5 Key Coachella Lessons Learned From A Digital Marketing Perspective

The Annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1999. Growing from a modest two day festival with 25,000 attendees to a two weekend long, three day arts and music festival with 80,000+ people, Coachella has certainly put its name on the map. Bringing in musicians and fans from around the world, there is no denying that Coachella has found the right mix to excite and draw in an audience. While Coachella may be just a fun time in the California sun to some, it’s success provides many lessons for musicians and marketers alike.

This year in particular, Coachella has utilized some interesting marketing strategies to grow its audience and increase loyalty through social media, contests and giveaway, and a classily-California brand attitude. Below showcases some examples from the festival that have helped grow Coachella into the huge sensation it is today and the lessons your brand can use to tap into that same success.

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Photo Graph One Step Closer To Being Possible – Facebook One Billion Acquisition of Instagram

One of my favorite lines (as shown below) from The Social Network (movie) was when Sean Parker said “You know what’s cool – One Billion Dollars!” That line blew my mind and to think the company he was talking about now has the power to be able to purchase organizations, such as Instagram for that same amount is even more mind blowing.

The social graph today is made up of a users likes and interests, what friends they engage with, the brands they like to connect with and so on. One piece that is missing is “what” specifically someone likes. For example, I can like a specific restaurant but do you know what type of menu item I like? This acquisition does not solve that exactly but gets us one step closer to building out the social “photo” graph. Take a look around the restaurant next time and those taking pictures are not only take photos of their friends enjoying their time out but also of the food on their plate to post on Instagram, Yelp, update Facebook status, etc.

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Is Your Brand Interesting Or Invisible?

You do a lot online to get recognized, but are you really being heard by the right customers? Are people talking about your brand? Are you listening and communicating? If not, your brand is not interesting, and that means you are invisible. If your marketing campaign is not effectively reaching its target audience to excite them in the right ways, you may not be making the most out of your time online.

So, how can you make your brand interesting?  Easy, give people a reason to talk about you.

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7 Engagement Guidelines To Turn Facebook Likes Into Leads

Facebook lead generation money - StringCan InteractiveSocial Media ROI can be a tough thing to break down in terms of monetary value. Sure having a lot of fans on Facebook is great, but what does it mean for your business if they aren’t converting into leads? As with nearly anything, your business will get out what it puts in. Passion and excitement will go a long ways to help transform your fans from mere followers into brand advocates. Today I will show you how to get the most out of your time spent on Facebook and help you transform Likes into leads with 7 engagement guidelines.

1. Create Alluring Facebook Landing Pages

Your Facebook landing page is the first initial insight users have into your page. Make your landing page clearly reflect your brand and your message with well thought out branding, imagery, and content. Using fan gates (a page offering new visitors exclusive content after the Like your page) offers new Facebook fans a reason to Like your page can be a great way to excite new users. Offer special deals to your fans for Liking your page and sharing it with others.

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How Blogs Can Improve or Hurt Your Website’s Engagement and SEO

It’s no secret that blogs can be a powerful component to your digital marketing strategy for growing your website and connecting with users. However, while blogs can offer a wealth of resources for your website, they can also be a double-edged sword. Knowing how to get the most value out of your blog is a skill that not many businesses have.

Blog SEO good and bad - StringCan Interactive

Take a look at how blogs can benefit your business when used correctly or how they can harm your brand when neglected.

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