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Archive | January, 2012

Quaker Oats’ case study: How Cap’n Crunch was introduced to social media

Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in Dallas to hear brands like Texas Instruments, Shell, AMD, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, United Airlines, Level 3, Northwestern Mutual, and AT&T share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. You’ll get practical, how-to advice on developing your social strategy, scaling your […]

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Newsletter #865: The “It’s How You Say It” Issue

[Welcome back to the Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Sometimes just changing the way you share, phrase, or position content and ideas can make all the difference. How a few […]

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The best place to tell your story

Every single customer walks away with a receipt. Most look at it. Many save it. It’s a rare opportunity to tell them something. It’s your chance to get the last word. Here’s a great example from Trader Joe’s. What thought are you going to leave them with? Fine print from your lawyers … or a […]

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Cargill’s case study: How to spread brand awareness via social media

Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in Dallas to hear brands like Texas Instruments, Shell, AMD, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, United Airlines, Level 3, Northwestern Mutual, and AT&T share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. You’ll get practical, how-to advice on developing your social strategy, scaling your […]

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Are you giving your fans the tools to show their love for you?

Marker’s Mark Ambassadors love to show off their affiliation with the company. So Maker’s gives every ambassador a set of business cards to carry. Each of those handouts is a high-value word of mouth referral. There are tons of legendary stories of proud ambassadors using the cards to show off their whisky expertise, to start […]

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Louis C.K.: You deserve a million dollars

Comedian Louis C.K. (who is the funniest man alive if you’re a 41-year-old dad like me) did something rebellious, simple, and awesome: He filmed his own comedy special and sold it online for just 5 bucks. No network, no middlemen, no big company getting between him and his fans by jacking up the price and […]

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Let your customers participate

Take a look at this promotion from Cheerios (click for close-ups): They ask you to take a moment to cut out a piece of the box and send it as a thank-you postcard to a soldier. It’s a decent promotion, and not too far over the “good deed vs. shameless advertising” line. But the real […]

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