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Social Media case studies: we currently have 509.
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Video case study: Fyffes turns bananas into comic strips
With the help of an innovative laser-print technique, Fyffes managed to print six different comics on banana skins. This case study looks at how the fruit brand managed to get kids to ditch sweets for bananas.
Brand: Ffyfes | Sector: Food | Country: Global | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Video, YouTube
08/01/2014 | Full story...
Video case study: How John Lewis learned to make the nation cry… and buy
With the latest John Lewis' Christmas ad hitting both TV and YouTube over the weekend, just how did the retailer manage to achieve such high-profile anticipation and social media comment for a seasonal campaign? This case study from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) interviews some to the people behind the previous festive campaigns to see how the department store chain managed to eclipse rivals such as Marks and Spencer and Debenhams to position itself as the premier shopping destination for Christmas in the UK.
Brand: John Lewis | Sector: Retail | Country: UK | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Video, YouTube
08/01/2014 | Full story...
Persil targets digital mums with ‘mighty’ personalised stories for kids
In September 2013, Persil worked with TMW to support the launch of its new ‘Small and Mighty’ range. To support the launch of the new Persil created ‘Be Mighty’, a digital campaign featuring a series of animated and interactive online story books for children. This case study looks at how the detergent brand made smart use of its brand image and target audience to come up with a cutting edge digital campaign that delivered a lasting impact on consumers.
Brand: Persil | Sector: FMCG, Household, Electronics | Country: UK | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social, Mobile, Video, Content
27/11/2013 | Full story...
Best Vines of the year: Lowes 'lifehacks' tops 6-second video ads
Twitter’s new 6-second Vine video platform proved a big hit this year .If used correctly, Vine offers a quick yet extremely effective way for brands to reach wider, socially engaged audiences. And as one of the fastest growing mobile apps in the world, this means enormous potential for marketers. We look back at some of the best, starting with Lowes' ingenious visual tips that make DIY seem fun (well…almost).
26/11/2013 | Full story...
Cheetos teams with Google Street View for virtual Halloween ‘tricks’
To keep up with the US tradition of toilet papering your house on Halloween, snack brand Cheetos teamed with Google maps and Street View to recreate the experience online (without risking vandalism charges). The app works by letting users enter a chosen address and creating a toilet paper "bombing" experience using Google Earth and Google Streetview. Users can then share the results via social media. Of course, the site has to come with a warning that Cheetos doesn't condone actual toilet-papering... only the digital kind.
Brand: Cheetos, Frito-Lays | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages | Country: US | Partner/agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: YouTube, Social Media, Video, Google Maps
06/11/2013 | Full story...
Pot Noodle pays for student’s tuition fees in Facebook search for ‘Scholar’
To coincide with the new academic year, Unilever's Pot Noodle offered one student the chance to have their tuition fees for the next year paid for them, as part of a new Facebook ‘Scholar’ campaign. The winner was given everything they need to live the Uni lifestyle including Pot Noodle-branded t-shirts, trainers, bed sheets, condoms, a year’s supply of Pot Noodle and a “legendary” party.
Brand: Unilever, Pot Noodle | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages | Country: UK | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social, Facebook
06/11/2013 | Full story...
Bundaberg Rum helps flooded community with Facebook campaign
The Bundaberg Distilling Company ran integrated 'Road to Recovery' campaign, designed to help the local Bundaberg community in Australia get back on its feet after the recent flood crisis. This case study looks at how the Diageo brand raised $300,000 for the town with the help of social media. Spanning Facebook, PR, traditional media advertising, product innovation and a special event, the activity, with creative via Leo Burnett, Sydney, aimed to drive visitation back to Bundaberg and stimulate the local economy through tourism.
Brand: Bundaberg Rum | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages, Alcohol | Country: Global | Partner/agency: Leo Burnett, One Green Bean, IKON, Traffik, STI Group, Barker Gray.| Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social media, Facebook, Video
29/10/2013 | Full story...
Case study: Smirnoff’s ‘brain-controlled DJ’ gets fans sharing video
In June 2013, Smirnoff teamed with DJ Fresh and neurotechnology expert Julien Castet to help three disabled musicians create a dance track using only the power of their brains. The social media case study looks at how the Diageo drinks brand helped to build its ‘nightlife’ brand with cutting edge technology, social media and a catchy soundtrack….
Brand: Diageo, Smirnoff | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages, Alcohol | Country: Global | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social media, Facebook, Video
29/10/2013 | Full story...
