The Tweet shop in Soho is a pop-up shop where you will be able to pay for a packet of Special Cracker Crisps by tweeting a message about the snack.
The shop is staffed by a number of Special K shop assistants in red dresses who will check each customer’s tweet before giving them a pack of crisps.
The Tweet Shop marks the first venture into the retail space through a dedicated physical space for Kellogg’s, the owner of the Special K brand.
Sarah Case, brand manager for Special K, said the decision to swap real money for “social currency” in the campaign was made because “the value of positive endorsements on social media sites is beyond compare”.
The Tweet Shop is lined with hundreds of packs of crisps, a “try before you buy” snack area and a community notice board that showcases the social media reaction.
Slice created the campaign that launches today (25 September) and will run until Friday.
Because I haven’t published that much this month I will therefore give you a wrap-up of the most interesting things I already twittered with some explanation why I consider it interesting.
1. Sleep above the store at Maison Rika in Amsterdam
A guest room above a store? What is more engaging than being so close to the store the brand and its story.
2. Small businesses can sell their product at Target
3. The first ‘Start up store’ opened its doors in New York
Individualism and an uncertain employment market infuses the rise of a new mercantile class. Retail concepts that offer more niche products/services and takes the (new) small entrepreneurs serious will be winners.
5. Radio Shack recognize it roots and starts a community site
Acknowledge your heritage by giving your first fans a platform to meet and share knowledge is a wise marketing move for every brand. When this platform is all about creating, it’s spot on the current trends.
Now the environment and the crisis are dictating the way we think about consumption. New (commercial) initiatives around swapping are more relevant than ever.
I really love the list of 12 things to watch out for in 2012 by marketing agency Idea works shown in the last message. So I thought it would be nice to illustrate it by a slide show with examples.
Many are interpretations of what I think suits the point others are already being mentioned by Idea works.
For the the list and explanation of all points click here
The blog New Retail by marketing agency Idea works published its predictions for 2012. They see an overall trend that blurs and blends everything in retail. The psychical worlds with the digital, manufacturers are becoming retailers or vice versa and global players transform to local heroes. In a list they define 3 key trends and 12 things to watch.
Digitization
Globalization
Polarization
Amongst these three key trends, they picked out 12 things to watch out for in 2012.
Brand Retail and Design 