Almost Savvy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Do any of these examples sound familiar? ORM and the Dark Side: Astroturfing, Flogging and the Viral Marketing Campaign that never was Reply Irene Koehler says: September 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm You’re absolutely right. Have you seen other sites offering a humorous look at the perils of connecting with one’s parents or kids?

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 8, 2009

Here’s a good example of a PR professional (Todd Defren) who discloses when he is Twittering on behalf of a client. See “Astroturfing&# above for more. There’s an example here. The FTC is looking into the practice as well, as I blogged about here and here. Hat tip to Dave in the comments for this one.)

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Hootsuite

APRIL 20, 2021

And one final example is @NastyWomenComedy , an all-women comedy trope I am part of. Astroturf.). For @WesternLiving (another publication I work for), we see just 20% of the most-liked posts with people in them. While a whopping 100% of our most-liked posts have faces… 100% of our content includes a face (or 10). The secret?

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