With a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in hand, watching football this past Sunday I saw Southwest Airline’s newer ad campaign roll out in all of its glory. The Bags Fly Free campaign has a great message, and though its earlier rollout had less creative writing, the newest piece, which I am searching for a link to, has much better creative and really lends itself to step up with social media.
GSD&M Idea City were so close to having a campaign with legs. There is still time friends, read your Geek Grade and ratchet it up. GEEK GRADE D+
Wins
- Great messaging showing your client’s true value-ad in a down industry.
- Plays very well with the current Southwest Airline brand.
- Budget. This is a win in today’s media buy times
- A parity push on Twitter with #bagsflyfree.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
- Totally dropped the ball on making this a social media frenzy. This was one step away from being something great. Try this to get yourselves started: Go to Facebook and start a Fan Page for ‘Bags Fly Free’.
Post some videos, commercials, and vacation stories from the bags as if they won a contest to fly free on Southwest Air. Run a contest on Facebook for their owners to fly free, drawn from the first 10,000 fans of the Facebook group. If you get stuck, email me Enjoy a renew of your hefty budget, and maybe throw some mentions and love over to the social media geek.
Tags: Missed Opportunity
Great post. I bookmarked your blog.Thanks
Great post. I appreciate you taking the time to write this. I bookmarked your blog. Thanks