Customer Advocates: Something a Brit Different

Smart marketers should look to their best brand advocates for unique promotional opportunities — past customers who have graphic personalities, surprisingly colorful stories and experiences that trumpet the passions of your organization. Here’s one example, well told, Old Chap.

We StumbledUpon an interesting web site the other day, BeABritDifferent.com — an innovative microsite created by Britain’s national tourism agency, VisitBritain. This decidedly subtle site showcases what it’s like to live in — and travel within — Great Britain from the perspective of a handful of its very outspoken citizen advocates.

Chrysler’s Gas Price Lock: Strategy for Other Businesses?

Some companies are actively searching for the silver lining in depressing economic news and turning American consumer’s frustrations and doubts into an effective marketing campaign. Can other industries take a page from Chrysler’s game book and brew sweet lemonade from sour lemons?

Beginning today and lasting until June 2nd, Chrysler is promoting their newest incentive — Let’s Refuel America, a rather experimental strategy to get you to purchase one of their new automobiles, SUVs, crossovers or trucks.

Under this plan, Chrysler guarantees the price you’ll pay for a gallon of gas at $2.99. Anything above that, they pay for it (within limits and terms, of course). The price guarantee covers an annual allotment of gallons based on 12,000 miles divided by the average mileage per gallon of the vehicle purchased. Thus, as the price of gas increases, so do your savings.