Brands React To Prince's Death
Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 140
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the passing of music legend Prince, brand reactions to his death–both good and bad–and the outpouring of grief and celebration online; they discuss the social media outrage over KFC’s bad joke; Facebook’s updated newsfeed algorithm; a popup window worst practice; MTV podcasts; the rainbow-colored food fad; Juiced TV; suicide prevention via social media; a billboard you can conduct; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Image courtesy of Scott Penner.
Worst Digital Cases
- Social Overreacts To KFC’s Bad Joke
- Survanta’s Popup Ad That Wouldn’t Go Away
- The Rainbow-Colored Food Ad
- Deleted Prince Tribute Tweets
Best Digital Cases
- Chevy’s Prince Tribute Ad
- 4 Keys To Prince’s Creativity & Innovation
- Snapchat & Google Honor Prince
- #PurpleForPrince Trends On Twitter
- Juiced TV
- MTV Announces First Podcasts
- Veterans Use Social Media to Fight Suicide
- Facebook Changing Its Newsfeed Algorithm Again
- Digital Billboard Lets You Conduct An Orchestra With Your Phone
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- Pixabay – 620,000 royalty-free images
- Smart Mockups
Projects
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