Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Old Spice: Is this the best social media campaign ever?

Friday, July 16th, 2010

If you’ve ever wondered what makes a good viral social media campaign then take a look at the Old Spice campaign, which receives a great write up from Mashable (the social media blog). The whole point is that customising content engages people because it makes you feel special. As Mashable highlight, the team behind it managed to engage half of the Internet (yes, there are very impressive figures behind this hyperbole!). So how did it work and could something similar in health communications be even half as successful?
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Why we must listen to the internet

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

A recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers survey of 3,500 consumers in seven countries found that more people use the internet (48 per cent) than arrange a visit to their doctor (43 per cent) to find information to inform decisions about their healthcare. As such, social media sites like www.patientslikeme.com which enables people to share information with each other about various health topics are gaining in popularity.

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