Few Tips for Online Marketers

Celebrities are influential personalities in the world of marketing and consumer purchase behavior. Because they are a brand to themselves, we can learn a lot from how they market themselves and stand out from the sea of other impeccable artists. Companies can alternatively be like celebrities in their own way – moving past the function of making profit and developing a strong brand equity with customers.

Inspired by Beyonce and how she carries herself and her overall fierce yet beautiful persona, I have compiled some tips for online marketers to take note of using Queen B’s Song Titles…I hope you enjoy them.

1. Irreplaceable

As an e-commerce business, make yourself irreplaceable to the consumer’s viewpoint. What do you offer that makes you stand out from your competitors? Market that differentiation clearly so that your consumers know.

2. Upgrade U

Because of technological advancements and the ease of getting data more quickly, the online world has become more competitive. Companies should then be open to adapting to the constant change of the times and upgrading to fit the needs and wants of consumers.

3. If I Were a Boy

Companies should put themselves in the shoes of their consumer. Understand their interests and purchase behavior. Analyze trends and taglines that will make them click on your ad or message.

4. Ring the Alarm

Alert your online target audience through appropriate social media channels. Use Facebook for posting relevant content and sharing stories of your brand. Use Pinterest to launch new product campaigns or showcase recipes or products. Don’t hesitate to be creative and have fun with your social media efforts.

The Bees on my Vine!

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Companies like Sephora, Gap, General Electric and Volkswagen have been posting 6 second short clips on the new social media tool, Vine. One of the recent additions is Burt’s Bees, a personal care products company dedicated to promoting Earth friendly skin and body creams.

The brand made a series of clips around literary themes like Little Women, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Julius Caesar, Gulliver’s Travels and Metamorphosis.

https://vine.co/v/hXXmjUL6Z1X ,https://vine.co/v/hXH2z96bMEF

How did they film it?

Classic Burt’s Bees products were actually costumed into the characters. Stop motion was used to film on an iphone. The clips then were tweeted to Burt’s Bees followers.

What is with the literary theme?

Burt’s Bees felt that these novels were classic and timeless just like their products. Everyone enjoyed these tales and they hoped that this would also apply to their products.

Why on Vine?

The company wanted to test out Vine as a new platform to reach its consumers. They already have Instagram, Facebook and Twitter platforms.

I personally think that the clips were kind of funny and weird but they weren’t something amazing or evocative.  I could not figure out the connection between classic novels and their classic products. It seemed to me that they were just doing it for fun. I also felt that the company was just trying to inject a bit of humor to their brand and nothing more. Maybe Burt’s Bees can improve their vine clips to be more informative and evocative of that feeling of natural and wholistic beauty…

On the other hand, vine clips which I really love are Cadbury and Etsy. Links below!

https://vine.co/v/bQPPxZKQD0t

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/57256-10-Brands-on-Vine

http://mashable.com/2013/09/06/vine-brands/

Some more Burt’s Bees Vines:

http://digiday.com/brands/burts-bees-vines-the-classics-in-six-seconds/

What do you think of the #6SecondClassics? Yay or Nay? Feel free to share any vine clips of popular brands which you think are noteworthy!