Before the OldSpiceguy, there was the Hunter and the Bear who made use of YouTube annotations to create a brand campaign for Tipp-ex, the stationery product which helps you "white-out" errors so that you can write over them.
He said, “Companies have seen successes like OldSpice, but they’ve also seen failures. When your CEO was on a business trip 1,000 miles away from home and was recognized as the “Barbecue Guy,” how did your attitude toward video morph?
You know, the kind that millions of people watch in a few days – for example, the OldSpiceguy videos. Look at your ad, now back to the OldSpiceguy videos, now back at your ad. One of the tools that will help you in this effort is Guy Kawasaki...
And, of course, there's the 71-year-old deodorant brand, OldSpice, who revitalized its image and appeal to younger generations with its now-famous "OldSpiceguy" -- who stars in the company's viral YouTube video campaign.
Rules for Viral Success -- Or, why your social media campaign is not the new OldSpiceGuy. Research, where he directs the Human Social Dynamics group. He's also the author of the forthcoming book, Everything Is Obvious: *Once You Know the Answer.
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Dean McBeth (@evilspinmeister), Community Manager | Digital Strategist + W+K (on OldSpice), will discuss The Command Center behind the Fighter Pilots - How OldSpice went viral. Del Harvey (@delbius), Lead Twitter's Trust and Safety team, Robin...
OldSpiceGuy doubles sales, gets movie deal by Lesley Ciarula Taylor of thestar.com. OldSpiceGuy YouTube Commercial: 107% sales increase by Peter Chubb of Online Social Media (OSM). If you haven't seen him yet, check out the YouTube video of...
For example, check out some of the information we pulled from Sysomos about the newly infamous "OldSpiceGuy":
click to enlarge If you're spending money on anything these days, you need to know what you're getting out of it.