Movie studios and music houses are tapping social media not only to generate digital word-of-mouth (WOM) appeal – a strategy first deployed to great success with the Blair Witch Project more than 10 years ago – but also to listen to fans’ judgments of film and music and make decisions based on them.
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Not long ago, you could count on your fingers and toes the number of people who shaped public opinion about your company. No more. Today, a new class of opinion leaders has emerged in an electronic free-for-all called the blogosphere. Bloggers, podcasters and micro-site publishers present both an opportunity and a problem for marketers. These new influencers can quickly shape opinions about your company by spreading information and opinions through the power of the hyperlink.
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Background: Dove was launching its hair-care product in India with an ambition to deliver the most beautiful hair. Dove believed real beautiful hair is when its damage free.
With the slogan – No Boring Bits, to launch the new batch of Cornettos with new flavours, Cornetto came up with a full-fledged social media campaign. Complete with a mascot – Terry the Executioner who has a blog, a youtube channel, aMySpace account, as well as a flickr account, Cornetto launched their advertisements in the form of bizzare but obviously somewhat effective videos to launch their campaign.
