Marcie Blagden-Ellison

It is no big secret that I am interested in watching how brands' Tweet. Here is a list of 117 great brands and franchises (both large and small) that are currently incorporating Twitter in their local internet marketing strategy:

Active Network – twitter.com/activenetwork
Amazon – twitter.com/amazon

American Airlines - twitter.com/AAirwaves
Anthropologie – twitter.com/anthropologie

Baskin-Robbins – twitter.com/BaskinRobbins
Barefoot Wine - twitter.com/barefootwine
Ben & Jerry’s – twitter.com/cherrygarcia

Best Buy - twitter.com/bestbuy

Bigelow Tea – twitter.com/bigelowtea
BMW - twitter.com/bmw

Bojangles – twitter.com/gottawannaneeda
Bosco Chocolate Syrup – twitter.com/scott_so
Build-A-Bear Workshop - twitter.com/buildabear
Cabela’s - twitter.com/cabelas

Cabot Cheese – twitter.com/cabotcoop
Cadbury – twitter.com/CadburyFriends

Carpet One Floor & Home - twitter.com/carpetone
Charm City Burger – twitter.com/charmcityburger
ComputerGeeks – twitter.com/ComputerGeeks
Constant Contact – twitter.com/ctcthelp
Dairy Queen - twitter.com/dairyqueen
Dell – twitter.com/Direct2Dell
Delta - twitter.com/DeltaAirLines
Dippin’ Dots – twitter.com/realdippindots

Discovery Channel – twitter.com/DiscoveryChPR
Domino’s Pizza - twitter.com/dominos
DunkinDonuts – twitter.com/DunkinDonuts
Eastbay – twitter.com/Eastbay
Etsy - twitter.com/etsy
Fast Company – twitter.com/fastcompany
Fiji Water - twitter.com/FIJIWater
Flooring America - twitter.com/flooringamerica
Flying Dog Beer – twitter.com/flyingdog
Ford Trucks – twitter.com/fordtrucks
ForRent.com – twitter.com/AptsForRent
Gandolfo’s NY Deli - twitter.com/gandolfos
Gatorade – twitter.com/Gatorade

GM Trucks – twitter.com/GMtruckclub
Greenling Organic – twitter.com/greenling_com
GU Energy – twitter.com/GUenergy
H&R Block – twitter.com/HRBlock
Harley Davidson – twitter.com/harleydavidson
Hertz – twitter.com/connectbyhertz
Home Depot – twitter.com/thehomedepot
HP Snapfish – twitter.com/snapfishbyhp
Ikea Fans – twitter.com/ikeafans
Infusionsoft – twitter.com/Infusionsoft
Inkfruit – twitter.com/inkfruit
iPhone – twitter.com/iphone
Jetblue – twitter.com/JetBlue
Joost – twitter.com/joost_com
Kodak – twitter.com/kodakCB
Landor.com – twitter.com/landor_dot_com
Lands End – twitter.com/LandsEndChat
Lilly Pulitzer - twitter.com/xxlilly

L’Express – twitter.com/LEXPRESS
M&M’S – Ms. Green –twitter.com/mmsgreen

Magicomm – twitter.com/magicomm
MarketingProfs – twitter.com/marketingprofs
Marriott – twitter.com/MarriottIntl
McDonald’s –twitter.com/mcdonalds

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino – twitter.com/mgmgrand

Moxie Java (Boise) - twitter.com/moxie_java
Nestle - twitter.com/nestle

Nike Basketball – twitter.com/nikebasketball

Nordstrom – twitter.com/nordstrom

North Face – twitter.com/thenorthface
nuBound- twitter.com/nuBound

Pancheros Mexican Grill – twitter.com/pancheros
Parts Express – twitter.com/Parts_Express
Patagonia – twitter.com/patagonia

Pepsi – twitter.com/pepsi

PizzaHut - twitter.com/pizzahut
PlanetGreen – twitter.com/planetgreen
Playboy – twitter.com/Playboy
popchips – twitter.com/popchips
Popeye’s Chicken – twitter.com/PopeyesChicken
Quiznos –twitter.com/quiznos

Red Hat – twitter.com/redhatnews
REI - twitter.com/REI_CoOp  

Ron’s Home And Hardware – twitter.com/rons
Rubbermaid – twitter.com/Rubbermaid
Sacre Bleu Wine – twitter.com/sacrebleuwine

Safeway - twitter.com/safeway
Salesforce.com – twitter.com/successforce
Scuba Diver Girls – twitter.com/scubadivergirls
SEGA – twitter.com/segaamerica
Share Our Strength – twitter.com/sharestrength
Sierra Trading Post – twitter.com/sierratp
Southwest Airlines – twitter.com/southwestair
Starbucks – twitter.com/starbucks

Subway –twitter.com/subwayfreshbuzz

Taco Bell – twitter.com/TacoBellTruck

Tasti D-Lite - twitter.com/Tastidlite
The Oregonian – twitter.com/oregonian
The Sims3 – twitter.com/thesims3
TheHandbagShop – twitter.com/thehandbagshop
Thomson Reuters – twitter.com/thomsonreuters
Thomson Reuters Careers – twitter.com/TRCareers
Tiara Hotels & Resorts – twitter.com/TiaraHotels
Tillamook Cheese – twitter.com/TillamookCheese

Times Online – twitter.com/timesonline
Trader Joe’s – twitter.com/traderjoes
Triathlete Magazine – twitter.com/TriathleteMag
TurboTax – twitter.com/turbotax
Urban Outfitters – twitter.com/UrbanOutfitters

Vera Bradley - twitter.com/VeraBradley

Vitamin Water - twitter.com/vitaminwater
VIBE Magazine – twitter.com/VibeMagazine
Virgin – twitter.com/virgindotcom

Volvo (US) - twitter.com/VolvoCars_US
Wachovia – twitter.com/Wachovia
Weight Watchers – twitter.com/weightwatchers

Westaflex – twitter.com/westaflex
Whole Foods – twitter.com/wholefoods
YesToCarrots – twitter.com/yestocarrots
Zappos – twitter.com/zappos

Twitter is great for businesses with local advertising needs - not only is it nearly immediate, it's free and can connect you immediately with past and potential customers. If you haven't already, add it to your Local Internet Marketing strategy!

Check out the above brands for some twitterpated local advertising inspiration!