We Are Social’s Tuesday Tune-Up #107
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Welcome to this week’s round up of news from around the globe!
What do advertisers really think about Facebook?
Ad Age recently took a look at how Facebook has changed from an experimental ad channel to a mature part of the media mix for marketeers, and in news that should surprise no-one, the number who say they advertise on Facebook has sharply increased.
A survey of 1,200 marketers found that 80% use Facebook as a marketing channel, and 74% of respondents said their Facebook budgets now include spend on Facebook ads, which has steadily increased from 62% in January 2012.
Ad Age identifies that the importance of mobile is increasing, and since January 2012, the amount of people who said that marketing on Facebook’s mobile app was “very” or “somewhat” important, has increased by 8%.
Interestingly, 56% of respondents said outright that they expected their Facebook ad budgets to increase over the next year, which is consistent with the previous surveys – and if you’re wondering how to exploit the opportunity that Facebook advertising presents, our paid media experts at We Are Social are poised to help you make sense of the opportunities on the platform.
Facebook developing marketing mix model solution
It’s been on the grapevine for a while now that Facebook has been developing a marketing mix model for major retailers to demonstrate what Facebook ads offer in comparison to other advertising platforms such as TV, print and online ads.
However, on Friday their intent to tackle other sectors became clear, as the Telco Outcome Measurement tool was launched, designed to help telecommunications companies (carriers and operators) bridge the gap between sales and ad impressions delivered on Facebook. It’s the next step in Facebook’s mission to develop a measurement tool that goes ‘deeper than clicks’ to help analyse actual sales and partners with insights regarding ROI, differences in adoption rates of devices or carriers according to demographic groups and the types and frequency of ads that yield the best results.
Facebook starts roll out of Mobile Payments ‘Autofill’ Product
Last night Facebook started releasing it’s ‘Autofill with Facebook’ product across it’s user network. Any user who has already stored their address and credit card information into their Facebook account will be given a drop down prompt in the checkout screen of retail apps which will parse their details via Facebook Connect and complete the purchase payment. At present the pilot program has two retailers taking part as Facebook works towards testing all functionality and partnering with further retailers.
Pinterest test promoted pins
Pinterest announced on Thursday that they will start testing new promotional opportunities for business with the option to promote certain pins from your accounts.
Trialing the scheme with an exclusive list of businesses Ben Silbermann, CEO, justifies that these won’t be the typical banner ads one would usually grumble at, and will endeavour to be ‘tasteful, transparent, relevant and improvised based on [users] feedback’. Whether they’re as successful as a wide angle shot of my new eggshell white ultra-modern kitchen counter remains to be seen…
McDonalds #MightyWings runs across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
McDonald’s social media director, Rick Wion, has confirmed the ‘Who’s Got The Mighty Wings?’ campaign is the Golden Arches’ first attempt at running a multi-platform narrative across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
The news follows the fast food chain’s recent TV campaign featuring Super Bowl XLVII quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick and promises more slices of Americana with characters joining the discussion cross-platform. Twitter followers will get updates from ‘the Groundskeeper’ and ‘Reporter’ characters, acting as comical nemeses of the ‘Super Fan’ and ‘The Cheerleader’ who both currently reside over at McDonald’s Facebook page.
Consumers seem to be enjoying the initiative, with 10,000 interactions (likes and comments) in six hours.
NZ’s Tui Brewery launch ‘Always Something Brewing’
New Zealand’s Tui Brewery has partnered with a group of friends to come up with the ultimate surprise for a mate who returned home to find his house plumbed completely with beer! Everything was filmed with a full seven minute video plus 90, 60 and 15 second video TVC’s released to YouTube quickly gaining over four million views from across the globe. The campaign is being supported by social media plus further digital and above the line channels. View the 90 second video below:
Skype open up Mobile advertising inventory on Android
Skype has more than doubled the potential reach for Australian advertisers by releasing inventory on Android. Microsoft advised that it estimates Skype has over 100 million mobile users, with approximately 2.5 million of these users in Australia and 60% of this figure on Android. Figures from the last PwC report had the Australian mobile advertising market currently at $114 million and expected to double by 2017 to $244 million.
Melbourne Aces baseball teaser videos go viral
A series of teaser videos from the Melbourne Aces baseball team which put players in seemingly impossible situations has gone viral achieving over 500,000 YouTube views. The campaign has now launched with a suite of TVC’s on both free-t0-air and pay TV. Watch one of the teaser video’s below:
British Airways is back in the game with #RaceThePlane
British Airways is back in the social media game, after a little hiccup last week with a disgruntled customer buying promoted tweets.
Their new campaign involves a virtual plane called the Tweetliner. All you have to do is tweet #RaceThePlane for a chance to win one of 5 plane tickets.
Ben & Jerry’s turn to Twitter to create new flavour
In a bold move, Ben & Jerry’s are ignoring the advice of the culinary boffins and taking to Twitter in the hunt for an original and tasty creation. The ice cream innovators are asking their followers to tweet two ice cream flavours, a sauce and their chunk of choice. The winning combination will become the newest member of the company’s range and the lucky creator will get a tub of their own masterpiece delivered to their door.
Cold comfort from LG Sweden
Fridges have been getting smarter for a while now, but LG Sweden have really pushed the boat out by introducing a refrigerator that “tweets”. The very special edition is part of a campaign to promote LG’s new “door-in-door” technology. There’s a webcam inside and it sends out a tweet and some live footage each time the door is opened. You can see all the ‘coolest’ bits at their site. First stop for the fridge is the TV-production company of Swedish comedian, Peter Settman.
‘Imitation is the best form of flattery’
Oreo’s five minutes of fame is finally over. There’s a new superstar in town and it’s Nokia with the ‘Thanks #Apple’ tweet, even beating the much talked about ‘Dunk in the dark’ buzz, and becoming one of the most retweeted brand tweets ever.
The tweet itself came off the back of Nokia poking fun at their rival brand, suggesting that Apple had stolen Nokia’s idea by introducing coloured phones. A good example of a light-hearted Twitter battle grabbing the headlines around a product launch.
