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Buffet Newsjacks NCAA Tourney with Perfect NCAA Bracket Worth $1B Offer | TIME + Scenttrail PR Note

Buffet Newsjacks NCAA Tourney with Perfect NCAA Bracket Worth $1B Offer | TIME + Scenttrail PR Note | Curation Revolution | Scoop.it

Buffet is willing to put up the money, so it's got to be winnable. Right?

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Saw Warren give an interview this morning on a sports talk show. What a brilliant move. Why? Because he can use one of his insurance companies to underwrite the offer (so his cash won't take the hit) and Berkshire gets millions in free PR.

Millions in free PR for MAKING AN OFFER. Granted you and I would have a tough time even paying his insurance bill, but the PR principles remain the same:

* Surf waves don't try to create them.
* Make a PURPLE (unique) offer.
* Support by being available to discuss (saw Buffet on Mike and Mike ESPN sports talk show and sure that is the first time he has done that show lol).
* When you amplify a BIG thing (Super Bowl, NCAA, Oscars, etc) you either RULE or get swallowed whole.
* Timing is all & Buffet is perfect by announcing during ACC (and other) regional tourneys he and Berkshire get max play.
* Aspirations work better than reality (when legend and reality are different PRINT the legend).  

* BIG is good, BIGGER is better, BIGGEST is best.

Think about what events your business may be able to NEWSJACK as Berkshire and Buffet just did with the NCAA tournament.  

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Blue Dogs Tips In Viral Marketing via NEW & Improved ScentTrail Marketing

Blue Dogs Tips In Viral Marketing via NEW & Improved ScentTrail Marketing | Curation Revolution | Scoop.it
Artist George Rodrigue Painted his last blue dog last week, but the "blue dog" virus lives on sharing valuable viral marketing lessons.
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:

Loved that little blue dog. He was so present, so curious and supportive. Cajun artist George Rodrugue painted his last blue dog last week, but he is with us still.

Rodrigue's blue dog teaches valuable lessons in how to create a cultural myth, a meme that builds on itself, is unforgettable and fun:

  • Arresting visual images help.
  • When you find the icon let it get GOOD to you.
  • Fun mixed with mystery and irony works well.
  • Good creation story is important.
  • When in doubt, paint it BLUE.
  • Let your icon become THEIR icon.
  • Turn a pattern on its head a little.

Finally moving away from the Scenttrail.blogspot.com blog I started in 2007 to learn about how Google treated content marketing. Long strange trip that saw its share of blue dogs. Thanks for the nearly 100,000 visitors, hundreds of great comments and fantastic shares. 

Like Rodrigue I couldn't have gotten HERE without a lot of help. Now that we are HERE time to let THERE go like a blue dog's ghost.  

 

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