Monday, January 20, 2014

Brands' fiercest advocates often go ignored by marketers

Brands could get Trending treatment on Facebook | YouTube pitches itself to filmmakers at Sundance | Nielsen: Instagram was fastest-growing among top apps last year
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January 20, 2014
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Brands could get Trending treatment on Facebook
Facebook's Trending section could prove a boon for brands, officials say. Facebook isn't yet planning to sell Twitter-style promoted-trend ads, but brands could still find themselves featured in the space. "If there are conversations on Facebook about a brand or business that show a sudden increase in chatter around it, it could qualify as a trending topic," an unidentified Facebook spokesman said. Adweek (1/17)
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YouTube pitches itself to filmmakers at Sundance
YouTube is showing trailers for three independent films featured on its service before showings during Sundance's Shorts Program. YouTube is using its presence at the festival to attract more professional creators and draw in more advertisers, and its outreach includes a YouTube Audience Award for the film that garners the most views during festival days. "Most people don't think of this amazing content when they think of YouTube," said Danielle Tiedt, YouTube's vice president of marketing. Advertising Age (free access for SmartBrief readers) (1/17)
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Nielsen: Instagram was fastest-growing among top apps last year
The number of unique U.S. smartphone users for Facebook-owned photo-sharing site Instagram grew by 66% from January to October, making it the fastest-growing application among the top 10, according to Nielsen. Instagram, with nearly 32 million users, now has more smartphone users than Twitter. Facebook had the largest app audience in the U.S. with 103.4 million unique visitors. MediaPost Communications/Social Media & Marketing Daily (1/17)
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Ferrari engages fans with branded image sharing
Ferrari is asking fans to share images of how the brand affects their lives as a means to generate subscriptions to Ferrari's website. Entries in the promotion on branded social pages and the carmaker's website will be judged, and two winners will be selected for a trip to an F1 test session in Bahrain. Luxury Daily (1/17)
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Brands' fiercest advocates often go ignored by marketers
Nearly 5% of a brand's social media fans account for all of its social referrals, according to an EngageSciences study of 400 brands, retailers and other companies. Most brands don't know who makes up this small group, Francesca Heath writes, and they don't have programs to reach them. "Not all fans are equal," Heath writes. "[It's] time to start focusing some budget on working better with the organic influencers you have within your own social media following." Technorati (1/18)
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Smell you later? Lab works on olfactory messaging
The next generation of smartphones could include a dedicated chip allowing them to replicate and transmit smells, researchers say. Olfactory messaging could allow people and brands to craft powerful, emotionally compelling narratives based on odors rather than words and images, proponents say. Wired.com (1/17)
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