Too many companies fail to operate in the present. They do a great job in planning for the future but fail to plan for NOW or react NOW. The Power Law of Marketing & PR shows value of NOW marketing.
Following the announcement that the Los Angeles (Anaheim) Angels had signed slugger Albert Pujols to a mega 10-year contract, a St. Louis church saw a way to use the St. Louis loss as a Los Angeles win.
Here’s one of their Tweets:
“Don't burn those Pujols jerseys! Bring them to The Gathering United Methodist Church—during business hours and on Sunday. Discarded t-shirts, jerseys, pull-overs, etc, will be donated to a clothing pantry in the LA area.”
The news media jumped on the story ... including:
- Page 1 of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Three newscasts on KSDK-TV NBC 5
And that, to me, is the essense of real time marketing and PR ... taking advantage of news events to help yourself while helping others.
Meerman included four action items in his discussion about real time marketing and pr:
1) Get real time mindset
2) Have a Real Time Officer
3) Marketing is about instant ... need a “trading desk” that monitors and responds instantly
4) Focus on the right measures. Applying traditional ROI metrics gets you in trouble.
Marketing, advertising and PR efforts are outstanding when results are measurable, especially in real-time. Recycle the Five Drive is a great example of all of these elements coming together perfectly.
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That's a great case study. I wonder if I can do something like this for the dental SEO marketing campaign I'm working on now.
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I couldn't agree with you more that you need to focus on the right measures. Applying traditional ROI metrics gets you in trouble. It is very important to apply strategies that are proven effective and that are current.
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