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You see, starting today the Patriots are running a large-scale Help Vince campaign across New England as the team looks to engage its fans in the offseason. And to do that, it’s turning to SCVNGR to power an array of Patriots-themed location based challenges, badges, and treks as users vie for prizes, which include a grand prize lunch with a member of the Patriots squad. The Patriots will be promoting the ‘Help Vince’ campaign across New England with TV spots, billboards, and more. You can see the team’s site dedicated to the campaign here.

SCVNGR CEO Seth Priebatsch says that the service can offer more customized experiences than competitors like Foursquare — where Foursquare simply offers badges, SCVNGR can prompt users to take a photo wearing Patriots gear, or complete a more engaging task. The Patriots can treat the ‘Help Vince‘ challenges as a sort of standalone, Patriots-themed game on SCVNGR; it would be harder to do that on competitors’ platforms.

After taking a few steps inside American Eagle, the phone picked up the inaudible signal emitted from a discreet white box near the ceiling. A green bubble then popped onto the screen announcing I had just earned 75 Kickbucks, Shopkick's proprietary currency. I was also shown various deals, like a 15%-off coupon and a buy-one-get-one-half-off jean and T-shirt sale. Deals served up by Shopkick are redeemed at the register by showing the cashier a code.