http://beeliked.com This is the BeeLiked Social Media Buzz blog RSS http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-great-spotify-playlist-competitions/ Spotify is now well established and a leader in the music streaming market, with over 6 million paying subscribers and 24 million active users. As Spotify is fully integrated with Facebook and now let's you host apps inside the platform, many brands have turned to the service to run innovative playlist competitions for their brand. Here's 5 of the best...... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/blinkbox-launch-sofa-fort-photo-contest/ This month UK based VOD company blinkbox has launched a innovative photo competition through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram asking fans to create the best 'Sofa Fort' they can!.... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/why-is-snapchat-so-popular-and-can-brands-leverage-it/ Let's be honest, Snapchat is 'so hot right now'. The mobile app that lets you capture photos and videos that self-destruct after a few seconds, has become insanely popular with over 150 million photos shared daily. But can brands leverage it?.... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-social-promotions-from-spring-2013/ Goods news! Spring's campaigns have ventured beyond Facebook! This season, brands have taken advantage of the alternative functionality and large audiences that other networks offer. The selection of campaigns include; Twitter, Instagram and even Spotify! Here’s the best of Spring so far….... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:30:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/wotf-launch-northern-territory-travel-competition/ This month Australian travel company Wotif.com, has launched a photo contest through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to find the best Northern Territory travel snaps!.... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/lonely-planet-launch-road-trips-photo-competition/ This month travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet, has launched a photo competition through Twitter and Facebook to find the best 'Road Trip' snaps!.... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/how-to-use-vine-for-marketing/ January saw the launch of Twitter’s new 6 second 'stop-motion' video application named Vine. The service, which is currently only available on iOS, has created a lot of hype and excitement over the last month. 6-seconds may not seem like a lot, but there is a huge amount you can do with Vine and it's audience. Here's how to use Vine for marketing:.... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/vine-competitions-are-they-worthwhile/ With the launch of Twitter’s Vine on January 24th, many brands have started to ponder whether the new app is worth investing time in, and how it could fit it into their social media strategy. A number of brands have already started to use Vine to create marketing content, and with the cheer hype and buzz around the application it can't be long before brands start to adopt Vine for campaigns and competitions....... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-social-media-competitions-from-february-2013/ 2013 is now well under way, and with January blues and Christmas bills now behind customers, February is a great opportunity to reach out to consumers with some innovative promotions. Without further ado, here’s the best of Feb….... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/tesco-tweets-pr-fails-or-wins/ UK supermarket Tesco, has certainly been under the cosh lately. Firstly there has been the widely reported 'horse meat' scandal and more recently, news of a customer finding a human tooth in Tesco's sausages. What I am interested in, is the tone of voice and the actions Tesco have taken on their Twitter account during these torrid times....... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/predictions-for-social-promotions-in-2013/ So 2013 is here and well under way, bringing a new opportunity for everyone. Considering that so much happened in 2012, it’s a also a great time to think about what the next twelve months have in store for us, in terms of social campaigns. Here are my predictions....... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/why-use-a-microsite-for-your-social-promotion/ With the sheer amount of social promotions and competitions from brands these days, how do you ensure your promotion stands out from the crowd? - The answer is a microsite! Here's why you should use a microsite for your promotion....... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/mybrands-experiment-the-results/ Last month to prove the importance of manging your reputation on Twitter, I decided to run an experiment to see how well the brands in my life ran their Twitter accounts. The response has been extremely interesting. I didn't know how much it would effect my opinion of a brand if they interacted with me or ignored me, but it really did! Here are the results....... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-social-competitions-from-december-2012/ Over the last few months we have seen some amazing competitions, from singing Coffee heads in October to crazy cryptic images in November. Now, well into December many brands are launching competitions to capitalise on the high spirits of the holidays! Check out the best of the month....... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-video-contests-to-learn-from/ Video contests are a highly effective but simple competition method to implement for a marketing campaign. So, I've put together 5 awesome video competitions that utilized Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and mobile apps to give you some inspiration!.... