I'll drink to that.
As I write in my book THE ON-DEMAND BRAND, we've reached a point now where brands should no longer view social media as a cool new way to connect with consumers.
We must now view social media as a means by which we as brands can enable consumers not just to connect with us, but to each other. And not just in some virtual space, but in the physical world as well.
This initiative can help break the ice in a social setting - as well as continue the conversation (and/or flirtation) after that beer (or the many, many beers, as the case may be) is gone.
Cheers to Bud for the bold idea.
Read all about it, here.
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Budweiser Toasts Facebook-Integrated 'Buddy Cup' – Clink to Make Friends (Video)
Posted by Rick Mathieson on April 30th, 2013 at 8:38 am
Tags: advertising, branding, bud, buddy, budweiser, cup, Facebook, marketing, media, mobile, social, tech
Posted in Creative Best Practices, Emerging Platforms | 1 Comment »
LoopNet 3D Projection Magic (Video)
Posted by Rick Mathieson on January 21st, 2013 at 5:34 pm
How are you bringing B2C approaches to your B2B marketing?
Are you doing it at all?
For far too many B2B marketers, there's a view that never the two should meet. But as I write in my book THE ON-DEMAND BRAND, it's critical that B2B marketers realize business people are just that - people. And their exposure to B2C marketing approaches in their personal lives sets expectations for B2B marketing, whether B2B marketers like it or not.
But some savvy B2B marketers have caught on - big time.
Case in point: Our client LoopNet, the #1 online marketplace for commercial real estate.
Over the last few months, LoopNet has launched an integrated campaign that's predicated on a simple, yet powerful message: If your commercial listings aren't advertised on LoopNet, they may as well be invisible. That's because only LoopNet drives traffic to commercial real estate listings like literally no other option can.
Print, direct mail and online advertising developed by has articulated this theme in compelling, brand consistent fashion.
So when LoopNet decided to fete the luminaries of Los Angeles commercial real estate, we got to thinking: What if we took our message and super-sized it? What if we used a full-motion, building-size canvass to drive home... Read more
Tags: #looptrafficjam, 3d, advertising, band, branded, branding, commercial, concert, cre, dooh, entertainment, estate, experience, fender, gamification, go2, guitar, jam, la, loopnet, mapping, marketing, media, music, ooh, outdoor, pearl, productions, projection, real, social, traffic, Train, Video, viral
Posted in Creative Best Practices, Emerging Platforms, Entertainment, Opinions, Social Media, Websites, Wireless, Word of Mouth | No Comments »
The 5 Hottest Social Ad Trends of 2013
Posted by Jon Elvekrog on January 10th, 2013 at 10:08 am
This year, all players in the social ad game should be thinking big. 2012 was a breakout year for social advertising. Brands from all verticals emerged to play the social ad game, with some clear winners emerging. But what are the major trends for 2013?
Tags: big data, mobile, social, Social Media, Targeting, trends
Posted in Media Planning & Buying, Opinions, Social Media | No Comments »
5 Top Trends in Mobile Marketing 2013
Posted by Rick Mathieson on December 29th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Mobile marketing is going to make some major moves in 2013 - just not how most imagine.
Following up on our list of Top 10 Mobile Marketing Initiatives of 2012, it's time to look at some trends we'll see emerge and/or evolve in the year ahead.
Among the most prominent (not necessarily in this order):
5. Mobile Advertising Picks Up Speed (For A Time)
According to Forrester Research, mobile ad spend will boom next year - to $15 billion. Why? Because consumers now spend 10% of their media consumption time on mobile devices, yet mobile attracts less than 10% of ad dollars. The firm reasons that the old school Internet's ad growth from 8% of spend to 22% of spend means mobile must follow course (even though marketers get less and less from that increased Internet spend). But, the firm says, even a small step toward closing the gap will mean big dollars for this medium.
I'm not completely convinced. As a marketer, I find mobile advertising a bore (even some of the newer, much hyped expandable ad units). As a consumer, I find it all a snooze fest.
Mobile's far more powerful than just trying to replicate ad models from the old school Internet and... Read more
Tags: advertising, apps, becher, branding, coca-cola, coke, commerce, CRM, digital, forrester, heineken, location, marketing, media, mobile, nike, print, research, sap, shop2mobi, social, starbucks, traditional, vail
Posted in Ad Networks, Ad Serving, Creative Best Practices, Emerging Platforms, Entertainment, Media Planning & Buying, Social Media, Wireless, Word of Mouth | 1 Comment »
5 Top Trends in Social Media 2013
Posted by Rick Mathieson on December 28th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Now that our "Top 10" lists for 2012 are out, we're turning our attention to top trends to watch in 2013.
First up: Five big trends to look for in the world of social media marketing.
5. Social Gets More Physical
In the year ahead, look for an increasing number of social initiatives to move away from pure-play digital to the physical world. Coca-Cola has been a leader in this, with efforts like the Happiness Truck and Happiness Vending Machines, which engaged consumers in the physical world, and helped those consumers propagate the experience via digital.
You also saw Microsoft use branded mobile game apps like "Dance Cam" to engage in the physical world by enabling folks to create dance videos on their mobile phones and then share them.
And ad hoc physical world social networks will become commonplace. Look at efforts like Heineken's personalized QR codes for music festivals, where users can create their own customized QR code stickers that other attendees can scan to spark up conversation.
Factor in augmented reality, and "liking" things in the physical world will take on all-new forms.
In a world gone mobile, having a desktop presence or experience becomes increasingly irrelevant.
4. 'Presence' Takes A Backseat to Campaigns
As I write... Read more
Tags: 2013, advertising, amex, bear, branding, coca-cola, codes, epic, Facebook, ford, Kinect, marketing, media, mercedes, Microsoft, mitsubishi, mix, mobile, mustang, pew, PlayStation, polar, qr, social, top, trends, twitter, vail
Posted in Creative Best Practices, Desktop Apps, Email, Emerging Platforms, Entertainment, Media Planning & Buying, Social Media, Websites, Wireless, Word of Mouth | 1 Comment »
