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Argentina social content case study: Movistar wins over youngsters with Facebook sitcom

To win over youngsters in Argentina, mobile network Movistar created a social media sitcom. This case study looks at how the brand made smart use of the Facebook platform to get 6.5 million views- and demand for a second season.

08/04/2015  |  Full story...

Social gaming case study: AirAsia ‘Friendsy’ competition lets Facebook friends share private plane

Back in April 2012, AirAsia celebrated the launch into its most-anticipated Australian hub, Sydney. With little consumer awareness in this brand new and fiercely competitive market, they wanted to create a campaign that would develop brand awareness. This case study looks at how the airline brand created a Facebook competition that lets one lucky Facebook fan commandeer their very own AirAsia plane, growing its fan base 30% and generating a PR value of $1,627,593 in the process.


08/04/2015  |  Full story...

Brazil social media case study: Netflix creates local movie awards

To boost its presence in Brazil, Netflix created a new award for the local market, using Facebook as its platform to amplify the campaign. This case study looks at how the video streaming firm generated social media buzz with a strong local campaign.

08/04/2015  |  Full story...

Peacock's Plume or Hockey Puck? Paint brand creates colours for men

Tutti Frutti, Cuddles, Peacock’s Plume, Pansy Violet. These are not paint chip names men will be thrilled about. On the other hand, Beer, Bacon, Dry Wall and Hockey Puck will likely get a mighty two thumbs up and an eager, “When can we get started?” In the interests of helping women get the colour they want with a name men will agree with, CIL Paints’ created a Facebook app and media campaign, ‘Paint Chip Names For Men.’

02/04/2015  |  Full story...

Geo-targeting case study: Uniqlo Check-In Chance

UNIQLO launched “Uniqlo Check-In Chance” campaign, giving anyone who checked-in at one of their 62 stores in Tokyo a 100 yen coupon. This case study looks at how the retailer worked with agency Dentsu and Facebook to generate sales of 10 billion Japanese yen for the three days of the campaign.

02/04/2015  |  Full story...

Facebook case study: Smart car lets fans tag their own adventure

Would you face the aliens or enter the wormhole? smart USA's 'Tag Your Own Adventure'—a new spin on the classic 'Choose Your Own Adventure' format—was a smart and original Facebook storytelling experiment letting fans' tags decide the destiny of a smart car hero.

Smart: Tag your own Adventure from Shotopop on Vimeo.

02/04/2015  |  Full story...

Storytelling marketing case study: How Country Crock captured a real and honest mother’s story to connect with mums across the US

The national American spreads brand Country Crock released a video marketing campaign over the Christmas period to create a true and touching snapshot of family life. The video is a great example of how Country Crock used storytelling to connect with its target audience.


30/03/2015  |  Full story...

Digital marketing case study: How top fashion brands are focusing on the digital runway

The fashion world is increasing its focus on the digital runway, with brands showcasing creative uses of technology as well as the latest fashion trends. Live streaming, social media and real time Twitter cams were at the forefront of AW2015 fashion month with brands such as Topshop, Burberry and Alexander McQueen embracing the concept of digital runways in order to bring their new collections closer to their target audience.

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30/03/2015  |  Full story...

Food case study: Mustard brand only accepts fans with good taste (and good spelling)

How can the world’s most discerning Dijon help people celebrate good taste once again? This case study looks at how Grey Poupon to the risky strategy of only allowing ‘classy’ people to like its brand page on Facebook via a profile scanning app.

25/03/2015  |  Full story...

Real time marketing: Nokia challenges Blackberry with its QWERTY me campaign

Nokia launched a real time marketing campaign in Mexico and Indonesia to take on Blackberry and demonstrate the limitations of the popular Blackberry handset compared to the Nokia ASHA 303.

Nokia: Qwerty Me-Indonesia from we are fallon on Vimeo.


19/03/2015  |  Full story...

Social media marketing: The Dulux Color Run

Described as “the happiest 5K on the planet”, the Color Run is a unique race held in cities all over the world. It’s an untimed race in which thousands of participants are doused from head to toe in different colours at each kilometre, a hugely popular event in Indonesia. As one of the sponsors of the event Dulux used social media to amplify its brands association with the event.


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Facebook case study: Vicks creates ‘Superlike’ button to find voice of Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the top markets of Facebook, providing a strong platform for Proctor and Gamble to relaunch one of its healthcare brands in the country. This case study looks at how Vicks created a ‘Superlike’ app to use the best social media content to their advantage- generating 7 times more engagement than the best brand pages in the country as a result.

17/03/2015  |  Full story...

Social media case study: Uniqlo turns shoppers into models

How do you make a new fashion range stand out from the crowd in a saturated market? This case study looks at how clothes retailer Uniqlo made smart use of social media and a unique in-store event to boost awareness of its Ultra Stretch Jeans in Indonesia.


17/03/2015  |  Full story...

Content marketing case study: AXA boosts brand awareness in Indonesia

AXA's biggest challenge in Indonesia was to find ways to improve on the low awareness in the country of 240 million, which only had a 2% penetration level for insurance companies. This case study looks at how the insurance brand ditched ‘pushy’ sales tactics in favour of strong digital content on social and mobile platforms to create buzz around the brand.