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/mybrands-experiment-how-well-do-brands-manage-their-twitter/ I thought it would be interesting to see how well the brands in my life manage their Twitter accounts. So, the next 50 brands I encounter in my day-to-day, I'm going to tweet about with some 'positive words' to see if they acknowledge my tweet by replying or retweeting me..... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/lucky-voice-new-competition/ This month UK karaoke specialists Lucky Voice has launched a YouTube competition in conjunction with lastminute.com to find the best duet - X-Factor style! .... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:45:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-fun-photo-competitions-to-learn-from/ Photo competitions are a highly effective but simple competition method to implement for a marketing campaign. Photo competitions encourage user-generated-content from fans and followers, allow customers to engage with your brand and drive traffic back to your social networking sites, as well your website. So, I've put together 5 fun photo competitions that utilized Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Flickr to give you some inspiration!.... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/susanalbumparty-top-five-twitter-hashtag-blunders/ Twitter erupted yesterday as Susan Boyle's PR team released a Tweet for her new album with the hashtag #Susanalbumparty. So in honor of this epic hashtag #fail, I thought I would put together a roundup of the best #hashtag blunders.... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-social-competitions-from-november-2012/ Competitions have been rolling out thick and fast this month as brands attempt to engage their customer base in fun and innovative ways. From cryptic games to Christmas celebrations, here the cream of the crop from November....... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-fabulous-twitter-contest-campaigns/ Twitter contests are a highly effective solution to these challenges, allowing interaction with your audience, natural growth of your following as well as a significant boost in traffic to your website. Here's 5 innovative Twitter contents to get your brainwaves flowing....... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/cbs-outdoor-lookforlonger-campaign-catches-the-eye/ CBS Outdoor's #Lookforlonger competition is set to close this weekend and it's safe to say the campaign has been a success with over 1 million game players....... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:30:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-pinterest-marketing-campaigns-to-learn-from/ How do you use Pinterest to really engage your audience? How do you build a network of followers that are interested in your pins and want to interact with your brand? At BeeLiked we believe the way to really drive Pinterest followers and engagement is through the use of fun, innovative campaigns. Here's 5 of the best....... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/live-streamed-twitter-campaigns-are-creative-genius/ Growing a network of followers on Twitter that is interested in your tweets and wants to engage with your brand can often prove a heavy task. Therefore, a marketing campaign implemented on Twitter can be extremely beneficial to your brand. One type of campaign that has hit new heights recently is 'live stream' Twitter campaigns..... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/twitter-competitions-rules-and-best-practices/ While Twitter competitions are often thought of as of 'run of the mill', whenever you ask followers to 'enter for a chance to win' you have stepped into the zone of the 'legally regulated competition'. When running a Twitter competition there are a number of issues and legal points you need to consider before running your contest..... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:15:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-awesome-social-competitions-from-october-2012/ Due to the vast amount of competitions being run online, making yours stand out from the crowd can be a hard task. Alongside that, it is important that it is engaging, fun to participate in and simple to enter. Therefore, I thought I would give you some inspiration for your competition with the best of the bunch from October, enjoy....... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:30:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-ways-to-increase-your-twitter-followers/ Growing your followers into a figure that's nice on the eyes is no easy challenge. It's also something you shouldn't take lightly, you want to build a network of targeted followers that care about your brand and the things you tweet about. So, how do you build-up your Twitter followers? Here's 5 tips....... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:50:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/why-politicians-should-run-twitter-polls/ With the U.S general election fast approaching, it seems like Twitter is becoming an increasingly effective platform to promote party view points and encourage donations. One thing that politicians are not making use of on Twitter is Polls.... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:00:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/5-helpful-social-media-tools/ As a social media tool for launching campaigns, we 're not against promoting other helpful tools that can aid your company build and strengthen its online audience. So I thought I would list 5 tools that compliment the BeeLiked platform, helping you manage your social media accounts, track data and build your network........ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:15:00 BST http://beeliked.com/social-media-buzz/6-uk-twitter-campaigns-to-learn-from/ A Twitter campaign needn't cost an arm and a leg, nor does it need to be highly complicated to receive a positive amount of hype and engagement. Here's 6 great examples of creative, but simple Twitter campaigns produced in Britain. Enjoy....... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:15:00 BST