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Top Twitter trends for 2011

Sherrilynne Starkie

Betty White flogs insurance via YouTube. Social media boosts campaigns. It’s probably an accurate reflection of users’interests; interesting that there are no major brands mentioned (other than sport). Related posts: Women in social media. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Top 10 Public Relations Blunders for 2012

Bill Hartzer

Matt Fisher’s sister was insured by Progressive Insurance before she lost her life in a 2010 traffic accident, so when Fisher appeared in court during the trial of the under-insured driver at fault, he didn’t expect to see a Progressive lawyer assisting the defense in an attempt to undermine his family’s claim on his sister’s policy.

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Great Examples of Videogame Social Media Marketing

Socialmedia.biz

Like every other industry, video gaming has had a reasonable percentage of both exceptional and disastrous marketing campaigns. For example, Grand Theft Auto V was unveiled in October 2011 and wasn’t available in the market until September 2013. In the gaming industry, a short turnover period is practically unheard of.

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Is Your Brand Socially Agile?

Convince & Convert

Andy was the engineer behind the world’s most successful Twitter campaign , which was centered around the hashtag #WantAnR8. Audi was also the first brand to use a hashtag – #ProgressIs – during a Superbowl commercial, back in 2011. Jeff : Next week we will be joined by Michelle Wingate from American Family Insurance.

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How These 5 Brands Are Acing Storytelling on Social Media

agora pulse

This character came to light when an agency creative realized that the name of the insurance company sounded like a duck’s quack. Started in 2011, the pages now have a phenomenal following of 18 million+ on Facebook and 9 million+ on Instagram. One notable example was the famous Equality campaign. Humans of New York (HONY).

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17 Ways to Succeed in Viral Content Marketing

Writtent Blog

Old Spice, Smart Water, and BlendTec are just a few examples of companies with campaigns that have received million of shares, and some serious brand advocates. While there’s no reliable formula for virality, there are some tried-and-true tactics to increase the appeal of your next campaign. Image Credit: Oreo. Use Rising Memes.

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15 Lessons That Took Me 15 Years to Learn by Jim Tobin

Ignite Social Media

So we were three years before those even started, and it was yet another year before Snapchat, Twitch as Twitch, and Google Plus launched in 2011. They could be the way your home transfers hands without title insurance, because if you have the NFT, it’s tracked on the blockchain. Google Wave came out, I think that was 2011.