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Pringles and Star Wars Channel The Force For Fun in Crowdsourced Video Contest

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In a galaxy not so far away, a popular snack food brand, Pringles, has joined forces with the iconic movie franchise, Star Wars, to launch a crowdsourced video contest. Themed around, “The Force For Fun,” one video will win $25,000 and a chance to be featured as Pringles national advertisement. Who will take the top honors?

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Generating a Buyer Persona with Facebook Advertising

Buzz Marketing for Technology

As you may be aware I co-wrote the book Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) and I am in the middle of working on Facebook Advertising for Dummies (Wiley) right now. And I stumbled upon this concept while working on a Facebook Ad campaign. Frankly that’s buyer persona gold for free from your Facebook Ad campaign. Tweet This!

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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Before Sprout, I managed a viral social media campaign at Shedd Aquarium that was so widespread, it reached all seven continents—yes, including Antarctica. ?? And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. Ability to crowdsource.

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Brands Using Social Media to Take a Stand Against Racism

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Take a look at these brands that are taking a stand against racism through social media campaigns that are both innovative and genuine, and the lessons you can learn from them. Pernod Ricard: Crowdsourcing App. The technology uses crowdsourcing to surface hateful speech at scale. VSCO: Black Joy Matters. Stay tuned.

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Complete Guide to Instagram eCommerce in 2022

Hootsuite

People are receptive to advertising. Folks are receptive to being advertised products or services on the platform. Let them know about any promotional campaigns you’re running. You can also tease future campaigns with ‘coming soon’ posts. And to crowdsource sentiment on your brand. They work toward different goals.

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What you can learn from Mister Splashy Pants

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Check out this campaign from Greenpeace for the answer. Advertising guru Russell Davies praised Greenpeace’s handling of the campaign as “one of the defining moments in New Media marketing.&# The lesson to be learned from Mister Splashy Pants is: Crowdsourcing works but only if you let go and are open to the results.

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Marketing Is Dead

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If I can understand what Lee is saying (and it's not very clear), it sounds like he is saying that traditional advertising is dead (as we have known it to date). This is what the article says: "Traditional marketing - including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications - is dead. But they are.