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GoPro Shoots For Growth In A Market Crawling With Competitors

Todd Ballard, GoPro’s CMO, has his work cut out for him: Encourage people to buy action video cameras when nearly half the humans on Earth already have access to a sophisticated, high-quality camera embedded directly in their phone. Once a darling of Wall Street, GoPro’s stock has mainly been on a downward spiral, with a... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // February 4th, 2020 //
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How Parachute Drives Performance From User Posts About Its Products

Why pay an agency to concoct expensive creative when your consumers are already doing it for free? For direct-to-consumer bedding and bath brand Parachute, the answer is simple. Its customers regularly tag the brand in their organic posts on Instagram, which Parachute is able to repurpose for campaigns to retarget site visitors. Say someone is... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // September 4th, 2019 //
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How Twitter Will Ensure Brand Safety For Video Advertisers In 2019

As Twitter’s video ad business grows, so does the amount of user-generated content on its platform. The challenge for Twitter, and brands that advertise on it, is to keep brands safe from, well, the Internet. In April 2018, 50% of Twitter’s business came from video advertising – and that still holds true today. In Q1... Continue reading »
by Rae Paoletta // January 17th, 2019 //
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Crayola Gets Crafty With User-Generated Content

At Crayola, the lines between paid and earned are blurring. “The interaction between friends and family is so valuable – and it just can’t be garnered from paid media,” said Marisa Scurato, who oversees the brand’s strategic digital marketing efforts. “But we do believe that those things go hand in hand.” Crayola consumers create a lot... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // February 8th, 2018 //
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Wattpad: ‘Campaigns Work When They Feel As Native As Possible’

That teens have no attention span is a fallacy. Just ask Wattpad, a platform where people can write and share stories that they’ve written and solicit feedback from their community. The storytelling platform boasts a community of 60 million monthly active users, mainly teens, young adults and millennials under 30, who spend more than 15... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // December 6th, 2017 //
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Can UGC Be Brand-Safe? Anonymous App Whisper Makes Its Case To Advertisers

Whisper, an app that lets its anonymous users post what’s on their mind, is still going strong after five years – even after other secret-sharing social apps like Yik Yak have closed shop. One reason for its longevity is that it is making money through programmatic advertising. Demand partners include Google, Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, OpenX... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 8th, 2017 //
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Searching For Meaning In A Sea Of UGC

The difference between UGC (user-generated content) and regular brand-generated content, no matter how clever, poignant or seemingly genuine, is the difference between a friend’s recommendation and an ad for a restaurant. Who would you trust more? According to Crowdtap, UGC is 35% more memorable – and 50% more trusted – than other forms of media. Dave Scott,... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // November 3rd, 2015 //
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User-Generated Video Helps Make The Sale For This Seasonal Summer Retailer

Even superfans need incentives. In the Pink, a regional Massachusetts-based retailer and the largest operator of Lilly Pulitzer affiliate stores in the US, wanted extra engagement during the busy summer season among “Lilly Lovers,” a term In The Pink founder Gordon Russell affectionately uses to describe his target demographic. “Lilly Pulitzer is to females what... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // August 19th, 2015 //
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