Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Using Snapchat for business & lessons from Sainsburys....




Using Snapchat for Business

This is food for thought as the author claims that people are moving en masse from Instagram to Snapchat – personally I wouldn’t be so sure.  Currently Snapchat users are generally 16-24 – but Andre Kay predicts this will expand out to encompass 18-40 year olds.  This offers opportunities for business whose target audience matches that of Snapchat - but they need to make the time to get familiar with the medium, learn from what other brands are doing and be real-time ready.   A Snapchat function – Stories- endures for 24 hours as opposed to the usual few seconds – this will obviously make using Snapchat more attractive to businesses.

Lessons from Sainsburys

UK retailers, like Irish ones, have had challenging times over the past few years with the recession and the discounters biting at their heels – and the latter succeeding.  Apparently Sainsburys’ 1.9% drop in sales is considered a good performance versus their competitors. More people are buying more products from Sainsburys stores.  They did cut prices but customers seem to find shopping there a more pleasant experience and less of a chore than at other retailers – and are prepared to pay a small premium for that.  Apparently their non-food offering and their bank are also contributors to their steady performance.

Making a global campaign look easy

AT&T used 23 images of painted hands and a phone for their global campaign – such a simple idea, brilliantly executed.  Apparently it debuted in 2009 – so I’m a bit late to the table here – but good work should always be acknowledged!  AT&T devised it to promote their international wireless leadership.



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