How to Launch A Product Using Social Media (Mahabis Slippers Case Study)

If you'd mentioned the word "slipper" to me a couple of months ago, my first thought would have been of a drab, old-fashioned item of footwear (flowery design for women, checked for men), most likely to be worn by my parents of grandparents. That was until I stumbled across Mahabis, a British company who proclaims to be "reinventing the slipper // for everyday adventures," and my original notion has completely changed.

Mahabis has spent over a year building interest in its brand and product up to its launch, and their use of social marketing really caught my eye. What follows is just a sample of what Mahabis has been up to in social spaces, and I'm sure that a great many of you reading will be inspired by their approach and be able to weave some of the ideas into your own strategy.

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7 Easy Ways to Promote A Boring Business, Product or Service on Social Media (Moleskine Case Study)

One common question that gets asked social media marketing is how to make the most of it if your product or service is "boring," e.g. toilet roll, banking, compressed air canisters, insurance, etc. The trick is - as you'll see from Moleskine, a manufacturer of notepads - to make a feature of your brand's personality and highlight its depth: to share knowledge, to get customers involved, and to demonstrate how your product or service benefits them in their everyday lives. Let's take a closer look at some real-life examples. As you read through each example, keep in mind what is being sold here... notebooks.

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5 Lessons the Wimbledon Tennis Championships Can Teach You to Ace Social Media Marketing

With the Wimbledon tennis championships currently in full swing (sorry), now seemed like a good time to serve up (and again) a blog post all about the not-tenuous-at-all similarities between it and social media marketing. Keep reading to digest some match-winning strategy (no more, I promise), and to see some lovely photos courtesy of Instagram users lucky enough to be at the event...

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How Ben & Jerry's Uses Images to Delight on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google+

How Ben & Jerry's Uses Images to Delight on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google+

Ben and Jerry's has millions of passionate followers on social media, and it keeps them engaged by tailoring specific content to the networks that it posts on - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+.

The ice-cream maker's use of different images for each site ensures that it hits the right spot, wherever its audience is.

Let's take a look at how Ben and Jerry's capitalised on Valentine's Day...

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"Hack" Instagram's Photo Map to Label your Instagram Content

"Hack" Instagram's Photo Map to Label your Instagram Content

Whilst researching some stuff about Instagram recently, I came across this clever little way to utilise the Photo Map feature, even if your brand does not have a physical location...

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