Interesting article by Tom Martin in the latest online issue of AdAge all about Twitter. Let me share some of his comments:
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The week before Mardi Gras, I invited you to “Come to Mardi Gras. My Tweet.” What I didn’t share was the goal of the experiment — to see if I could positively change the brand perception of Mardi Gras.
Truth is, there is a whole side of Mardi Gras that non-New Orleanians never see. It is very family-oriented and looks more like the world’s largest tailgate party than a scene from “Girls Gone Wild.”
And here is what I learned about how to use Twitter to shape brand perception:
Relationships matter. To help me spread the word, I recruited my “Select Six.” The strength of my “relationship” with these folks spans the spectrum.
Consumers will follow you for content. Prior to the experiment, I had 759 followers. By my first tweet(4 days later), I had 1,610 and by the end of Mardi Gras I had crossed over 1,700 followers.
Content humanizes. I’m convinced that my Mardi Gras tweets helped me develop a stronger relationship with my followers.
You can change perception using Twitter and embedded journalism.
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