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Flash Mobs Go Social in India

Waxing UnLyrical

What the iPhone is to smart phones, flash mobs are to marketing. While a slew of such campaigns have taken place in India, one that caught the fancy of many is the recent flash mob organized by the IBM OnDemand Community. Flash mobs have a way of engaging the audience. reading and traveling.

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What drives participation in a social network?

Direct Marketing Observations

Simply put, what we do in our communities needs to be validated. We become “part&# of the dynamic of the group, of the community. Social Media flash mobs go nuts over corporate missteps-they validate each other in unison and then are further validated by Twitter, blogs and reaction from the company itself.

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Version 2 of Viral Success

Mindjumpers

Radiotjänst really put a focus on thanking their customers and is doing so with quite extreme actions; they also did Sweden´s greatest flash mob as part of the campaign. This second version of The Hero isn´t expected to reach goals as high as the first one, but it’s a cool follow-up on the campaign and their concept.

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Coca-Cola's Happiness Machine | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Coca-Cola has been garnering a lot of applause from the social media community as of late, first, with the release of their 3 page social media policy and now with this. Create advertising and marketing campaigns that get people to think and then when they talk about you, engage and interact with them when you can.

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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

By engaging the wedding party and having them dance down the aisle spontaneously, people watching the resultant video really felt the momentum. It’s why T-Mobile succeeded with a flash mob. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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