Archive for November 13th, 2009

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Nov
09

P&G’s Tide interacts with consumers via mobile

Procter & Gamble’s Tide brand has launched Stain Brain, an application for iPhone and iPod touch that consumers can use to find and share ways to remove stains at home and on the go.

tideThe free application lets consumers search for step-by-step cleaning instructions from the experts at Tide and other iPhone users to get answers before stains have a chance to set in. For those iPhone users who have a secret recipe for removing tough stains, Tide Stain Brain lets them instantly share their own tips and tricks within the application.

“We see Tide as the authority in stain removal, and we’ve had stain solutions on our Web site for some time, and we wanted to extend out of home to reach consumers,” said Amanda Treevy, Cincinnati, OH-based digital brand manager of Tide at P&G. “The iPhone application allowed us to do that, offering on-the-go tips at consumers’ fingertips.

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13
Nov
09

Online presence can boost brand health

home[1]Keiron Matthews, marketing director at the Internet Advertising Bureau discusses how ‘uncovered new ways online can help to keep brands feeling fresh, fit and healthy’.

If the recession has taught anything, it’s that brands have to rely on the survival of the fittest philosophy. The internet has become arguably the strongest means of communication in the last year and while is it easy to complain about brands doing a better job than you online, the truth is that internet advertising is fundamental to keeping a brand healthy.

Consumers are online in their masses. They are using it for all different types of purposes and on all sorts of devices. Some companies are still suggesting that they can’t do digital, or don’t know how to measure digital.  That is the challenge then – Why not be inspired by some of the fittest brands who have got into the habit of being lean, nimble and strong.

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13
Nov
09

Festive Spends: Diwali brings some extra sparkle to digital media

rectangulardiwali-rangoli-designs-photoWhat’s unique for the digital medium this Diwali is that a lot of brands have started to connect with their customers through Internet advertising. Brands like HCL, Cadbury, General Motors, Vodafone, Samsung, Nokia, etc., are becoming increasingly active in the medium. In fact, General Motors is said to have allocated an online budget of nearly Rs 1 crore for the launch of its new car. Atul Hegde, CEO.

This Diwali, Contest2win.com ran a ‘Create a Rangoli’ contest, wherein consumers had to create a rangoli at their homes, take a picture of it and upload the same on the contest2win.com site. Users could then vote on each design on a scale of 11-10 and the best design won.

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