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Like It Or Spike it: Social Media Case Studies
The document discusses several social media campaigns and their results: 1) Discovery Channel partnered with Campfire to create a Facebook game promoting "The Colony" that generated 350,000 pageviews and 59% of players restarted the game. 2) Cosmopolitan's Facebook app simulating a photo shoot attracted 3,800 users in its first week. 3) When American Express declined to sell advance tickets, Pee-Wee Herman sold them on Facebook instead, gaining 230,000 fans and $1.5 million in presales without any ads. 4) An Edge shaving gel Twitter campaign received 4,930 tweets with its hashtag and extended the campaign due to positive
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- 4. To help launchSeason 2 of “The Colony,” Discovery Channel partnered with creative agency Campfire to make a Facebook-based alternate reality game.!
- 6. Results:! • Coverage in Mashable, Neatorama, MediaPost, AdFreak and more! • Players spent an average of 6 minutes on site, some as long as 20 minutes! • 70% of users chose to allow Facebook Connect! • 59% who reached final “tune in” message went back and re-started the experience! • 350,000 pageviews in 2 weeks leading up to season premiere! Source: !Campfire!
- 7. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 9. For its firstglobal digital ad campaign, Cosmopolitan created a Facebook Connect app that simulates being in a Cosmo photo shoot.!
- 11. Results:! • Launch coverage in the New York Times — but almost nowhere else! • 3,800 users in first week (Facebook fan base for Cosmo: 534,000)! • Positive feedback from international fans on Facebook! Source: !App user data determined by “Monthly Active Users” as of Oct. 10, 2010!
- 12. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 14. When American Expressdeclined to sell advance tickets for Pee-wee’s theater revival to its cardholders, the offer went to his Facebook fans instead — kicking off a landslide of social media support.!
- 16. Results:! • Twitter: 590,000 followers! • Facebook: 230,000 Likes! • Foursquare: 9,500 Friends (up from 4,000 just days after badge launch)! • $1.5 million in ticket presales before the first ad ever ran! • Massive, glowing news coverage ! Sources: !“Pee-wee friends online followers to box office,” Variety, Sept. 11, 2010! ! !Social network data updated Oct. 10, 2010!
- 17. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 19. In September 2010, Edgeshaving gel began a Twitter campaign offering to help those who tweeted with a #soirritating hashtag. For some, rewards included iPod Touches, PS3s or gift cards.!
- 21. Results:! • “Tremendous feedback,” according to senior brand manager! • Campaign extended past September! • 4,930 tweets using #soirritating hashtag from Sept. 10 – Oct. 10! • 2,839 tweets using #soirritating AND @EdgeShaveZone! Sources: !“Shaving Away Irritations via Twitter,” TalentZoo.com, Oct. 8, 2010! ! !Hashtag data via Radian6!
- 22. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 24. In a two-prongedFacebook campaign, PepsiCo’s Naked is soliciting “your personal Naked Truth” for a chance at a Costa Rica vacation and also bringing the effort to college campuses.!
- 26. Results:! • 14,615 active app users in first two weeks! • 2,000 photos from campuses (uploaded by brand), but only a handful from fans! • Minimal launch coverage! • Audience (currently 44,000 fans) likely to grow as print ads and other campaign support begin running! Source: !Facebook status updated Oct. 11, 2010.!
- 27. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 29. An hour beforethe Season 2 premiere of NBC’s sitcom “Community,” the network played out a bonus scene on Twitter, with 80 #nbccommunity tweets posted by characters.!
- 31. Results:! • Extensive preview coverage by Wired, HuffPo, Entertainment Weekly, Fast Company and more! • 122,492 total followers for character accounts (average of 10,200 per character)! • Viewership (5 million) was down 2.7 million from Season 1 premiere (after “The Office”) ! • BUT ratings were up 16% from debut in 8 p.m. slot — despite now competing with “Big Bang Theory”! Sources: !Twitter data updated Oct. 11, 2010.! ! !Ratings info: TVByTheNumbers.com, Wikipedia.com!
- 32. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 34. In a brandedcharity effort with Canadian underwear label Stanfield’s, a cancer survivor locked himself in his apartment for 25 days. The goal? 25,000 Likes, yielding $25,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.!
- 36. Results:! • First 9 days: 31,000 Likes (Goal extended to $50K)! • $1,435 raised through Donation Challenges! • Clear spike in mentions for Stanfieldʼs: ! Sources: !Facebook and donation data updated Oct. 14, 2010.! ! !Conversation data: Radian6!
- 37. Peckʼs Take" Grinerʼs Take"
- 38. Closing thoughts:! • Beclear in your goals, and make it easy for your audience to help you reach them! • Be original, even it means risking the unknown! • Base your ideas around the real reasons people like your brand !
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