Facebook case study: Smirnoff creates global buzz with nightlife exchange MTV project
Back in 2011, MTV teamed with Smirnoff to showcase ‘The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project’ – an ambitious attempt to break new ground in nightlife experiences and an integrated marketing partnership in the truest sense. This video case study highlights how the campaign increased Facebook fans from 427% to more than 1m.
Brand: Smirnoff | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages, Alcohol | Country: Global | Partner/agency: We Are Social | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social media, Facebook, Video
29/10/2013 | Full story...
Twitter case study: Airbnb creates 4 minute film using Vine videos
Social accommodation app Airbnb launched its first video ad this month- compiled only using 6-second Vine videos from Twitter fans. The 4-minute long commercial was composed after the firm asked its Twitter followers to create their own short Vine videos for the film, each of which depicts a different scene with a paper airplane traveling across the world.
Airbnb’s commercial, dubbed ‘Hollywood & Vines’, aired on the Sundance Channel in September 2013, and can been viewed in the embedded YouTube video below:
Brand: Airbnb | Sector: Hospitality, Travel | Country: US | Partner/agency: Mullen | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Video, Vine, Twitter, Social media
09/10/2013 | Full story...
Social case study: The government shutdown? Democrats fight back online #EnoughAlready
In September 2013, American politics exploded onto the web with a partial governement shutdown, and digital marketers got tough and took the fight to Twitter, email and beyond. And they made it personal with a massive campaign to hold Speaker John Boehner “responsible” for the shutdown. Here’s what they said…
Sector: Politics | Country: US | Objective: Petition, Social media followers | Format: Email, Twitter, Social media
07/10/2013 | Full story...
Agatha Christie site revamp gets 35% audience boost in first week
The official website for crime writer Agatha Christie got a revamp this month, resulting in a significant rise in visitors. This case study looks at how digital agency Tangent Snowball used a user-centred social media strategy to solve the mystery of fan engagement…
Brand: Acorn Productions | Sector: Publishing | Country: UK | Partner/agency: Tangent Snowball | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Website design, Social media
07/10/2013 | Full story...
Case study: Burberry teams with Google to offer social media ‘kisses’
Following its successful ‘Art of the Trench' campaign, luxury fashion brand Burberry has teamed up with Google to let people capture their kisses by direct contact with their touch screen device, adding a personalised message and send on to friends across the globe. The YouTube video below has already notched up half a million views three months after the campaign went live.
Brand: Burberry | Sector: Clothing, Luxury | Country: Global | Agency/Partner: Grow, oogle | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social, Mobile
25/09/2013 | Full story...
Dom Pérignon targets younger consumers with Instagram art project
Dom Pérignon is using Instagram to reinvent itself and appeal to younger consumers, as the luxury champagne brand expands into social media. Dom Pérignon has been showcasing the collaboration and limited-edition collaboration through its social media pages. On Facebook, daily posts convey the collaboration and promote the limited edition bottle and gift box.
Brand: Dom Pérignon | Sector: FMCG, Luxury | Country: Global | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Instagram, Facebook, Social
25/09/2013 | Full story...
Lamborghini targets racing fans with live video streaming
In September 2013, Italian automaker Lamborghini introduced a live-streaming racing community to target aspirational consumers and racing enthusiasts. The new service went live at the Sept. 21-22 the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race at the Nürburgring racecourse in Germany. The brand provided dedicated fans with moment-to-moment video and multimedia pertaining to the weekend’s races. Rather than inventing new content, finding ways to bring traditional events to social media can help Lamborghini bridge the gap between young and old consumers.
Brand: Lamborghini | Sector: Automotive, Luxury | Country: Global Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social, Video
25/09/2013 | Full story...
Milka lets consumers send ‘last square’ to friends
In a digital twist on the classic ‘last Rolo’ ads, Milka has launched a new campaign that lets consumers pick who receives the last square of their chocolate bar. The confectionery brand has taken the last square from over 13 Million Milka Chocolate bars and are giving people the chance to claim their square back or give it to someone else. The campaign builds on the French brand’s current positioning of ‘Osez la tendresse’, or ‘Dare to be tender’. Paris-based Buzzman had the concept of the missing square and is behind the marketing campaign. The campaign was no mean feat, as it meant Milka had to alter its manufacturing process to create 10 million blocks of chocolate with a single piece missing.
Brand: Milka | Sector: FMCG, Food and beverage | Country: France | Agency/Partner: Buzzman | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social
18/09/2013 | Full story...
