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Marketing    Campaigns Some That Killed It and Some That Should’ve Been Killed What We Can Learn
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Marketing That Killed It
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Marketing that should  have been DOA…
Sony PSP - 2005 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Urban Nomads Respond No street cred for Sony!
Sony PSP – Christmas, 2006 ,[object Object],[object Object],www.alliwantforxmasisapsp.com
A phony is sniffed out… … www.somethingawful.com
Sony, er, Charlie Responds Yo where all u hatas com from... juz cuz you aint feelin the flow of PSP dun mean its sum mad faek website or summ... you all be trippin. -Charlie
Surprise, it was us… ,[object Object],[object Object]
Why It Failed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Rutgers Mobile Marketing Mini MBA According to the website, it’s a program designed to help :  “participants design, manage, and track mobile-marketing programs and campaigns. It provides the business case for integrating and leveraging mobile into marketing plans,  as well as practical and tactical uses of mobile tools. ”
When you scan the code with your mobile device you get… … a standard, non-mobile website
Why It Fails ,[object Object],[object Object]
More Takeaways ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More Marketing Fails ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Stop pedaling… start driving”
Giant Bicycles responds quickly… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ stop driving…start pedaling”
Get a 2 nd  opinion!!
 
 
 
 
These are your call…
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Quiznos’ Spongemonkeys ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ They got a pepper bar!!!”
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Other Noteworthy Campaigns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Marketing That Killed (and some that should have been killed)

  • 1. Marketing Campaigns Some That Killed It and Some That Should’ve Been Killed What We Can Learn
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  • 10. Marketing that should have been DOA…
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  • 12. Urban Nomads Respond No street cred for Sony!
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  • 14. A phony is sniffed out… … www.somethingawful.com
  • 15. Sony, er, Charlie Responds Yo where all u hatas com from... juz cuz you aint feelin the flow of PSP dun mean its sum mad faek website or summ... you all be trippin. -Charlie
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  • 18. Rutgers Mobile Marketing Mini MBA According to the website, it’s a program designed to help : “participants design, manage, and track mobile-marketing programs and campaigns. It provides the business case for integrating and leveraging mobile into marketing plans, as well as practical and tactical uses of mobile tools. ”
  • 19. When you scan the code with your mobile device you get… … a standard, non-mobile website
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  • 24. Get a 2 nd opinion!!
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  • 34. Questions, comments, or other wit to share?