Tag Archives: Old Spice

Three key social media lessons that brands will learn the easy (or the hard) way

August 9, 2010 23 Comments


There is no shortage of posts explaining how critical it is for brands to leverage social media, build a community and lead with a listening ear. I have written several myself. Yet the distraction of new technology – breathlessly hyped …

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How Old Spice reminds ad folk what they forgot

July 26, 2010 Comments


Last week Tim Leberecht of Design Mind suggested the future of advertising may soon be defined by transformats. He used the Old Spice television and twitter sensation as the best demonstration of this new dynamic. Here’s how he explained transformats. …

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Top ten ways your ads can s(m)ell like the Old Spice ads

July 19, 2010 Comments


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=PlayList&p=62A5785CD0D6474C&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=2 There is no shortage of great posts written on the deserved and phenomenal success of the Old Spice social media campaign that followed their hilarious TV. But apart from a good laugh or ten, what can we get from this …

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