“Have you seen the Old Spice videos on YouTube?”
I think everyone with a computer and an internet connection has seen the manly Old Spice guy strutting his stuff and posting hilarious video responses to people’s Twitter questions.
According to reports around the web, Old Spice experienced a 30% increase in revenue. They are largely thanking their online marketing campaign for this increase.
It started with ads at the Superbowl, and then the ads hit YouTube and suddenly became viral in the blogosphere and on Twitter. One of @OldSpice’s Twitter followers even asked him to propose to his girlfriend for him, and sure enough, a few hours later, a video appeared on Old Spice’s YouTube channel.
So what actually happened here between Old Spice, YouTube and Twitter? Well, firstly, putting these videos on YouTube was an excellent move. They could easily have put them onto an Old Spice site, but going with YouTube helped make the videos more viral, as a lot of people visit YouTube and watch videos on a daily basis.
And the Q & A between Mr. Old Spice and Twitter, Facebook and Reddit allowed members of the public to as questions, which if are deemed worthy by the folks over at Old Spice, will be answered in the form of a video response.
This campaign was a great way to bring together all of the different social networking sites. And the video responses were addressed to celebrities, other corporations as well as members of the public.
In terms of sales, I can’t imagine that it did anything other than boost the sales of Old Spice products.
From the graph above from TwitterCounter.com, I think it’s pretty easy to guess when the Old Spice videos went viral. It’s incredible to see how the numbers have grown in just a few weeks. This Old Spice campaign is a great example of how social media works, and the possibilities that are there for companies that have a unique idea. I hope the guy that came up with this campaign gets a huge bonus!
Old Spice even made a video response to @Twitter which you can watch: here
Let us know what you thought of Old Spice’s online marketing campaign!


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