Friday, February 6, 2009

First Friday 2/6/09 Discussion: Text/Mobile

Ad Age link expired (sorry), and the other good text/mobile article I've got in DMNews is hardcopy only for now. So ... I'm feeling rather useless. Anyhoo...

TEXT/MOBILE

Tactics
  • enironmental ad direct response
  • concert/event direct response

Benefits to Supporter

  • Announcement: Ministry Event in your area [ministry]
  • Announcement: Publicity Stunt/Event in your area [movement] --> Example: Movement supporters are going to occupy tables throughout Mall X's food court, and at noon, they will don orange jumpsuits, sing Amazing Grace, and hand out "I Have A Brother In Prison" campaign flyers. Text CTA: "We need more participants - come participate! Or if that's not your speed, come and cheer!"

Opportunities

  • Direct Response $5 (we're testing this spring and fall w A.T.)
  • Mobile version of site (obvious)
  • Movement/Publicity Mobilization

Ideas:

  • Wearables *become* enviro ads by placing the mobile response # (5 digit?), like on back of t-shirt ***cheap!***
  • Try mobile as direct response channel for radio, for donations or special non$ offer ***low$***
  • Smartphone app that updates prison stats in powerful way ***med$***
  • --> "X,XXX Americans went to prison today" ... "Y,YYY Americans exited prison today and re-entered communities" ... "ZZZ crimes occurred today which *could* have been prevented by our re-entry programs"
  • --> mini vid clips: real short and leave you hanging
  • --> text vid, like The Girl Effect* ***low$***

*FF Team Conviction: We HAVE to have a creative video expert on staff who could do things like The Girl Effect as well as filmed videos.

  • It's fundamental 21st century storytelling. If that's really a core strategy - storytelling - we have to facilitate that strategy with talent
  • must have for relevance

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