Archive for November 14th, 2009

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Nov
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Telenor’s PR Fiasco

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Interesting news item showed up on daily Urdu Azkaar of 23rd Oct ‘09, which is currently being regulated via email. The story is about a Christian named Nasir Naz Masih, who confessed that he has done an Umrah ad for Telenor. The daily then goes on counting many baseless news items regarding Telenor that they have been defaulting and in general are not following corporate social responsibility as a foreign company.

Whatever the case maybe, this Urdu daily is an evening tabloid, with a few thousand SEC C readership. Still, just because it was printed, its’ scans are now being circulated throughout condemning this whole activity. Complimentary news items include: Continue reading ‘Telenor’s PR Fiasco’

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Nov
09

HBO mobile campaign claims 13 percent click-through rate

The campaign that is being discussed below can be replicated in Pakistan and various regions (Pashto, Sindhi, Punjabi, Balochi) can be targeted based on the nature of the campaign.

hbo1HBO Pay-Per-View used mobile to drive awareness and purchases of the Mayweather-Marquez fight, and to generate opt-ins for its mobile VIP club.

Consumers were asked to text PELEA to a short code for a chance to win a signed boxing glove and received an SMS message back inviting them to join the VIP club. An impressive 12.9 percent clicked through, and of them, nearly 70 percent opted into the club, giving HBO a valuable database for remarketing purposes.

“Looking for new, targeted and unique ways to drive purchases of the fight telecast, HBO Pay-Per-View came to HipCricket to reach opted-in Hispanics who choose to receive information and offers from brands they trust,” said Jeff Hasen, chief marketing officer of HipCricket, Kirkland, WA.

Continue reading ‘HBO mobile campaign claims 13 percent click-through rate’

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Nov
09

Consumers want more marketing messages: Study

sdfeGrowing consumer interest in mobile marketing and customer loyalty programs has created a significant opportunity for brands to connect with customers on their mobile devices.

The second annual HipCricket Mobile Marketing Survey shows that 37 percent of consumers would participate in a mobile customer loyalty program from a brand they trust. However, 83 percent say their favorite brand has yet to market to them via their mobile phone.

“As strange as this might sound, consumers aren’t receiving as many marketing messages as they want,” said Jeff Hasen, chief marketing officer of HipCricket, Kirkland, WA. “Mobile marketing programs succeed because, in most cases, the consumer initiates the interaction and is as involved as he or she wants to be.

“It is truly permission-based, all on the mobile subscriber’s terms,” he said. “As a consumer, I might respond to an offer, and then decide to further give you permission to market to me by joining a mobile club.

Continue reading ‘Consumers want more marketing messages: Study’

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Nov
09

Nike Plus – A Brilliant Case Study in Interactive Marketing.

nike-plusAlthough this is expected from a Mega brand like Nike, nevertheless the “Nike Plus” campaign is impressive!

We are always speaking to people about thinking outside the box and understanding their users first before jumping on the latest and greatest technologies to win new consumers, or to build brands.  The “Nike Plus” campaign focuses around runners.  (talk about segmentation – just athletes who are competitive and recreational runners).

Athletes can go to the running section on the nike.com website.  Runners purchase a Nike Plus running band which tracks a runners distance, time, calories etc, or they can get an iPod enabled device (called the iPod sports kit) that will do the same thing.
Continue reading ‘Nike Plus – A Brilliant Case Study in Interactive Marketing.’

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Nov
09

100 Words About Digital Branding

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Nov
09

Sunsilk ‘Gang of Girls’

gangofgirls_largeBackground:
• Towards the end of 2002 Sunsilk, which was then sponsoring the Miss India pageant, decided to establish an online presence for the endeavour.
• The success of this activity spawned the idea of developing a portal for young girls. The site at this time was replete with substantial hair and beauty content.
• This in turn successfully resonated with the target audience paving the way for an exclusive all-girl community that is today widely recognized as Gang Of Girls.



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