RICK MATHIESON: GENWOW.COM

Fans 'Download' a Coca-Cola Concert (Video)

 

You have to dig this initiative from Coca-Cola in Columbia. 

During this concert, the band was playing on a stage that was 50 meters above the crowd.

As Adverblog reports, in order to bring the band down lower, the audience had to "download" them by using their mobile devices to log onto Coke FM and download songs from the band. As they did, the performers would be lowered closer to the public.

This effort, from Ogilvy Columbia, seems to have been a lively way for activate this live event through mobile. And as you can plainly see, it worked, despite a somewhat complicated engagement process.

A QR code or something to instantly log on and download songs might have worked better.

Either way, Coca-Cola has done it again.

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Very Cool: BBC 'Frozen Planet' Live Augmented Reality Experience (Video)

 

The new AR experience promoting the BBC's "Frozen Planet" is certainly breaking the ice.

I think what UK-based Appshaker does really well is create AR experience that wow consumers in a very powerful way without requiring the consumer to use special glasses or mobile device - as was the case with its recent initiative for National Geographic. They also create a communal experience for those all around.

Is digital outdoor the real future of AR? And if so, how might your brand put it to use?

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May Mobile Marketing Roundtable (Pt 1): How AMEX Banks on Mobile Marketing

I'll just come out and say it: Friday's GEN WOW Mobile Marketing Roundtable was nothing short of awesome.

Three of my favorite people in mobile marketing teamed up to answer questions on the quickly evolving world of mobile + social + local + retailing + pop culture and more.

On hand: Julie Fajgenbaum, vice president of brand and social media for American Express; Rachel Pasqua, director of mobile for New York  City-based digital marketing powerhouse Organic; and Dorrian Porter, CEO of mobile marketing phenom Mozes, a longtime sponsor of this blog.

All this week, I'll post excerpts from this wide-ranging new roundtable, which spans mobile apps vs. mobile web; Facebook's prospects for monetizing the mobile channel; the future of social television and much, much more. 

Up first: Fajgenbaum, who gives us the scoop on AMEX Sync, which offers card members discounts for tweeting advertised hashtags; strategies for fighting "showrooming" - the dynamic where consumers go to stores to see products but then order via mobile phone - and how mobile + Jay-Z = astonishing success.

MOBILE MARKETING ROUNDTABLE (PT 1): JULIE FAJGENBAUM: HOW AMEX BANKS OF MOBILE MARKETING

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Piqued? A Marketer's Guide to Pinterest (Motion Graphic)

 

Missing the whole point of Pinterest? That might not (just) be social media fatigue.

You're probably just a dude.

Much like Facebook, Pinterest appears to mostly appeal to girls and women.

This nicely crafted YouTube motion graphic from MDG Advertising (by way of SocialTimes) breaks it down for us, and offers some insights into how brands can use it.

Judging soley based on this, however, one could be forgiven for walking away believing the whole point of Pinterest is to promote products you like by "pinning," "repinning" and building "boards" - ie, giving away your time and personal prestige by promoting Corporate America's products ... for the fun of it.

There must be more to it that that, of course. The fact that Pinterest is the fastest social network to top 10 million users means there must be something powerful and compelling about it.

At least, that's how this Dude sees it - even if the appeal escapes me.

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Amazing Spider-Man Augmented Reality App (Video)

 

Can he swing from a thread? Take a look overhead - with your mobile phone, that is.

Sure, Marvel's "Avengers" hits theaters at midnight tonight, and it already has its its own augmented reality app for use within Walmart.

But June's big "Spider-Man" reboot is getting an even niftier little app that lets you see Peter Parker's alter ego in action - and even snap and share photos from his web to yours (talk about bringing new meaning to the phrase "webslinger.")

I still think "Mission Impossible's" AR app is cooler - but this is still sure to please friendly neighborhood Spidey fans near you.

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iPhone Mobile Hologram Display (Video)

 

You've seen augmented reality on the iPhone - but what about holograms?

This diorama display concept video from Mike Ko offers up a vision for what may one day be (but don't hold your breath). Just imagine the possibilities for games, videos, advertising and more.

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Dove Lets You Give Facebook Ads A Makeover (Video)

 

Unilever's Dove brand has a new entry in its ongoing "Campaign for Real Beauty" campaign - a new effort in Australia that lets women switch out Facebook ads that are downers - beauty ads that feature negative imagery - with uplifting ads that let women eschew beauty industry stereotypes.

In my book, THE ON-DEMAND BRAND, I take an in-depth look at this iconic campaign; interview Laura Klauberg, Unilever's then-SVP of Global Media about some of the astonishing results the campaign has been generating; and examine how the brand reconciles the fact that while Dove is working to help women foster healthy body images, its Axe deodorant and body wash brand, well, not so much.

Read more about the ad makeover initiative here.

And read more about THE ON-DEMAND BRAND here.

And you can hear excerpts from from my source interview with Laura Klauberg here:

Part 1: The Power of 'The Big Brand Idea'

Part 2: The 'Evolution' of Dove

Part 3: Fostering Brand Innovation

Part 4: Getting Personal with Social Media

 

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Fake TED Talk from 2023 Part of Transmedia Promos for 'Prometheus' (Video)

 

Ridley Scott's prequel to Aliens included a presentation at TED this year by Peter Weyland - the fictional character played by Guy Pearce - pretending it was from TED 2023. (Minor nit: This looks like actual film, versus the digital video often used for TED videos.)

And it's just part of an elaborate, transmedia campaign that so far includes elements like fake business cards that lead to YouTube videos and Facebook conversations. And don't miss this corporate video for Weyland' Corp's new android, David (below).

 

As Simon Pulman, CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, writes in Ad Age, this effort - from Scott and "Lost's" Damon Lindelof - makes the advertising for the film an extension of the film rather than purely promotional. Best of all, it makes fans part of the effort, enlisting them to spread word of, and dissect, each new component of the campaign.

In my book THE ON-DEMAND BRAND, I look at how Lenelof and then-head of marketing for ABC Entertainment, Mike Benson, used transmedia storytelling to fuel fandemonium among "Lost" fans in the (often long) periods between seasons.

Prometheus looks very cool - and the campaign promoting it looks cooler still.

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Ford Pinball Park (Video)

 

Call it a bit of pinball wizardry inspired by the perils of parking on a busy street.

This impactful little DOOH effort from Ford illustrates the brand's active park assist technology.

It's no Tic Tac Bad Breath or TNT Street Drama, but it's fun in its own right - and it does drive home its point.

Like Bad Breath, this initiative was activated in Paris. Which makes me wonder if there is any cultural insight into how brands market in France. Both used humiliation to reward passersby.

Kinda makes you wonder what it takes to cut through le pagaille.

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Move Over, TNT: Tic Tac Pulls Off Bodacious 'Bad Breath' Stunt in Crowded Street

 

Did Tic Tac just top TNT by a breath?

Sure, last week was all about TNT's hilarious street promo. But so far, this week is kicking off with a stunning performance of a Tupac hologram at Coachella 2012 - and a look at what happens when a flash mob meets digital outdoor signage in the name of freaking people out and making a scene out of what must be astonishingly bad breath. Brilliant.

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