4 weeks, 2127 sales – 1 sale per 8 fans – and a 200% (32,810) increase in Facebook ‘Likes’. That’s what the Heinz temporary popup gift-shop on the brand’s UK Facebook page delivered in October 2011 (covered here, and here, with result reported here), selling personalised cans of “Get Well” Soup for fans to send [...]
Last Monday we noted that the popular household cleanser in the UK, Cillit Bang, had launched a Facebook exclusive pop-up store to offer its new multi-use version in advance of a nationwide launch in stores. Recently, Domino’s Pizza UK followed suit with a Facebook exclusive product launch of its own. The pizza company offered its [...]
What do Taco Bell, Dunkin’ Donuts, 7-Eleven. Quiznos and Red Robin have in common? Aside from serving up food items that may expand your waistline, they now offer virtual currency in the form of Facebook Credits just for making a purchase. This new customer rewards program is the brainchild of startup company Plink, which, according [...]
In Monday’s post, I decried Walgreens’ use of “sponsored conversations” to promote an agenda related to its prescription benefits plan, stating that I felt it lacked authenticity. Today, i want to highlight The Cheesecake Factory’s use of Twitter in a manner that, while promotional, is more consistent with social media best practices. The Cheesecake Factory [...]
Here’s a short BBC video news report on f-commerce, showcasing the Heinz fan-store selling personalised Get Well soup. As Robin Grant, global managing director from the agency We Are Social behind the Heinz initiative points out in the clip, the primary goal of the fan-store is to activate advocates.
Incentives have always been a marketing scheme designed to attract customers and build long-term value. UK-based holding company, Tragus Group, the owner of restaurant brands like Strada, Bella Italia and Café Rouge, is encouraging customers to share their experiences through the use of user-generated content – namely photos and videos – on Facebook and other [...]
