The New Zealand Blood Service took part in the largest ever global donor recruitment campaign last month, where the letters A and O were removed from logos, brand names and social media accounts to draw attention to the urgent need for more donors. We chat to NZBS National Manager Marketing and Communications, Asuka Burge about the experience rolling out the campaign in New Zealand and what challenges came with it.
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From unsullied to sullied: Sky missteps on Twitter
Sometimes what seems like a brilliant idea, doesn’t always translate how you imagine it will when you put it into force. That’s what Sky and DDB may have discovered with their ‘#CommandTheUnsullied campaign’, which has received a fair amount of backlash. But, as you’ll see if you read on, Twitter fails aren’t exactly few and far between.
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Monopoly Auckland Edition gets hashjacked, Auckland-centric hilarity ensues
Monopoly – the game that destroyed a thousand families – is launching a new set based on Auckland. In a fine piece of democratic consultation, the city planners for Monopoly Auckland Edition asked the public for idea suggestions through Facebook and email. As with all things internet, if it can be #hashtag mocked, it will be – as was the case yesterday and today with the #AucklandMonopolyCards hashtag.