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We All Loved That Old Spice Campaign, But What Next?

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My fellow InSites bloggers Crystal Borde and Chris Connelly have given the campaign kudos in previous posts (see here and here, respectively) and there have been countless articles written about its success. Yes, we all laughed out loud and loved it. So, how much of a success was it?

According to this blog post on [...]

The New Thinking Behind the Old Spice Viral Campaign

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Bravo, Old Spice.  Bravo.  Your viral ad campaign featuring Isaiah Mustafa is one of the most brilliant social media-based advertising campaigns that I’ve ever seen. It is certain to become a case study in how to effectively reach huge numbers of people.

How many people?  Let’s recap now that one week has gone by since Old [...]

Advocacy Video Campaign Idea Courtesy of the Old Spice Man

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I hope you’ve seen on TV or someone has forwarded you the “new, great-smelling” Old Spice “manmercials” featuring Isaiah Mustafa. Recently, the ad campaign has taken a more personal tactic.

Yup, he’s talking to the ABC’s “Good Morning, America” host George Stephanopoulos – though I doubt we’ll be seeing President Obama shirtless at [...]