Whether celebutante Kim Kardashian was actually paid $10,000 to tweet about salads from Carl’s Jr. or if she was just sharing her honest opinion with fans, this incident opens some interesting marketing questions.
Will this become standard practice, enlisting celebrities of all stripes to shill for products and companies? How will the FTC monitor and enforce this practice? And will commercialization ultimately sully the appeal of social media?
Big questions, for intriguing times.
Can social media marketing drive B2B inbound leads? I think so.
Can you be convinced?
If there is one truth in our new conversation-marketing world, it is that brands need to be fearless and try new things. Three big campaigns in the pipeline right now – from Pepsi, Domino’s and Taco Bell – are testing the new rules of marketing in a conversation-centric world.
Will these campaigns succeed? Fail? From a branding perspective, does it matter?
In the fleeting moments of a turbulent, unpredictable and unflaggingly interesting decade, one need only look at some of the headlines and newsbites of the day to see the shape of marketing things to come.
A yuletide tale of the power of social media – an unsuspecting Rage Against the Machine overcomes the mighty X-Factor machine to nab the UK’s coveted “Christmas #1” through a highly-targeted, well-timed social media campaign.
Media Logic’s Director of Studio Services and 30-year veteran of the graphic arts addresses how the overnight preeminence of social media has impacted the marketing industry and a generation of artists who have built their careers on the technical skills and software savvy required to build beautiful, effective means of communication.
