Posts on Brands and Social Media

Why auto marketers love social media?

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

How some of the best social media marketing campaigns have come from automobile brands

[This article was originally written for Social Technology Quarterly] For many of us, our car (or our bike) is more of a passion than a product. We spend months researching which car / bike we should buy. They are our … Continue reading

Celebrities and social media

aram.bhusal written by aram.bhusal

How celebrities are using social tools for personal brand, causes and promotions

Celebrities often manage themselves like brands when it comes to their promotion and marketing. With the advent of social technologies and social media, they now have a new set of impactful tools to participate and engage with their audience. If … Continue reading

Nokia crowdsources the Nokia tune

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

Nokia launches a campaign to let its users decide its next Nokia tune

All of us would be familiar with the popular Nokia tune. Since 1994 Nokia has launched various versions of the tune. The tune has become zippier with time and each version has marked a new generation of mobile handsets. Now … Continue reading

What is social business?

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

An interesting infographic on social business shows the increasing concern among companies to evolve further on social heirarchies

Saw this really interesting infographic on social business today by the get satisfaction blog. You can find the infographic below: The infographic defines social business as a meta trend comprising of social media, social technologies and e-commerce (social commerce), to … Continue reading

Social media marketing by travel brands

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

How are travel brands using social media for marketing?

Social Media has always been an attractive avenue for travel brands. The prime reason is that travel is a very social experience both as a purchase as well as an activity. People consult their friends for travel recommendations and seek … Continue reading

Intel- Toshiba launch a social film

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

Intel and Toshiba have jointly launched a social movie to create a unique marketing campaign

Toshiba and Intel have launched with a social film as a part of their marketing promotions. The film revolves around a girl who is trapped inside a room and has only got a Toshiba laptop powered by Intel to help … Continue reading

Six formats for B2B blogging

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

A style guide to help you answer- What should I blog about?

If you are planning a blogging strategy for your B2B marketing or running a company blog, one of the biggest challenges you face is asking your colleagues to write blog posts.  And when you do that, one of the most … Continue reading

World’s top brands’ social media adoption

Achintya Gupta written by Achintya Gupta

How world's top brand are shifting to more sustainable models of social media marketing

[This post was originally written for pluggd.in and posted yesterday. You can read the original post here] I was going through the BrandZ report on the world’s top brands for the year 2011. It was great to see that some … Continue reading

Kickstarting a new age startup

Kaushal Sarda written by Kaushal Sarda

How social technologies are helping design the new age startups

[This post was originally written as a guest post for pluggd.in and published on 25th May. You can read the original post here] The fall of product-centric startups I have been associated with the startups for a little over the … Continue reading

Valuing customer service experiences

Kaushal Sarda written by Kaushal Sarda

It all comes down to great customer service experiences

Mitch Lieberman recently wrote an insightful post on the value of positive customer service experience for a business so as to establish long term brand loyalty amongst their customers To succeed with all customers, social and more traditional, companies need to create … Continue reading