Amazon (AMZN) And MasterCard (MA) Turn To Social Networks For Holidays

Retail

Published: November 16, 2009 5:54 am

Last Updated: April 27, 2020 3:39 pm

nok The use of social networks to sell products and services gets more complex by the day. The latest scheme to tap into the swarms of people who congregate at Facebook is a program from MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN).

The promotion for the credit card and e-commerce companies will allow consumers to go to a new website. The site will allow people who want to buy gifts for their social network “friends” to find their personal characteristics like age and sex and pick presents accordingly.

The promotion will cost the two companies plenty of money. MasterCard will use TV commercials to promote the program. Amazon will give out $10 gift certificates to certain participants. Each is betting that people will use their social network relationships to buy presents for the holidays.

The idea faces one big hurdle. Most shoppers just want to go to a store or an e-commerce site, buy a gift, “sign” a card, and send it to a friend or family member. Anything that adds to that process is almost certainly superfluous.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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