Going beyond the usual ‘like us a we’ll give you a discount’ tactic of many brands, Heineken offered to inflate one green balloon in its office for every new ‘like’ it got on its Brazilian fan page. The simple execution proved to be incredibly effective- gaining thousands fans in just one day.
As Lance Armstrong falls from grace (and Nike’s sponsorship roster), another controversial sporting figure has made a return to the sports brand’s video ads. Tiger Woods battles Rory McIlroy in this humourous golfing tee-off where ‘no cup is safe’. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
YouTube has put together a video looking back at the big events of 2012, already attracting 13 million hits in just a day.
YouTube has launched a Wii U compatible version of its video sharing site, as the Google-owned service looks to expand its use among gamers.
As 2012 comes to a close, we look back at some of the biggest online video virals of the year. This week, we look at the hugely successful (and rather controversial) ‘Kony 2012’ campaign, that raised a huge amount of awareness about the plight of children caught up in Uganda’s conflict.
US flavoured milk brand Oak claimed it had been ‘inundated with fans complaining they coundn’t buy their product in their local stores. In response, parent company Parmalat staged a series of ‘reverse robberies’ and posted the results on YouTube and Facebook. See why its our video viral of the week below…
As the official channels on both sides start feeding their wins and casualties into Twitter and YouTube, and ugly unease emerges in how news is being released. In the last few weeks the Israeli government and Hamas have clearly prioritised social media channels as their routes in attempting to own news delivery, yet highly politicised … [Read more…]
This interactive YouTube video forms part of John West’s latest £6m marketing efforts to showcase its ethical fishing practices. The ‘story in a can’ campaign invites UK consumers to track exactly where their canned fish comes from. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
UK maxi pad brand Bodyform has created a viral ad with a fictional CEO responding to a Facebook user, who accused the company of lying to the public.
YouTube is looking to expand its mobile music services, after posting a job ad looking for a manager to oversee an ambitious new music catalogue based on the music videos on the video sharing site.