Author Archives: Nicole Johnson

A Must-Do for Brands in Social Marketing: Express Yourself

Nicole Johnson, Management Supervisor

Many brands are concerned these days with how they’re performing in social media. Do they have enough likers? But what many brands don’t seem to be concerned with is how their social media streams express their brand. Perhaps what the should be asking themselves instead: Do our conversations reflect our brand personality? Is our brand voice being conveyed? Do our posts differentiate us from our competitors? Based on our evaluation, many times the answer is no.

Posted in Social Marketing

Break out your box of tissues. U.S. Bank is Making it Happen – Again.

Nicole Johnson, Management Supervisor

U.S. Bank just wrapped up its Make it Happen promotion – its second integrated social promotion in the past year. This time, U.S. Bank and Visa asked consumer and business cardmembers to share a story about a person or group they’d help if they won $10,000… And the results are in.

Break out your tissues and read on.

Posted in Social Marketing, Social Promotions

Chew on This: Kraft’s Social Marketing for a Cause

Nicole Johnson, Management Supervisor

According to a study mentioned in a recent emarketer article, “in 2009, large majorities of consumers wanted a variety of opportunities to support brands that were active in cause marketing, and by July 2010 they were even more enthusiastic about ways companies could get involved.” We’ve noted previously that more and more brands are attempting to feed this national moral hunger through cause-related marketing efforts, and to that end, many are building awareness of such efforts through social media. A perfect example is Kraft Foods.

Posted in Social Marketing, Social Promotions

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