article thumbnail

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. Flash Mobs Go Social in India.

Flash Mob 218
article thumbnail

Yelp is Broken and Social Flashmobs Apparently Rule

Direct Marketing Observations

I was just reading about the social media meltdown of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, if you’re not familiar with it, the restaurant was featured on Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares production that airs on the FOX Network. But, not surprisingly, I found out about the particular show via social media.

Flash Mob 219
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What drives participation in a social network?

Direct Marketing Observations

If you’re a social media consultant like Jay Baer , or a larger organization like Accenture for instance, one of the constant constants in social media is the amount of education required to get people all on the same page, before anything can really be accomplished. Social media validates my feelings and actions.

article thumbnail

Why Conservative Doesn’t Mean Boring in Financial Content Marketing

Convince & Convert

Wells Fargo – Wells Fargo organized a flash mob in Times Square that became great video/social media content. T Rowe Price – This company created a microsite with an illustrated video-storybook to help people set up college funds for their kids. Fun Can Cut Across Content Types. Fun isn’t just for video.

article thumbnail

Election 2010: GetUp Tony Abbott Mashup

Laurel Papworth

In 2007 I blogged on Kevin07 portal: We will see more of ‘static portal hybrid hosted social networks’ for a while – companies and government distancing themselves from the challenges of social networks by outsourcing to social network platforms. That’s how it works. Please spell out I.R.O.N.Y

Mashup 100
article thumbnail

7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Viral Marketing > 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos by Tamar Weinberg on January 28, 2010 Share In the past few years, video has come a long way.

Video 236
article thumbnail

Occupy Wall Street – The Revolution is Twittervised

Laurel Papworth

Why Governments Fear Social Media – the Demise of Representational Democracy. Mr Cameron said talks were to be held with companies such as Twitter, BlackBerry and Facebook, as well as the intelligence services, to discuss actions that could limit their reach, to help prevent further disorder. No longer relevant?

Journal 111