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		<title>Havas joins UN with FeedBack</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Havas Media has joined forces with the United Nations World Food Programme to help ensure more children go to school thanks to the promise of a nutritious school meal.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Havas Media has joined forces with the United Nations World Food Programme to help ensure more children go to school thanks to the promise of a nutritious school meal. “Whilst grabbing your morning coffee or eating your sandwich over lunch, we would like to bet you probably have not thought about world hunger,” Havas says. “Nearly one billion people will go to bed hungry tonight despite the fact that hunger is the world&#8217;s greatest solvable problem.”</p>
<p>To help consumers work out how they can help, the agency has developed an online <a href="https://www.havasmediafeedsback.com/" target="_blank">WeFeedBack calculator</a> where users can enter the name of their favourite food and its price to see immediately how many kids that would feed. Anyone one making a donation will see that sum doubled by Havas.</p>
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		<title>Chelsea score over Bayern on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chelsea not only won the Champions League final last weekend, the London club also triumphed on Twitter. Chelsea racked up almost three quarters of all Champions League–related tweets, while Didier Drogba was the most-tweeted player.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chelsea not only won the Champions League final last weekend, the London club also triumphed on Twitter. Chelsea racked up almost three quarters of all Champions League–related tweets, while Didier Drogba was the most-tweeted player, Roberto Di Matteo the most-tweeted coach, and Samsung (Chelsea) the most-mentioned sponsor with 90% of Twitter traffic (tough luck, T-Mobile).</p>
<p>All this and more from the <a href="http://www.exacttarget.com/" target="_blank">European Champions League infographic from ExactTarget</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ExactTarget_UEFA_FINALS.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21819" title="ExactTarget_UEFA_FINALS" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ExactTarget_UEFA_FINALS.jpeg" alt="ExactTarget_UEFA_FINALS" width="504" height="1796" /></a></p>
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		<title>Prometheus hops on the metro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Movie marketers don’t have to go wild on social media to promote films, they can re-open disused rail stations instead. For Ridley Scott’s upcoming feature Prometheus, Paris metro stop St Martin – closed for more than 60 years – has been given a makeover takeover by 20<sup>th</sup> Century Fox France for that very purpose.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Movie marketers don’t have to go wild on social media to promote films, they can re-open disused rail stations instead. For Ridley Scott’s upcoming feature Prometheus, Paris metro stop St Martin – closed for more than 60 years – has been given a makeover takeover by 20<sup>th</sup> Century Fox France for that very purpose.</p>
<p>Cue giant head on platform on line 9 between République and Strasbourg St-Denis so that passengers can spend a few seconds in the mysterious atmosphere of a cave found by the Prometheus travellers about to discover the origins of humanity, according to the studio.</p>
<p><a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prometheus.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21787" title="prometheus" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prometheus.png" alt="prometheus" width="547" height="350" /></a></p>
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		<title>Consumers get social VIP treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fishburn-hedges-graphic.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-21801" title="fishburn-hedges-graphic" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fishburn-hedges-graphic.png" alt="fishburn-hedges-graphic" width="231" height="177" /></a>More than two thirds of UK consumers believe social media is a better way to communicate with brands than through call centres, while 40% think it improves customer service (compared to a mere 7% who fear social media will damage service), according to a study from Fishburn Hedges and Echo Research. In addition, 36% of consumers have already interacted with companies via social media, almost double the proportion of just eight months ago.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fishburn-hedges-graphic.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-21801" title="fishburn-hedges-graphic" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fishburn-hedges-graphic.png" alt="fishburn-hedges-graphic" width="231" height="177" /></a>More than two thirds of UK consumers believe social media is a better way to communicate with brands than through call centres, while 40% think it improves customer service (compared to a mere 7% who fear social media will damage service), according to a study from Fishburn Hedges and Echo Research. In addition, 36% of consumers have already interacted with companies via social media, almost double the proportion of just eight months ago. Two thirds of people who have engaged with brands on social media believe it has allowed them to find their voice.</p>
<p>“Many people are currently enjoying the VIP treatment from brands on social media,” says Eva Keogan, head of innovation at <a href="http://www.fishburn-hedges.co.uk/" target="_blank">Fishburn Hedges</a>. “As millions more catch on to this great route into traditional customer service channels, the challenge for brands will be maintaining the same level of service.</p>
<p>“Over the coming years, will Twitter become the next call centre? We are urging brands to think about this now, as there are some clear and simple ways to use these new customer service channels to great effect.”</p>
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		<title>Here comes gamification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By 2020, there will have been significant advances in the adoption and use of gamification, according to more than half of some<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-of-Gamification/Overview.aspx" target="_blank"> 1,000 technology stakeholders and critics surveyed</a> by Pew Research Center’s Internet &#38; American Life Project and Elon University.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By 2020, there will have been significant advances in the adoption and use of gamification, according to more than half of some<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-of-Gamification/Overview.aspx" target="_blank"> 1,000 technology stakeholders and critics surveyed</a> by Pew Research Center’s Internet &amp; American Life Project and Elon University.</p>
<p>They believe it will be making waves on the communications scene and will have been implemented in many new ways for education, health, work, and other aspects of human connection. It will also play a role in the everyday activities of many people who are actively using communications networks in their daily lives.</p>
