting arrested?There's an app for that.bit.ly/pMb33wCheck out #BustedApp and what it can do for #BailBondsmen via @aldotcom
— aboutbail (@aboutbail) October 17, 2011
2. 50 Bail Professionals You Should Follow on Twitter
It's no surprise that everyone wanted to see if they made this list!
OUT NOW! See if you made the list... 50 Bail Professionals You Should Follow on Twitter goo.gl/dF6PC
— aboutbail (@aboutbail) October 28, 2011
3. Bad Boy Bail Bonds 'Guerilla' Marketing Strategy
The season ticket holders were told they could no longer wear shirts with their company's logo on them.
One-of-a-kind marketing strategy gets squashed by #SanJoseSharks hockey team via @mercnews bit.ly/okdeJv What're your thoughts?
— aboutbail (@aboutbail) September 29, 2011
4. Google Places Marketing Mayhem
Bail bondsmen experienced trouble when competing businesses would falsely mark their local listing as permanently closed.
#GooglePlaces, Where Crooked Businesses Take Over- Long but great article about #localsearch in the #BailBond industry. bit.ly/mWgJ4p
— aboutbail (@aboutbail) September 15, 2011
5. Detroit Bondsman's Misfire
Would-be thieves broke into a bail bondsman's home, and encountered trouble when he shot at them, missing several times.
Intruders picked the wrong house to break into. #Detroit #BailBondsman's might need some target practice bit.ly/quIBFQ via @FOX2News
— aboutbail (@aboutbail) October 18, 2011
Top Facebook Story of 2011
The most popular story on the AboutBail.com Official Facebook Fanpage was Collateral Magazine’s article on A.J. Campofiore. Campofiore and his partners built the largest bail agency in Connecticut and writes an average of $100 million in bonds each year. The article touched on his experience, the lessons he learned, and some of his best business tips. For the full article, click here.
AboutBail Staff Choice -- Top News Story of 2011
There were plenty of options to choose from in this year's bail news. We were pleased to see donations and community activities in the industry, but when it came to our top news story we couldn't forget the Bad Boys Bail Bonds t-shirt marketing campaign.
The company holds season tickets for the San Jose Sharks hockey team and have worn t-shirts with the Bad Boys logo on them for the the past three seasons. That is, until the HP Pavillion created an "enhanced ticket policy"banning ticket holders from promoting other entities. The bond agency claims that the change in policy was a result of the company's choice to drop sponsorship of the home team's bench and visitor's penalty box, a cost of $70,000 per season.
*Photo courtesy of MercuryNews.com
Most-Read Collateral Magazine Articles of 2011
In case you don't follow Collateral Magazine too closely, or missed a few pieces this year, we've brought you our list of the most-frequently-read articles of 2011. These articles are written specifically for bail agents and focus on current issues, marketing tips, and safety.
1. 50 Bail Professionals to Follow on Twitter
2. Safety for Fugitive Recovery Agents
3. Post-Conviction Bonds a Promising Solution to Prison Overcrowding
