Old Spice has turned their “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” ad campaign into a viral sensation by having the “Old Spice guy” respond to people’s comments and tweets via videos which were posted on YouTube (click on the response videos on the right) — my favorite is below. The move has gotten quite a response, but only time and sales will tell whether it was successful for the brand’s bottom line. Sales can a bit of time to react, but there are some measurable effects that can give insight into how the ads are doing now.
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When Marketing Goes Wrong
It’s nothing new. Some marketing person has the brilliant idea to run a viral marketing campaign that then causes negative publicity because it was clearly a bad idea (for example: micheal jordan hoax and burger king shower-girl). Was the original intention to deceive or just cause a stir? Who knows? Did the marketing turn out the way the company’s had hoped? Marketing for hype often goes wrong and leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth.