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The era of TV commercial, printed press, radio and other “monoloque-marketing” channels has passed into shadow. The main benefit of the new communication channels is a user response. But, got used to the old channels, marketers still use the new ones by the same scheme: omnipresent shouting about their brand, not counting on response.
Oreo has one of the most active and effective social media strategies, which has earned them several awards in the past. So let’s look at their Twitter account to study the content and benchmark some great ideas from this super cookie.
I stumbled upon an interesting technique Barney’s uses to present their clothes and accessories on Pinterest. They always make 2 types of pins for each product: an “Individual Product” and a “Product in a Setting”. I couldn’t just walk by and not compare the effectiveness of both methods of product representation. Which one is more likely to be re-pinned and liked - an “individual product” or a “product in a setting” format?
Burberry has 17 mln followers but only around 0.06% of them react to their posts. Why do they stink so much? And how to make sure that your brand isn’t falling into the same trap?