Twitter case study: Rayban promotes ‘real-life Instagram’ effect
Ray-Ban Belgium and DDB Brussels have launched a new campaign that makes creative use of public transportation to communicate Ray-Ban’s wide range of polarized color lenses: from sky blue to hot pink. In all major Belgian cities, trams were redesigned into "Ray-Ban Test-Drive Trams" that let consumers discover the city through different Ray-Ban color lenses.
Brand: Rayban Belgium | Sector: Clothing, Luxury | Country: Belgium | Agency/Partner: DDB Brussels | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Outdoor, Instagram, Social Media, Video
10/09/2013 | Full story...
Yoghurt brand increases Facebook fans 7% in 2 weeks with social couponing
FAGE UK hired Coupons.com to run a social couponing campaign to engage consumers via Facebook and drive product trial for its Fruyo range in Waitrose. This case study outlines how the yoghurt brand boosted Facebook fans 7% in just 2 weeks with social couponing.
Brand: Fage | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages | Country: UK | Agency/Partner: Coupons.com | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social and mobile coupons, Facebook
10/09/2013 | Full story...
Social media case study: Swarovski ‘pocket journal’ records travel memories online
In 2013, Swarovski Optik launched a social media campaign capturing the vacation experiences of travellers, positioning its new CL Pocket binoculars as an accessory for enhancing holiday sights. This campaign was developed by international creative agency Perfect Fools and met the desire to show and comment on holiday and travel experiences via TripAdvisor and Facebook, in a glamorous digital space.
Brand: Swarovski | Sector: Luxury | Country: UK | Partner/agency: Perfect Fools | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social, Trip Advisor, Facebook
10/09/2013 | Full story...
Kellogg's Krave 'Tweet When U Eat' campaign boosts audience engagement
This summer saw Kellogs embrace social media with a Krave campaign that encouraged users to use Twitter hashtags and linked with Alton Tower’s new ride ‘The Smiler’. This case study uses data from Crimson Hexagon to examine how the campaign generated a total of 76,498 Twitter and Facebook posts just 5% negative sentiments.
Brand: Kellog's | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverages | Country: UK | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social Media
03/09/2013 | Full story...
How Ryan Gosling, Dove and Space Oddity went viral: Twitter hunts for formula to web success
Going viral on the internet is a goal for all brands, but is there is secret to becoming a web sensation? This week, Twitter examined three big viral video hits - actor Ryan Gosling 'refusing' to eat cereal, astronaut Chris Hadfield singing Space Oddity and Dove's Real Beauty marketing campaign to demonstrate how internet buzz spreads.
Brand: Dove | Sector: FMCG, Health and Beauty | Country: Global | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Twitter, Social media, Video, YouTube
02/09/2013 | Full story...
Tour De France champions Team Sky tracks social media success
Team Sky, home to Chris Froome and winner of this year’s Tour de France, used RadiumOne’s Po.st platform to track and boost both fan growth and engagement across its global digital presence.
Brand: Team Sky | Sector: Social Media | Country: UK | Partner/agency: RadiumOne | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Social Media
02/09/2013 | Full story...
Case study: V Energy ‘robbery’ game gets 12% increase in sales
Earlier this year, V Energy launched an online game in New Zealand inviting customers to steal their share of the $100,000 prize pool from each other. This case study looks at how the energy drinks band increase Facebook engagement 174% and sales 12% through this innovative (and risque) social gaming campaign.
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Brand: V Energy | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverage | Country: New Zealand | Partner/agency: Frucor Beverages and Colenso BBDO NZ | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: social, gaming
14/08/2013 | Full story...
Search case study: Tatu Couture gets 250% sale increase with low-cost PPC ads
Luxury Lingerie brand Tatu Couture hired agency Tonica to boost its profile and sales in the UK market. This case study looks at how the firm used targeted ads on Google, Facebook and their own properties to maximise reach while keeping costs down.
Brand: Tatu Couture | Sector: Luxury, Clothing | Country: UK | Partner/agency: Tonica | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: search, social
09/08/2013 | Full story...
Mobile case study: Lancôme Perfume gets 75% click-through with Emma Watson ad
Back in 2011, Lancôme, a globally recognized beauty brand, wanted to promote its latest perfume “Midnight Rose” to women, as well as drive attendance to the soft-launch event. This case study highlights how the luxury brand used mobile to target its key demographic, getting a 75% click through rate as a result.
Brand: Lancome | Sector: Luxury | Country: Global | Partner/agency: InMobi | Objective: brand awareness, consideration and purchase | Format: Mobile, Video, YouTube
09/08/2013 | Full story...
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