Brand Building

Wake Up You C*$%! Virgin Atlantic’s New Slogan?

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June 25  |  Viral Marketing  |   Ryan Clark

If you haven’t heard about the latest kerfuffle brewing with Virgin Atlantic then please don’t be too offended by the title. It seems a message meant for the crew only was accidentally sent to everyone on the flight, and if you’re still wondering what it was, read the title of this post again. I imagine the person who sent this one is going to get the axe, but they might just want to think about a wee ol’ suspension. The amount of links, social mentions and brand buzz will surely make up for a few people pretending to be offended. I personally think it was hilariously, but obviously it’s a place of business and not everyone is going to take it like I did.

Your thoughts?

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ShoeMoney’s LinkControl Debut @ Affiliate Summit West

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February 21  |  Brand Building  |   Ryan Clark

I just spent some time sifting through the Affiliate Summit West 2011 videos and came across this video. ShoeMoney had to drop the product Vegas style, and that he did. I sadly wasn’t able to make it to Affiliate Summit West but would have never guessed that this show was to be put on. I could barely get through it without feeling horribly embarrassed to be watching, but that’s not the point. Despite how cheezy this comes off, it got a lot of press and chatter and that’s what it’s all about. ShoeMoney doesn’t really need too much extra help branding but keep his style in mind for your next product launch…at the very least hire those Go-Go dancers!

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Porsche Facebook 911 GT3 R Celebrates 1,000,000 Fans

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February 17  |  Brand Building  |   Ryan Clark

To those that know me well know that Porsche is my ultimate pleasure. I tell people I’d rather have a 911 GT3 than children, and I still believe that. As a fan of the company, I’ve recently been quite impressed with how they’ve taken to social media. This is a company that needs no more branding, but that didn’t stop them from (finally) jumping on the social media bandwagon. The Porsche Facebook Page is also a testament to how you should utilize the sites features to interact with fans.

To celebrate 1,000,000 fans on their Facebook Page, Porsche built a 911 GT3 R Hybrid with all the names of the followers. Using your product in this fashion is not only a genius marketing move, it builds your relationship with your clients to an untapped level. My hat goes off to the marketing department at Porsche, and I hope they enjoy another million followers within the next year.

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Resource Furniture Markets Itself

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June 8  |  Brand Building  |   Ryan Clark

I can honestly say I`ve never been huge into furniture, not until recently anyway. I recently saw the video posted below, I was blown away…by furniture! Resource Furniture makes some of the neatest, most customizable furniture for the modern era….that I`m aware of anyway. Here in Vancouver we`re all pretty much in condos, so this style of furniture really caught my eye. After realizing I just spent 30 minutes studying a product because of that video, I thought it might make an interesting post.

The company has been around since 2000, but there web presence has only recently started building traction. When you have a product that produces content like that, then you`ve got a winner. It`s actually rare I get to work with a site where the product is unique enough to do the link building(gee I wonder why :). This company only needs to create some ripples before they turn into waves. I would try and remind yourself to check back in on this company in 6 months time to see just what leveraging social media has done for their link profile.

This video below came out recently and since then they have seen some great growth. If you`ve got a cool product coming out keep this in mind, learn how it`s done properly and get to it. Once you get that ball rolling, you`ll only have to focus on building your business, and not spending time marketing your brains out.

 

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