Written by Laurens Bianchi on January 30th, 2012 |
Recently we mentioned the very first article on ViralBlog written by our founder Igor Beuker, who announced, after his subscription to MyFootballclub.co.uk, that he proudly became, along with 50,000 other fans, the club owner of Ebbsfleet United.
With its purchase, Igor helped MyFootballClub to become the first online community to fully run a professional sports club in history. The only thing that Igor cannot control, is the daily team management.
But guess what Igor! Mexico Second division club Murcielagos takes it even further! The club has no coach; instead…. the team is fully managed by its fans!
Continue reading Mexican Football Team Managed By Its Fans »
Written by Martin Michalik on January 30th, 2012 |
Time flies and since it’s not easy to follow, read and catch-up with everything, we bring you a Weekly Recap from ViralBlog: all of the past week in one place.
Last week on ViralBlog among others “Facebook #1 Social Network In 127 Countries”, “Check-in With Air China At Selected Restaurants” and “3 Reasons Why CMOs Should Care About Chinese New Year”.
Continue reading Weekly Recap #4 »
Written by Chi Chung Man on January 29th, 2012 |
Social gaming has become quite popular these days. The combination of Facebook and Zynga surely were a helping hand in this trend.
A market expanding so quickly this is one to look out for. So how many people are actually playing social games? In the US alone over 100 million people play on social networks. And this is a 600 million dollar market of virtual goods!
Continue reading Why Social Games Are So Popular On Facebook »
Written by Martin Michalik on January 27th, 2012 |
Viral Friday is the weekly viral video chart of ViralBlog, showing the 5 most popular viral videos, commercials, games or user-generated videos, carefully selected and ranked by popularity, viral impact & spread.
This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to Samsunged, the sequel to the next big thing video. The runner up is NIKE+ FuelBand – this futuristic gadget challenges you to #makeitcount. And Chevy Happy Grad completes this week’s top 3, showing (almost) the best parents of the world, they were really, really close.
Do you want to see this week’s list from 1 to 5? Go on then, and have a look! We’d like to hear your opinion about the virals. Have fun!
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Written by Igor Beuker on January 26th, 2012 |
Strategic social media planning is about Owned, Earned and Paid media. And many global CMO’s are breaking their brains on global, glocal and local social media strategies. This new world map of social networks will make your life much easier…
The map, created by Vincenzo Cosenza, an Italian digital strategist, shows the global popularity of various social networks.
Unsurprisingly, the blue monster called Facebook tops the list in 127 countries out of the total 136 countries in the list…
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Written by Laurens Bianchi on January 24th, 2012 |
To promote Air China in Sweden, and highlight the fact that it flies not only to China but to destinations throughout Asia, Air China have been using restaurant check-ins on Facebook in a cool concept.
The airline created partnerships with a number of popular Asian restaurants in Sweden, to act as ambassadors for Air China. At each restaurant guests were encouraged to check-in with Air China on Facebook as they sat down to eat.
Continue reading Check-in With Air China At Selected Restaurants »
Written by Chi Chung Man on January 23rd, 2012 |
Today marks Chinese New Year, big festivities are going on in China. What’s the big fuss about? Well, it’s one of the biggest holidays for Chinese people.
And why is this important again? Because you’re an early bird and are eager understand a market that will most likely change the world economy. Chinese New Year is a very interesting holiday marketers should pay close attention to.
Continue reading 3 Reasons Why CMOs Should Care About CNY »
Written by Martin Michalik on January 23rd, 2012 |
Time flies and since it’s not easy to follow, read and catch-up with everything, we bring you a Weekly Recap from ViralBlog: all of the past week in one place.
Last week on ViralBlog among others “Measuring The Business Impact Of Social Media”, “How Should CMOs Change The Communication?” and “Retail Trends 2012: Bricks Perish, Screens Profit”.
Continue reading Weekly Recap #3 »
Written by Martin Michalik on January 22nd, 2012 |
ROI, CTR, engagement rate, fans increase,…Also the social media activities must be measured for analysis and details on the impact of your business.
As more companies understand that social media is about long-term and strategic approach that goes hand-in-hand with other marketing channels, it’s no longer perceived as a single shot into the dark.
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Written by Nickolay Lamm on January 21st, 2012 |
Have you ever looked at your Facebook news-feed and almost clicked on a link, realizing at the last second that it was just another Facebook scam? Or maybe you went all the way and clicked on the scam.
Although they are annoying and their presence has been steadily decreasing, you can learn how to create a viral video, by taking a look at some of the more recent Facebook scams…
Continue reading Virality Lessons From Facebook Scammers »