<p>“Gamification may be the most important social and commercial development of the next 50 years,” says Ross Rader, general manager at Hover and board member of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. “Commercially, we may be seeing the end of the marketing orientation, possibly marking the beginning of the ‘game orientation.’”</p>
<p><a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gamification.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21811" title="gamification" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gamification-300x201.png" alt="gamification" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
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		<title>From Savvy Passionistas to Quality Devotees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LEO-BURNETT-ARC.jpeg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21782" title="NESTLE PURINA PETCARE LEO BURNETT ARC WORLDWIDE" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LEO-BURNETT-ARC-300x54.jpg" alt="NESTLE PURINA PETCARE LEO BURNETT ARC WORLDWIDE" width="300" height="54" /></a>Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide researchers have identified six online shopper archetypes for the agency’s SocialShop study. For one, the <em>Savvy Passionista</em> is a heavy social shopper using social media channels to broadcast the latest trends and stay connected with favourite brands. Savvy Passionistas use social channels to express feelings and stay relevant and in-the-know. To reach them, brands should help shoppers discover, express and connect on emerging and established platforms.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LEO-BURNETT-ARC.jpeg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21782" title="NESTLE PURINA PETCARE LEO BURNETT ARC WORLDWIDE" src="http://brand-e.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LEO-BURNETT-ARC-300x54.jpg" alt="NESTLE PURINA PETCARE LEO BURNETT ARC WORLDWIDE" width="300" height="54" /></a>Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide researchers have identified six online shopper archetypes for the agency’s SocialShop study. For one, the <em>Savvy Passionista</em> is a heavy social shopper using social media channels to broadcast the latest trends and stay connected with favourite brands. Savvy Passionistas use social channels to express feelings and stay relevant and in-the-know. To reach them, brands should help shoppers discover, express and connect on emerging and established platforms.</p>
<p><em>Opportunistic Adventurers</em> have impulsive social shopping tendencies and demand timely and relevant deals. To connect with Opportunistic Adventurers, brands should invest in tailored deals that are &#8220;too good to pass up.</p>
<p><em>Quality Devotees</em> use social media to shape purchasing decisions, validate choice and to feel empowered when shopping. No matter the time or research involved, Quality Devotees will find the best available product. Brands should help them build knowledge through in-depth reviews and expert opinions via blogs, forums, review sites and YouTube.</p>
<p><em>Strategic Savers</em> use social media to comparison shop and dig for their favourite brands. And brands should validate their choices by offering custom shopping tips and ways to save money by tapping into blogs, forums and review sites.</p>
<p><em>Efficient Sprinters</em> use social media to select the most popular items to simplify their shopping process. To connect with Efficient Sprinters brands should provide a curated list of top-selling products on their social channels and retailer websites.</p>
<p>The <em>Dollar Defaulter</em> has a single social shopping goal: find the cheapest alternative. Brands need to broadcast special deals on retailer websites… and provide the ability to share those deals with friends.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our new study illuminates what brands need to do to reach shoppers in their own social worlds,&#8221; says Nick Jones, head of retail Marketing for Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide. &#8220;Understanding how and why people are using social media to shop is the first and most important step to designing a successful social media programme.&#8221;</p>
<div style="width:477px" id="__ss_12776700"> <strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/LeoBurnettWorldwide/social-infographic" title="Social Shopping Archetypes" target="_blank">Social Shopping Archetypes</a></strong> <iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/12776700" width="477" height="510" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
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		<title>QR code from the Black stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guinness has rolled out a Guinness QR Cup, which is actually a pint glass. Filled with, say, Stella Artois, it remains a mere glass. But topped up with stout it reveals a QR code which, when scanned, tweets about your pint, updates your Facebook status...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guinness has rolled out a Guinness QR Cup, which is actually a pint glass. Filled with, say, Stella Artois, it remains a mere glass. But topped up with stout it reveals a QR code which, when scanned, tweets about your pint, updates your Facebook status, checks in you via foursquare, invites your friends, launches exclusive content, downloads coupons and cooks your supper. (Actually, we lied about the last bit, but it’s still a busy little social media code, for sure).</p>
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		<title>Converse stokes Korean music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-13785" title="converse-korea" src="http://www.brand-m.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/converse-korea-300x199.png" alt="converse-korea" width="210" height="139" />Converse is rolling out its Three Artists One Song campaign for the first time in Asia in Korea, with local indie rockers Jaurim, hip-hop band Aziatix and electronic trio Idiotape onboard. The brand has tasked the trio of artists with joining forces to create an original song.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-13785" title="converse-korea" src="http://www.brand-m.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/converse-korea-300x199.png" alt="converse-korea" width="210" height="139" />Converse is rolling out its Three Artists One Song campaign for the first time in Asia in Korea, with local indie rockers Jaurim, hip-hop band Aziatix and electronic trio Idiotape onboard. The brand has tasked the trio of artists with joining forces to create an original song.</p>
<p>The resulting track and music video will be released this month and available for free to music and brand fans at <a href="http://www.conversekorea.com/" target="_blank">ConverseKorea.com</a>.</p>
<p>“As Three Artists, One Song continues to champion artistic creativity globally, we couldn’t be more excited to extend this platform to the Asian market,” says Geoff Cottrill, chief marketing officer at Converse. “Korea is a leading force in music and we’re stoked to bring such a diverse group of artists together for music fans around the globe.”</p>
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