Burger Battle

Best of Utah on Twitter begins with a Burger Battle.  After asking around, and checking to see if some of my favorite burger places were on Twitter, I narrowed it down to five.

Sammy's: http://sammyspieshake.com/
Five Guys: http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx
Smashburger: http://www.smashburger.com/
Iceburg Drive Inn: http://www.iceburgdriveinn.com/
Scaddy's: http://www.scaddys.com/

Here is the tweet I sent out:

What's the best Utah burger on Twitter? @sammyscafe @SmashburgerUT @Five_Guys @Scaddys @IcebergDriveInn or other? RT & respond.

Several fans quickly responded, the first two were for Smashburger, then one for Scaddy's and Five Guys,  the first company to respond was Sammy's.  Sammy's has always been really good at responding to their followers, so this was not a surprise.  Then another vote for Smashburger, Five Guys, and Sammy's.  Scaddy's was the second business to respond, I was really happy that these companies were willing to respond and engage their followers, even some random guy like me.

I am not going to list every vote, but it continued really close the rest of the day.  The third company to respond was Coneys, who I hadn't even put in the competition.  For Coneys to find out that I was doing this poll, and to be proactive enough to respond was amazing to me.  Major props to them and their business, you can bet that I will find a way to include them in my future polls.

After one day it was really down to Smashburger, Scaddy's and Sammys, maybe it is an S thing?  I was kind of disappointed in Five Guys, they were the only business that did not respond.  They had several big supporters, but just not quite as many as the other three.  Five Guys lack of engagement really hurt them in my eyes as well.

Finally, on day two, one of the companies took my business, and this poll, serious and posted this to their followers, instead of just a reply to me:

Hey Scaddy's fans.  Tell @downrightdave why he needs to visit Scaddy's in his search for a great SLC burger.

Even more of their fans responded and I liked that they were proactive.  I also got a second response from Sammy's on day two as well as my first response from Smashburger.  But when all was said and done, it was Scaddy's who received the most votes.  They were willing to do the most to get me there.  Not only were they the most engaging, and received the most votes, but they also had the least followers of any of the companies.  They were able to do more with less.  So if you are not following them already, please do.  Even more importantly, see what everybody is talking about and check out one of their 3 locations and try them yourself!

Disagree?  Still think your favorite place is better?  Want to give even more support for Scaddy's and tell us why they are the best?  Please leave a comment below, and continue to check back each week to look for and support the Best of Utah on Twitter.

Where It Began

Best of Utah on Twitter did not begin with a dream, but a hunger.  A hunger, for... well food.  As a single guy, who does not enjoy cooking for one all the time, I have a few places around I like to eat.  Instead of just picking one I turned to one of my favorite things, besides food, Twitter.  I picked five local burger places that also were on Twitter.  If they weren't on Twitter, then they were out of luck.  Then I asked the Twitter world what they thought, but I was also looking to see which business was willing to engage with their followers, and actually compete and want my business.

I got a good response, several businesses and fans responded.  It was really easy for me to see which had a good public relations person, those that had very loyal customers, and those that had both.  I want to give my business to those that have both.

After my original twitter poll, I decided I wanted to do more.  I want to learn about businesses and people in Utah on Twitter, and let people know who is worth knowing, and who isn't.  Sports, entertainment, food, you name it, I want to find the best of Utah on Twitter.  I hope that you will help me in this quest and that we can find some great people, businesses, and help those people and businesses gain followers and customers.

If you know a great company that is on Twitter, or have a suggestion for a poll, let me know.  Each week will be a new topic.  I hope to see you here often, and that this will be beneficial for all of us.