We Are Social’s Tuesday Tune-up #189

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Cadbury and Vegemite’s food mash up
Many thought it was a social media hoax, but Cadbury’s Vegemite-flavoured chocolate is real and will be out in stores in just a few weeks! The add campaign on social media has been buzzing for quite a while already with the hashtag #chocpluswhat. The main line of conversation has been about how wacky the flavour will actually be… Get ready for its’ official launch on 1 June. Limited edition though, better be quick!

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Snapchat launches video ads
Snapchat has updated its offering for advertisers by unveiling 10-second ads that cost two cents per view, creating a way for publishers using the ‘Snapchat Discover’ feature to generate revenue. Announced at the Daily Mail/Elite Daily Digital Content NewFronts presentation last week, Daily Mail North America CEO Jon Steinberg described the move as “the next iteration of social content”. OK, Jon…

LinkedIn introduces analytics tool
LinkedIn has added a number of new features in recent years to enhance its offering, most notably a publishing platform which allows users to write and share blog posts about their industry or working lives. This week, LinkedIn announced this feature is getting an update in the form of an analytics tool to allow authors to better track the traffic their posts receive. Content creators will be able to see demographic information of their readers, as well as who liked and shared their posts.

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Enter Instagram competition to win a weekend in Canterbury
Instagramers, bloggers, this is for you! Christchurch tourism is using Instagram images in their latest digital campaign to showcase the South Island region. The month-long campaign called ‘Can Do in Canterbury’ will illustrate the experiences available in Christchurch and Canterbury through videos and images from bloggers and instagramers who have recently visited the region. And yes there is a prize: a weekend in Canterbury with two $500 Jetstar vouchers and a five-day car hire up for grabs. Also, the winning entry will be turned into a “personalised speed reading video” to be pushed out through the tourism board’s social channels. Not bad right?

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Google+ launches ‘collections’ feature
The Google-owned social network Google+ has launched a new feature, ‘Collections’. It will allow users to curate and collect content around a chosen topic or interest, in a similar style to a Pinterest board. The company says the decision to launch the feature came from observing user behaviour; people were connecting around shared interests and wanted a better way to organise content relating to these. Early testers have created collections about video games, make-up and hacks.

Instagram reaches 5 million monthly users in Australia
At a recent event for digital agencies, Facebook/Instagram have released some new statistics on the number of users. 5 million right? That represents over 30% growth in the last 12 months. Not bad compared to Facebook’s prized messaging app – WhatsApp – that currently has half that amount of users. No doubt that figure will show some mercy and continue to grow along side Instagram.

Making milk a digital brand for Mother’s Day
The California Milk Processor Board, who brought us the well-known ‘Got Milk?’ campaign from 1993, has launched a modern-day celebration of milk and its association with Mums. #SongsForMums campaign ran this Sunday for Mother’s Day, asking fans to tweet the reason they loved their mum using the hashtag to receive a personalised short song response. They even recruited Ray Parker Jr. of Ghostbusters theme song fame to record the song clips, which were uploaded to SoundCloud and then pushed to social media.

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Fisher Price creates awards to celebrate Mums
Also this Mother’s Day, Fisher Price gave fans a different way to show appreciation for their Moms in the form of #TheMOMMYS, a global parenting online awards festival. Fans could champion their deserving Mums by virtually nominating them via Twitter or Facebook and then choosing one of six toy-like 3D printed trophies to share.

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UK Brands keep it quiet on Election Day
Last week was the general election in the UK, but unlike most trending topics on Twitter, brands pretty much steered clear of the conversation. With politics such a controversial topic, it’s a sensible move by UK brands to stay quiet. However, that’s not to say a few didn’t have a go: