Unilever’s looking to a #BrightFuture, the best Of brand tweets & a round up of #SMWLDN
This week, social media had a rollicking time! We trace Unilever’s pledge to a #BrightFuture with a touching ad on the demise of rainforests. On top of this, we bring you the best of brand Tweets, and a round up of only the best Twitter content from Social Media Week London. Stay tuned for all these Twitter Trends, and more.
Unilever takes action against climate change
Unilever is on a mission to create a #BrightFuture for the next generation. The global giant is working with WWF to help protect one million trees in two of the most threatened forest areas in the world, Brazil and Indonesia.
Unilever has released a new ad to drive home the message that trees are dying in our rainforests, and it’s time we do something.
What’s a small step you’re taking to fight climate change? #brightFuture pic.twitter.com/iraPvCWau6
— UnileverUSA (@unileverusa) September 17, 2015
The ad shows one lonesome tree from the rainforest running to the city for a better life. Sadly, the message couldn’t be more ironic.
Watch this film to find out why one tree has bid farewell to the forest #brightfuturehttps://t.co/1Em3EjooyS
— Unilever UK & IRE (@UnileverUKI) September 15, 2015
Read more and contribute to the campaign here.
The week’s best brand tweets
We saw a whole bunch of one-off, clever Tweets from a number of brands this week, and had to share them in this round up! Here are our favourite picks.
Starbucks’ famous Pumpkin Spice Latte is back:
Pumpkin Spice Latte is back! #PSL pic.twitter.com/gmNAtRJQfA
— Starbucks UK (@StarbucksUK) September 15, 2015
Marmite gets cheeky with the news of Facebook’s new dislike button:
FINALLY Facebook, the perfect button for @Vegemite...#dislikebutton pic.twitter.com/U3TIAb3DrM
— Marmite (@marmite) September 16, 2015
And another one, this time with an #XFactor Twist:
Marmite on toast...you've got FOUR YESSES! #xfactor https://t.co/bN5dgkKsyn
— Marmite (@marmite) September 12, 2015
Mmm, Coca Cola’s delicious tribute to the old but gold Coke Float:
There can be only one ice-cream-infused beverage. #CokeFloatToRuleThemAll https://t.co/wv6yBm8wuz
— Coca-Cola (@CocaCola) September 12, 2015
Social Media Week London Ahoy! #SMWLDN
This week was literally all about the one thing we love. Social Media Week descended upon London and the SocialBro team made an effort to attend as many sessions as we could. We even hosted a session on The True Earned Media Value on Twitter. Keep an eye out for a coverage of our event on the blog.
In the meantime, we bring you the best of the fest; the best Tweets from #SMWLDN!
On the importance of failure:
"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." - Charlie Chapman #OgilvySMW #smwldn pic.twitter.com/eVUbjldBsb
— Ogilvy UK (@OgilvyUK) September 15, 2015
On supply & demand:
Media is a supply & demand market - look for demand signals before you create content says @VICE's @ageofaudience #SMWLDN #smwinnovateordie
— We Are Social (@wearesocial) September 17, 2015
On misfits & innovation:
@alexaclay what drug dealers can teach other business people about innovation @misfiteconomy @YearOfTheGoat15 pic.twitter.com/MMw79Ls3sp
— Kimo Quaintance (@KimoQ) September 8, 2015
On digital transformation:
.@rajmeena: "Digital/tech has galvanised and resurfaced a new way of thinking, and real-time has transformed." #SMW3Point0 #SMWLDN
— CampaignTechUK (@CampaignTechUK) September 18, 2015
On brand conversations:
Social is the place for having a conversation with a brand. @alexpackham reiterating the importance of social media for brands #SMWLDN
— Audiense (@AudienseCo) September 17, 2015
And in other news:
- Twitter rolled out their ‘Highlights’ product to all Android users globally this week. Highlights will notify you about all the interesting happenings on Twitter, and the content will be tailored just for you. Have a look here.
- Twitter teamed with Square to include a donation capability for political campaigns. Presidential campaigns have already signed up to the service. Read here to see how it works.