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Wavebid integrates with Twitter to support auction marketing right from a user's Twitter feed. This article describes the process for connecting Wavebid to Twitter and posting updates to a Twitter account. 

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Link an Account


  1. Login to the auction company's Twitter account.
  2. Open Wavebid in another browser window.
  3. In Wavebid, navigate to My Links > Company > Partner Management.
  4. Click on the Social Media tab. 
  5. Next to the Twitter icon, click the Add Account link.
  6. Enter the Scope of the account:
    • Company Wide: All the users of a company will be able to publish to this Twitter account. A user will need to have Company Admin authority in order to select this scope.
    • User Only: Only the current Wavebid user will be able to publish to this Twitter account.
  7. Click Authorize Wavebid to use your Twitter Account button.
  8. A pop-up window will appear. Click the Authorize App button and copy the pin number that appears.

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  9. Return to the Wavebid page, and enter the PIN provided. mceclip2.png
  10. Click the Save button. The Twitter account is now linked to Wavebid.
    • Tweets can be created by running a Marketing Task that will automatically post to Twitter at the selected date and time.

 

Create a Marketing Task


A Marketing Task will need to be run in order to push a tweet to Twitter.

  1. Navigate to the applicable auction from the Dashboard, then select Marketing > Tasks.

  2. In the Online section, click the Add New Task link.

  3. A pop-up window will open:

      • What type of task do you want to add?
        • Select Twitter- Simple.
      • Task Name
        • Can be anything, ex. "Twitter post".
      • Date
        • When the task should run.
        • Wavebid will not run the task automatically.
      • Twitter Account to Post to
        • Select the External Account.
      • Text to Post
        • Enter the text that should be posted along with the auction details.
      • Photo
        • Select a photo to post along with the auction details.
  4. Click the Save button to run the task.

For more information on running Marketing Tasks, see Marketing Tasks.

 

 

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