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Consumer-Generated Marketing. As described on page 19 and 20 of the textbook, the term consumer-generated marketing describes marketing messages, ads, etc. that are created directly by consumers with or without the encouragement of the company whose product is depicted. This form of marketing can be an effective, low-cost method of spreading the word about a a market offering, but can sometimes backfire if consumers aren't pleased with the product or service. A good example of a product that has resulted in a lot of negative consumer-generated marketing is Apple's new iPad. In this instance, many consumers were unimpressed with the product because it failed to provide many new features and hasn't effectively differentiated itself from other Apple products like the iPhone or Mackbook.

The following link is to a video on collegehumor.com mocking Apple's promotional video for the iPad. College Humor video: WARNING: There is some adult language in the video. Banned iPad Promo. THE MAGICAL IPAD (Parody) Banned Mentos Commercial. Utah Teens ARRESTED FOR RAPPING Their McDonald's Order At The Drive Thru. Consumer-generated advertisements: Examining and creating executions for Starbucks and Chipotle commercials. Advertising - Consumer-Created Super Bowl Ads Get Great Reviews. How Etsy Made Us Rethink Consumer-Generated Ads - Advertising Age - Ad Review. No opting out of Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads. Better go check your Facebook profile pic to make sure it's suitable for advertising—the company has begun using real users' postings in ads being shown to their friends.

The effort is eerily similar to parts of the now-defunct Facebook Beacon, but Facebook is now calling them "sponsored stories," and users won't be able to opt out of their posts being used to advertise to friends. The new "feature" started showing up quietly on Wednesday morning without any kind of fanfare from Facebook, but users began to notice it right away.

Things posted by their friends; check-ins at businesses and "Likes" clicked from other websites started being highlighted in the right-hand column with the other ads, under the headline of "Sponsored Story. " Facebook says that the new ads are an effort to help marketers take advantage of what people are saying about them online. Still, there are ways in which the system could be improved, especially for those concerned about their privacy being respected. Consumer Generated Advertising. Busted: Another "Consumer-Generated Ad" Myth. Exhale, Madison Avenue. Uninitiated content-generating user masses are yet to create a winning Super Bowl spot. In its predictable "Do-It-Yourself Super Ads" piece, NY Times writes about the effectiveness of home-brewed Super Bowl spots: "Be afraid, Madison Avenue. Be very afraid. That seems to be the message in the aftermath of the crowded, frenetic advertising bowl that took place inside Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.

Among those commercials consistently deemed most effective, memorable and talked-about, many were created or suggested by consumers — or produced internally by the sponsors — rather than the work of agency professionals. " Exhibit A: Doritos' "House Rules". And they probably do. And the guy who did "House Rules"? The two Herbert brothers who won Doritos' "Crash the Super Bowl" contest the year before had been "building their Transit Films business".

The winner of Heinz's 2008 "UGC" contest - a director, producer, photographer and editor. NY Times on Consumer-Generated Crap. Are Consumer-Generated Ads Here to Stay? A couple of weeks ago we took an "In Focus" look at consumer-generated advertising, and now we'd like to revisit the subject from another perspective: CGA's present role and possible future in advertisers' ongoing efforts to connect with prospects and customers. "These campaigns generate a lot of press for their innovativeness," says Mike May, an interactive media analyst and consultant with The Acorn Group, a company that programs and produces conferences on interactive media, marketing and commerce.

"Essentially, GE's 'Imagination At Work' campaign [introduced in January, 2003] found a new way to use the interactive media to engage consumers. That was the innovation and that was the breakthrough, because so many people participating in the campaign says a lot about consumer willingness to engage in a conversation. " Success or failure of the genre? "The Converse campaign is successful because it has received quite a number of submissions," opines Wongdoody's Wiener. Why go this way? The Leading Voice for Ethical and Effective Word of Mouth and Social Media Marketing. Word of mouth marketing. Word of Mouth. Word of mouth advertising & social media. Word of mouth remains the most powerful method of human communication What is word of mouth advertising?

Word of mouth advertising (WOM) is the unpaid spread of a positive marketing message from person to person. It can take place directly using the human voice, or can be transmitted via any communicative means such as through the internet or via text message. WOM is a powerful promotional tool and should be considered as part of almost every business marketing strategy. The least powerful WOM message is neutral – these tend not to travel very far and are not strong influencing factors. "Did you know there is a new restaurant in town? " Positive WOM usually results for a good brand experience and is spread by 'brand ambassadors'. "Did you know there's a new restaurant in town? Negative messages are spread by 'saboteurs' or 'detractors'. "Don't go to that new restaurant – I got food poisoning and had to take two days off work.

" Types of worth of mouth advertising media Personal Digital or or.