17/03/2015  |  Full story...

Social tourism case study: The little village that went global

Back in 2013, the little mountain village of Obermutten, Switzerland, issued a promise on Facebook: anybody who likes the village's Facebook Page can have their picture posted on the village bulletin board. This case study looks at how the village promoted tourism with a digital twist, investing 10,000 Swiss francs and getting the equivalent of a 2.4 million franc media buy.


12/03/2015  |  Full story...

Marketing case study: How Red Bull has taken sports marketing to the extreme

Red Bull has taken content marketing to new levels, aiming to be the ‘feature story’ instead of the commercial. The company which began ‘giving people wings’ in 1987 when the first can was sold in Austria, has gone on to become a leading global brand creating and publishing amazing content. Red Bull has connected with its young audience by establishing itself as an enabler of thrill, sponsoring over 500 extreme sports, from base jumping, to snow sports, and even has its own Formula 1 team. Fans are kept up to date with all things extreme through a range of digital channels which even includes its own online TV channel – Red Bull TV.

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11/03/2015  |  Full story...

Real-time marketing case study: How brands responded to #thedress

In February 2015, social media was divided by one explosive issue- just what colour was #thedress? The optical illusion created by a blue and black (or white and gold) dress became the biggest web phenomenon of the year so far. So how did brands respond? We look at the best tweets from the debate that split the globe …

View this video from NBC reporting on the dress buzz here:


05/03/2015  |  Full story...

More than cars and cleavage? How the LADBible got more Facebook fans than Buzzfeed

The LADBible has become a social media phenomena, with brands such as Pot Noodle and Sky’s Now TV paying for sponsored content on the site. With new stats showing the site attracts more Facebook fans than BuzzFeed in the UK, we look at how it’s become ‘Pinterest for blokes’.

View this video from the Financial Times looking into BuzzFeed’s success.

26/02/2015  |  Full story...

Digital marketing case study – This Girl Can, Sport England’s campaign to get women active

This Girl Can is a nationwide campaign by Sport England to inspire women and girls to get moving, get active and exercise. There is a huge gap between the amount of men and women doing sport because millions of women and girls are afraid to exercise of fear of judgement. The campaign has a strong empowering message to feel comfortable working out regardless of shape, size or age whilst celebrating women in sport.


12/02/2015  |  Full story...

Social media case study: Ireland and 3 connect rugby fans abroad with community tools

Ireland’s first game of the 2015 Six nations tournament took place in Rome last weekend, with huge expectations on the team for the opening game against Italy, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)’s social media campaign helped to create a community feel for all the fans making the trip to the Italian capital and those watching from the Emerald Isle.

12/02/2015  |  Full story...

Food case study: Walkers ‘Do Us a Flavour’ gets web buzzing about crisps

In 2008, Walkers crisps renewed customers interest in new flavours by revamping its traditional brand development process and getting consumers deeply involved in product development. The campaign was a huge success with over 1 million flavour suggestions, 4.3 million visits to the walkers.co.uk site (with four to nine minutes spent on site) and saw year on year sales growth increase by 68%. Building on this, Walkers decided to re-launch the campaign in 2014 with the eventual winner, winning a £1 million cash prize.

12/02/2015  |  Full story...

McDonald’s Super Bowl strategy: ‘Pay With Lovin’ and Twitter ad break giveaways

At this year’s Super Bowl, McDonalds certainly took the prize for most innovative digital aspect of a campaign, with a two-pronged social media strategy to get people engaging with the brand while watching the game. The fast food chain used its 2015 ad to announce that it will let random customer pay with funny and heart-warming gestures rather than cash. This was followed up with tweets that pledged to giveaway all other products advertised during each ad break- from Toyota cars to superglue.

04/02/2015  |  Full story...

Product innovation case study: ANZ’s GayTM

To celebrate ANZ becoming the principle partner for Sydney’s 2014 gay and lesbian Mardi Gras the bank bedazzled ten of its ATMs in the city. The banks ‘GayTM’s’ were such a success that the campaign won seven awards at the Cannes Lions 2014 including the Grand Prix prize for Product Innovation in the outdoor category.


04/02/2015  |  Full story...

Social media case study: How Sweaty Betty built its brand around its fans

Sports and fitness are often very social activities, and UK sports brand for women Sweaty Betty capitalised on this to offer a drastically different shopping experience for consumers compared to the ‘warehouse’ feel from the likes of Sports Direct. So what makes Sweaty Betty stand out in the overcrowded fitness market? This case study looks at how the brand built a social community around fitness challenges to boost brand loyalty.

26/01/2015  |  Full story...

Instagram case study: Nike lets customers design their own trainers with Instagram photos

Drawing on the success of its custom shoes site NIKEiD, Nike teamed with Instagram to create NIKEPHOTOiD. Instagram is emerging as a key social platform for driving audience behaviours and with this knowledge Nike launched one of the most successful campaigns on the social network to date.


23/01/2015  |  Full story...

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