Tag Archives: Facebook advertising

“The Hip” Way Social Media Can Influence Small Biz Product Development

TammySabourin   October 17, 2016

If you were using social media for personal or business use in Canada during the summer of 2016, you will have no doubt heard at least something about The Tragically Hip.  The favoured Canadian band was touring in what likely would be their last, due to frontman Gord Downie’s onset of brain cancer.  Concerts sold out and media of all sorts took note of what was developing into a notable time in our country’s music and lifestyle history.  As the final concert came to pass in August – complete with the attendance and interaction of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – an influential social media phenomenon was occurring. Ensight Canada reported, “In addition to multiple trending topics throughout the weekend of the concert, social media posts about The Hip and (Gord) Downie’s First Nations comments generated roughly 20 million potential impressions across Canada over the past week. What’s really telling is that Canada has about 14 million daily Facebook users, so when we look at the impressions generated, we can conclude almost everyone in the country who used the internet or social media came in contact with the story in some way.”

Fundraisers – Facebook’s New Tools for Charities.

Forrester Hinds   November 20, 2015

Organization name: Facebook Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Industry: Social Media. Advertise Your Cause, Attract Supporters, Accrue Donations, and Align Graphics to Show Goal Progression. In 2013, the developers at Facebook began testing tools for non-profits and charities to raise funds on their platform and allow for easy sharing of content. The popularity of social media for both business and consumers is no… Read more »

Mercedes-Benz: Luxury Cars and a Luxury Marketing Campaign

Meg Walsh   November 9, 2015

Company: Mercedes-Benz Industry: Automotive   Many businesses who are just entering the world of social media believe that social media is a free form of advertising, and that a post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram will be seen by all their followers. Unfortunately this is not the case. What many businesses are doing is simply slapping up a marketing message… Read more »

With Unorthodox Approach to Social Media, Starbucks Engages Their Customers in a Unique Way.

Forrester Hinds   October 13, 2015

Organisation name: Starbucks Website: http://www.starbucks.com/ Industry: Designer caffeinated drinks. Want to create a positive social media interaction for every customer? Starbucks should be your model. Being one of the first companies to adopt social media as a form of communication with consumers, Starbucks is no beginner at using the various social platforms at our disposal today. Whether they use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,… Read more »

Survey Says? Retargeting with Facebook Exchange Works… Really Really Well!

Terrah   July 3, 2013

Unlike traditional media, online advertising offers marketers the ability to fine-tune their direct marketing strategy by using cookies, which are unique identifiers to specific computers.  Marketers often use these cookies to track whether a user left a page without buying anything, so they can later retarget the user with specific ads related to the site the user visited.  Retargeting is… Read more »