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Beethoven Goes Guerilla
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by: Diana Pohly
Case study: a guerilla marketing campaign well executedAre you thinking about launching a guerilla marketing campaign? If so, you can learn a lot from “Beethoven Awareness Month,” a guerilla marketing program just run by WQXR, the classical music radio station in New York. From day one through completion, the campaign was very well planned and executed. Here are some of the reasons behind its success: There were three clear goals. WQXR wanted to: attract more radio listeners; get more people to use its website audio stream; and promote its new classical music app for iPhones. Clear objectives like these are the foundation for effective marketing, guerilla or not. WQXR brought in experts. The station hired Eyeball, a marketing agency that specializes in brand-building. Eyeball had previously managed branding campaigns for Amazon, Country Music Television, and Target. Beethoven Awareness Month got a great launch. During a Monday-morning rush hour, a live string quartet played Beethoven in Grand Central Station and a WQXR announcer applied free removable Beethoven tattoos to commuters. (Until he got his tattoo, one commuter thought that Beethoven was “that movie about the big dog.”) WQXR kept adding new events and happenings to the mix. Some of them included:
The most important lesson of “Beethoven Awareness Month” is that guerilla campaigns only appear to be unstructured and spontaneous. While creative, they are really built on clear goals, careful planning, and great execution.
Diana Pohly is the founder and president of StepByStepMarketing.com, an online resource for owners of small and emerging businesses. With decades of experience working with world-class clients like Coca-Cola, Whole Foods, Continental Airlines, and Fidelity Investments, she is a recognized business leader who was named one of "America's Best Bosses" by Fortune Small Business. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Folio, AdWeek, and on the CBS Early Show, Diana is a proven expert in the field of marketing. Contributor: Diana Pohly Published here on: 23-Dec-11 Classification: PR Website: StepByStepMarketing.com |
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