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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

The internet is littered with examples of brands receiving backlash after failing to read the room. This article will focus on the second camp, sharing 10 of our favorite examples of brands that used trending subjects to generate social engagement. Or when Burger King UK tweeted, “ Women belong in the kitchen ”?

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9 Genius Ideas to Steal for Your Black Friday + Cyber Monday Marketing Campaigns (with Real-life Examples)

Buffer Social

To help you stand out from the crowd, here’s some guidance — complete with tried-and-tested examples. In 2011, they took out a full-page ad in the New York Times emblazoned with the headline, “Don’t buy this jacket.” billion in the U.S. They even closed their stores and sent their employees home.

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Great Examples of Videogame Social Media Marketing

Socialmedia.biz

While the bad examples are easy to remember and continue to remain fresh in the memory of pro-players, there are some small and big game developers and publishers who’ve managed to knock the ball out of the park with their memorable announcements. For example, the video titled— “Meet the Medic” has been viewed more than 54 million times!

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Top 11 Social Media Marketing Blog Posts of 2011

Firebelly

Here are the top 11 social media marketing posts on the Firebelly blog in 2011 based on number of views. Clever QR Code Example: The World Park. Thank you for reading, sharing and commenting. Facebook For Business Tip #1: Pages not Profiles. Social Search: Tempur-Pedic “Ask Me” Commercial. Gettin’ Unique With QR Codes.

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11 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2011

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Here are 11 concrete ways I think the environment in which B2B Marketers operate will evolve in 2011. What you need to focus on is the content and optimizing the content to get comments and likes which will help you drive amount of people that Facebook will show your page to. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

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How to Build the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2011 Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The new layout, rolled out to all Pages on March 10, 2011, gives over a full two-thirds of Page real estate to the Page owner: The Perfect Fan Page Leverages ALL the Available Opportunities. Articles that discuss Fan Page design tend to focus on nicely designed Welcome tabs ( Examples: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). Much More Screen Real Estate!

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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). Then they began to taper off and disappear.

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