In our next MarketingSherpa webinar, you'll learn how a global sporting goods company developed a successful strategy to engage a social audience for a new product launch.
Join Courtney Eckerle, Manager of Editorial Content, MECLABS, and Evin Catlett, Digital Marketing Manager, Amer Sports Americas, for a look at a strategy that sought to increase overall social media engagement and attract more U.S.-based fans.
What resulted was a campaign that surpassed what Catlett was expecting to see.
4. Speakers
Courtney Eckerle
Manager of Editorial Content
MECLABS
@CourtneyEckerle
Evin Catlett
Digital Marketing Manager
Amer Sports
@EvinCatlett
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7. About Amer Sports
Internationally recognized
sporting goods company
Offering sports equipment, apparel, footwear
and accessories covering a wide range of sports:
• Tennis
• Badminton
• Golf
• American football
• Soccer
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Diving
• Alpine skiing
• Snowboarding
• Cross-country skiing
• Fitness training
• Cycling
• Running
• Hiking
9. Share your ambitions
About the campaign:
• Launched photo contest in June 2012
• Social media followers uploaded inspirational
photos using #SuuntoAmbitions
• Each week, winner received a new Suunto
Ambit2 S, along with $2,500 in gear
• Worked with sponsored athletes
• Purchased ad space in social media
22. Support via social advertising
Total impressions
Clicks
Ads targeted users based on predefined interests
104,731
875
Total impressions
Clicks
New “likes” from ads
7,404,794
38,112
6,384
24. Results
2,000 entries
10,000 votes
47%
increase in
Facebook
page views
Increased U.S.
presence on
Facebook,
increasing from
19% to 30%
60%increase
in PTAT (People
Talking About This)
366%
daily reach
increase
Daily impressions
increased by
253%
25. Top takeaways
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Play in multiple spaces
Leverage content from multiple sources
Support via social advertising is critical
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