Consumer generated media is influencing advertisement creative. In the video attached below AOL used three famous viral video characters to promote their news section; news.aol.com. The “don’t taze me bro” student, the crying “leave her alone” Britney fan, and Ms. Teen South Carolina star in this video. All three of these characters became famous by [...]
Entries from December 2007
December 9, 2007
1st2c CGM Report: Northern Rock – Social Media Becomes People’s Crisis Management Mechanism
No doubt September 13, 2007 will earn itself a moniker. Perhaps it’ll be remembered as the ‘terrifying Thursday’ that saw hundreds of consumers queuing at Northern Rock branches, desperate to withdraw their savings, as Britain’s 5th largest mortgage lender found itself in a liquidity crises. Those six days, in which people queued for hours to [...]
December 4, 2007
1st2c CGM Report: The Michael Vick Case Study
When the publications linking Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick with alleged illegal dog fighting exploded in the media it wasn’t much of a surprise that, in the age of players standing out as culture heroes and role models, the issue will have negative implications for Vick’s reputation.
But the big question for sports industry crisis management [...]
December 1, 2007
Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD Case Study: Online mind sharing tell the consumer side of “the stalemate” story
Consumer generated media (CGM) is providing marketing professionals tools to better understand consumer mindset and behavior. I have attached below a case study conducted by our senior research officer Ofer Friedman and myself, in which CGM analysis is used to understand consumer behavior and mindset in regards to the high definition format war between blu-ray [...]
