More Marketing Weapons

I don't know why but since I came to the States, I'm very interested in new ways of doing the same. I mean, new ways for classic products, services, and marketing. When you don't have an important budget, looking outside of the box is your best weapon, and for sure it's always challenging.

Few weeks ago I discovered an interesting website which shows this idea in many different fields like design, fashion, architecture, and of course, advertising. It's named The Cool Hunter, and some of the most innovative posts about advertising are related to "Guerrilla Marketing" term which was created by Jay Conrad Levinson in 1984.

Nintendo's Wii Campaign in Italy. Billboards make 2D figures of its iconic heroes with post it notes: "Wii'll not forget"

Guerrilla Marketing was a technique for small companies or start-ups whose annual advertising budget was very low but whose contacts, both professional and personal, were closer to their customers than big and well-known brands.

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But that was in the 80s. Later on, big corporations took Marketing Guerrilla as a new weapon for their campaigns. Once again, we could see how disruptive ideas come from small businesses. And how money is not as important as great ideas.

3 comments:

December 1, 2007 12:42 PM Efrén said...

Quillo, no hay quien te entienda con este idioma tan raro que estás usando. ¡Antes hablabas normal! No me extraña que nadie te ponga comentarios...

December 4, 2007 3:55 AM carmendiaz said...

Estaba aqui de paso, pero ver la foto del aeropuerto de Venecia me ha llamado mucho la atención,porque fui allí de viaje de novios y mi maleta estuvo ahi! Fue divertido porque en la espera hacíamos apuestas a ver dónde caía... Por otra parte decirte que me alucina lo bien que escribes. No quiero ni imaginar en castellano cómo serás. Me está encantando la página. Besos, Carmen (la amiga de Maite).

December 9, 2007 10:48 AM Cristhian Mestre said...

Carmen! Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Ademas, es muy formativo ya que refleja lo que la accion de marketing del Casino de Venecia funciona! Teneis una buena imagen de ese momento que normalmente suele ser un toston...
Sigue leyendo y por supuesto... comentando!