August 21st, 2009
As I was skimming through my trusted Mommy Blog news feed, I stumbled upon a post announcing a “Twitter Party.” I’ve become very familiar with “Twestivals” and how they operate, but a “Twitter Party” was new to me. It turns out that last night at 7:00pm CST Land’s End hosted a Back-To-School Twitter Party.
To join [...]
Posted by Kellie Fronk in Blogging, Business Blogs, MF, Public Relations, Social Media, Social Networking, Viral Marketing | No Comments »
June 29th, 2009
OK, so this story is a little dated but it still teaches some pretty compelling lessons. Last fall, Motrin decided it would launch a social media campaign for International Baby Wearing Week by producing a viral video for YouTube. Motrin suggested that carrying babies was like a fashion accessory. A fashion accessory that could cause [...]
Posted by Kevin Flynn in Advertising, Blogging, Creative, Online Advertising, Public Relations, Social Media, Video, Viral Marketing | No Comments »
June 4th, 2009
We just finished a great web project for the Buffalo Bills—www.bills50.com—to promote the Bills 50th season in the NFL. The site has loads of rich media flash and video content, a fan quiz, tailgating recipes and an opportunity to put your picture on the face of a player. Oh yeah, you can also order [...]
Posted by John Marianetti in Clients, Creative, Interactive, MF, Online Advertising, Sites We Like, Sports Marketing, Viral Marketing | No Comments »
April 27th, 2009
When my daughter recently told me about a super-duper blender given away in a culinary contest at her college, and my preteen son told me about a series of YouTube videos involving a blender, I figured there had to be a connection.
Sure enough, they were both part of Blendtec’s long-running multi-faceted viral campaign, “Will it [...]
Posted by Charlotte McCabe in Advertising, Interactive, Marketing, Technology, Viral Marketing | No Comments »
November 14th, 2007
Facebook recently announced its plans for new targeted advertising programs on their site. The most interesting one referred to what they’re calling “social ads.”
Facebook Unveils New Advertising Program
“Social ads are small, banner-like ads tied to Facebook users’ activities and placed on their profile page mini-feeds and the news feeds of friends on Facebook. (Members [...]
Posted by Bob Burch in Behavioral Targeting, Media, Online Advertising, Social Networking, User Experience, Viral Marketing | No Comments »